I am VERY cautious in regards to how I use the phrase, “God told me,” because, well, I’ve seen people use and abuse it.
However, about two months ago I began journaling again on my journey through Scripture…and I feel like I have felt God speak to me very clearly & tell me three things…
#1 - “You Are A Servant Of The Most High God.”
Three things stick out to me here…
The first is that God has been continually reminding me that HE is the MOST HIGH…that HE is SOVEREIGN, and NO ONE or NOTHING in the universe compares to Him.
The second is that a servant can do exactly what his master commissions him to do because…well…the servant is not acting on his own authority but rather the authority of his master. If I am continually seeking His voice and doing as He says…I have nothing to fear.
The third is I am HIS SERVANT, not vice versa. I was created for the purpose of bringing glory to God…He does not exist to bring glory to me. He keeps reminding me that my FREEDOM in life comes through my obedience in serving Him!
John said it best in John 3:30…
#2 - “Your Days Are Numbered!”
Don’t freak out…I am not thinking He’s indicating that I am going to die anytime soon..all though that could happen…BUT if it does…seriously, I’m good!
What I feel the Lord has been communicating to me in this is that my days on this planet are merely a blip on the radar screen in the grand scheme of eternity…and that I should spend my time while I am passing through this planet living for Him.
Hebrews 13:17 tells me as a leader that I will one day stand before God and be held accountable for all that I have and have not done…and because of that I should not allow bloggers, people who hide behind email and pissed off people from other churches to dictate the direction of this ministry.
I am a servant of the MOST HIGH GOD…and since my days are numbered I should do all that I can to make sure that I live every single day to its maximum potential.
Oh yeah, by the way…your days are numbered too!!!
#3 - “The Church Is Capable Of So Much More!”
THIS has kept me awake at night…when I read the book of Acts, when I see how they preached Jesus and called for repentance…and THOUSANDS of people responded and lives on this planet and eternity were changed…I BEG GOD TO ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN AGAIN!
The church was not intended to be an organization that worships anything more than Jesus! We were COMMISSIONED BY ALMIGHTY GOD to reach the world for Christ…and I desperately want to see HIS PASSION HAPPEN!
That is why we are doing the multi site deal. It has been our passion for the longest to…
- Change a city…and that began with Anderson.
- Change a region…which began taking place when we planted in Greenville.
- Change the state…which will begin taking place when we plant in Columbia.
- Change the Southeast…when we plant in ???
- Change the United States…
- Change the world…which begins in Kenya this year…and who knows where else!!!
God has birthed in us a HUGE VISION…and as we continue to pray as seek Him and He reveals the steps He wants us to take…it absolutely fires me up.
WE MUST DREAM BIG…I think it is a sin when a church refuses to dream big dreams!!!
Why should we as a church limit the size and scope of our ministry when the size and scope of our God is COMPLETELY UNLIMITED?!?!?!
The church has so much potential…and should not limit itself to doing what its always done. I WANT TO SEE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE COME TO CHRIST! I want to see the church reach her potential…
NewSpring…hold on to your fork…the best is yet to come!!!