Well this has been quite a weekend. No matter where I turned there was clear instruction and direction either from God directly or from teachers around me. This was the first weekend in a long time that I have spent pretty much its entirety in pursuit of Him. In different ways, a seemingly common theme was always present-obedience.
Have you ever been paralyzed by planning or over-thinking? You know-the kind like when Katrina devastated New Orleans and something as logistically simple as just getting some lousy water dropped was stagnated because it had to be considered and planned in the context of the "greater plan". Sometimes even in our workplace, home life and churches we paralyze our efforts by thinking even the smaller "micro-manageable things" need to be thoroughly planned out. That's more often than not (in my experience) a recipe for never-never land. What does all this have to do with my weekend? A message I was getting a lot and in several ways was that we need not always wait to be put on God's path and that we should be more determined and put ourselves on His path.
God has already called us to His purpose. I'm not saying we shouldn't be obedient to authority-by no means am I saying that. I know God will support a good plan. I know God supports vision-casting that is reasonable. I also think it must aggravate Him deeply when we get way too wrapped up in planning what He has already planned and vision-casting what He has already cast. People are hungry so GO! People need to be told the good news. Don't invite them over, take it to them! GO! The great commission was not/is not about sending invitations. I believe Jesus said "Go". So what are you and I waiting for- a plan...a vision? We have one. His plan-His vision. What more do you need? In this case-nothing. Wait for a master plan if you want but the Master's plan is already drafted so go! Go like there is no tomorrow because there may in fact not be one for somebody.
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