1 SAMUEL14:6
Jonathan said to his young armor bearer, " come lets go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised fellows,' PERHAPS' the Lord will act on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving..."
If I am the armor bearer I am not sure I want to follow such a double minded, uncertain,fear filled, lack of faith, leader!
I feel the need to confess, that I woke up this morning in a PERHAPS mindset. I am 10 days away from planting New Generations Church. The biggest opportunity of my life. I have heard from God, We have the most incredible launch team anyone could ever ask for, we are on day 16 of a 21 day fast, God has done some miraculous things, everything is in place. Then the What ifs set in. What if nobody shows up? What if you cant pay the bills? What if? What if? What if? The monster of PERHAPS, Have you ever met him? I Know this confession doesn't exude a lot of confidence, but instead of allowing PERHAPS to condemn me I thought I would bring him out in the open and talk about him. Maybe, just maybe, PERHAPS isn't so bad after all. Maybe he is more friend than foe. Think about it, if PERHAPS wasn't there, than what would be the need for faith? If I was 100% sure of everything why would I need to trust God? And we all know that without faith its impossible to please God!
PERHAPS true faith isnt the absence of fear or doubt after all, but the willingness to move forward when your uncertain of all the answers. Maybe this is just my own pep talk, but I have decided to feel the fear and move forward anyway! Its not wrong to feel fear, Its wrong to allow fear to stop me from doing the great things God has planned for me!
Could it be that those who feel the most fear are exercising the most faith and accomplishing the most for the cause of Christ? I choose to believe YES! Faith doesn't eliminate fear or doubt but it paralyzes them one step at a time. So come on lets go face our fear and PERHAPS God will give us the victory.
I know God can! I am pretty sure he will!? Lets try! its better than sitting around doing nothing, wishing we had.
JUST A THOUGHT
WOW WOW AND WOW. What great words next Saturday is going to be the best one ever. The launch team my be good but we have two great leaders. Are Father up above and you PASTOR Hubbard at NGS. Have a blessed day........
ReplyDeleteSo true Pastor Hubbard! I gotta tell you i've had my fair share of 'what ifs' lately too! It's just about trust at that point, we must know that God wants us to be successful more than we want to be successful! Why!?! So we can be used by Him to spread the Good News!
ReplyDeleteBe encouraged! He has had it all worked out since He was forming you in the womb! :)
Presumption moves after having revelation from your own imagination, without any inspiration from God.
ReplyDeleteFaith moves after having direct revelation and direction from God.
That's the difference between faith and presumption.
If God has truly revealed a direction for you, g for it boldly. God can carry everything.
He can carry your perhaps. He can carry your fear. He can carry your doubts. He can carry you. Why?
Because this isn't about you. It's about his plan. God always carries out his plan. His plan often involves people with unbelief and fear and baggage and doubt. But that's ok. He knows how to use those. None of that gets in his way.