#4 – I Want To Lead HIS Church As He Leads Me To Lead His Church.
I am more passionate about the church than I’ve ever been.
I have more hope…I see more potential…and I believe HIS church is on the verge of a movement that will rival any of the previous Great Awakenings. The best is YET to come!
Jesus started this church (Matthew 16:18) and will finish what He began (Philippians 1:6). HE has a plan for us…and the more I seek Him the more I believe that we haven’t even scratched the surface of all that He wants to do (Ephesians 3:20)!!!
He has surrounded me with an incredible team of people…I really do feel like David felt in I Chronicles 12:22.
AND…the church is HIS (Ephesians 1:22-23)…and I am more determined than ever before to seek HIS voice and then do exactly as He says to do.
#5 – I Want To Become Who HE Is Calling Me To Be…PERIOD.
As I said in yesterday’s post…I’ve most likely lived over half of my life already…so…
As I keep pressing on to become who He is calling me to be I will continue to surround myself with men and women who love Jesus, the church and me to speak truth into my life as they are led by the Holy Spirit.
BUT…
The critics and the naysayers who feel the obligation to “speak into my life” out of a sense of self righteousness and self preservation are going to be ignored now more than ever before!
I am sure your opinion matters to SOMEONE…just not me.
I don’t have the time, nor the energy, to do battle with you guys.
I honestly believe that a true follower of Jesus Christ will make religious people both uncomfortable and angry…and as long as those are the men and women shooting the arrows at me then I know I am walking in the right path. (John 15:18-21)
It’s not that I don’t care about you guys…it’s that I care enough to ignore you! You see, if what we are doing is wrong and sinful then the Lord will handle us…butif what we are doing here at NewSpring Church is of God…you can’t stop it (Acts 5:35-39) and are actually not opposing us…but Him. (BTW…you lose!)
I can’t be pressed into a mold from those who don’t know me, yet believe they know what is best for me. I’ve wasted too much time in the past 38 years allowing that to shape me…and it has gotten me know where.
Everyone is never going to like me…no matter what I say or do someone will always be pissed at me. That is why I am through wearing myself out in the hopes that everyone will understand and affirm me. I have ONE master…His name is Jesus…His opinion matters…and I am through tuning out His voice for fear that others may misunderstand and take shots at me.
Life is too short to seek the affirmation of everyone.
So…how about you…we are all living on borrowed time. If you knew you didn’t have much time left how would you adjust your life?
BTW…you don’t have much time left in comparison to eternity. List the changes and then make them today!