Somewhere out there…
There is a churchplanter, well, actually, you haven’t done it yet—but you are obsessed with it. In fact, it is all you think about. Your friends know when they see you that you are IN THE ZONE and that you are going to try to convince them to go with you!
BUT…you are scared! You know what you want to do but you are afraid that the people won’t come OR the resources won’t be there. You are insecure. You are intimidated. You have been told that what you have in mind will never work and that you should pursue a “safe” and “secure” path in life.
BUT…STOP…ask yourself, when was the last time God ever asked any of us to do anything that makes sense? God is a God of BOLD MOVES, of taking risks…and if you fail…at least you failed trying and will not have to spend the rest of your life wondering, “What if?”
You see…what you’ve got to discern is whether or not that desire inside of you to plant a church is from God or not…and if it is—DO ALL THAT YOU CAN and PRAY AS HARD AS YOU CAN and watch God do so much more than you could have ever imagined.
Somewhere out there…
There is a pastor…and you are discouraged. You want to quit. You are thinking that the time in ministry has been wasted and that maybe you should go to another church—OR resign altogether. You feel like you can’t take the criticism anymore, you are tired of fighting with people about the vision…and if one more person asks you for help you feel like you are going to crumble.
Your prayer today has been, “Lord, show me just WHY I should stay in the game.” Maybe this is your answer…because you are called, anointed, gifted…and GOD ISN’T FINISHED WITH YOU YET! Think about Peter & how he felt after he denied Christ—and then he is the one God used to preach in Acts 2.
Why should you stay in the game? Because we are called to fix our eyes on Jesus…and when the game got difficult He didn’t take Himself out—He played ALL FOUR QUARTERS…and made the most amazing comeback the world has ever seen. AND if He lives in you—then you are capable of the same thing…STAY in the game!!!
Pastors—churchplanters…don’t EVER give up on the vision that God has placed in your heart! Be who HE called you to be…and GO FOR IT! Please let me know this week how I can be praying for you…and DON’T GIVE UP! The world NEEDS YOU!!!