For the past few months I have been working on a Saturday night worship service. Coordinating musicians, securing a location, lining up preachers, choosing a format, etc. and although a lot of work has been done, I can honestly say I am not completely certain what the service will look like. I have a pretty good idea, and even with all that hard work to say I know exactly what to expect would be a lie. For some this might be nerve racking but I think it is exciting. I believe that in this uncertainty God's Spirit is given the room to move.
In your life is everything figured-out, planned, coordinated and expected or do you leave some room for God to work? We would say the rational mind has everything worked out; a five-year-plan, 6 months of income in liquid reserves, the extended warranty on the new car and a 30 year fixed mortgage but if WE have everything planned out what role does that leave God to play in our lives?
The "unexpected" can lead to fear but it can also lead to faith. We can kid ourselves and think we have everything planned out but the truth is the unexpected is unavoidable and it is in those unexpected moments that we need God the most. Life is full of speed bumps we don't expect and curve balls we can't avoid, and we can live in fear of these experiences or we can allow our faith to carry us through those struggles.
On June 18 at 5pm I am excited to see how God will go to work, I expect him to be there and I invite you to be there too.
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