Greater Reach 3 - Playing It Safe

As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.  St. John 17:18.

Sometimes what seems like the darkest step we've ever been on comes just before the brightest light we've ever experienced.  Stormie Omartian


On Sunday February 12, 2012 I stepped out of the boat and walked on water.  And it was a trip.  I probably was grinning from ear to ear on the way home.  Praise the Lord.
Let me tell you how it happened.  An old friend who I had brunch with the other day shared that he was going to the Spiritual Living Center of Charlotte.  I intended when I had set up the meeting with him to invite him to come to Elevation Church.  I certainly wasn't to hip on the idea of going to the Spiritual Living Center.
Then I met Elle and she gave me a post card from the Spiritual Living Center and I kept it in my journal.  As the week progressed I began to think about it.
God led me to Mark, Mark led me to Elle, Elle extended an invitation to the Spiritual Living Center.  Could God be leading me to follow Him?  Well it's not the kind of question you can ask your Pastor or your close friends.   Sure they might give you some really great wisdom.  But they can't hear from God on your behalf.  Okay occasionally God may give somebody a Word concerning you, but it is the exception to the rule.
I prayed about it and didn't get a definite yes or no answer.  I was up the night before praying about it and still wasn't sure.  But what I felt in my heart was that the Lord was saying, "BELIEVE."
I knew that if I played it safe, it wouldn't do anything to build my faith.  But if I stepped out in faith God might move in my behalf and I would see something wonderful.
Our Pastor wrote a whole chapter in his book about this subject.  How can you be sure you're hearing from God.  He puts it this way.  "On a good day I'm about 55 percent sure that I've heard God.  And that's enough for me to make the first move."
So I made the first move.
To Be Continued...