I'm His

I was bummed by weather yesterday, and apparently didn't do enough channel surfing yesterday on the radio, as I missed a couple of the broadcasts of my favorite radio pastors. That said, a couple of quick thoughts before I run out the door.

We've talked a number of times about servant-leadership, and I as listened to one sermon yesterday talk about the final days of Christ, I thought about His obedience, to the will of the Father. He submitted to His plan, even to the Cross. If anyone had the position to refuse and convince God the Father to come up with another way to do things, it was Christ. And yet, as much as He wanted there to be an alternative, He knew and trusted God and His sovereignty.

Juxtapose those with a sermon a few hours later, where Paul is giving instruction to the church that he planted. The church is divided, arguing about who they are following. We're with this pastor, and we're with that pastor; and we follow Peter. Even those wanting to refrain from the argument, tried to trump everyone by simply saying, well, we follow Christ.

Amazing how this happens to this day. The congregation gets caught up being a part of a particular church or pastor. Likewise, associates and others in ministry are prone to the same, of name-dropping whose leadership and ministry they have sat under or been a part of working with (insert their name here)

If only we actually focused on serving God, trusting His sovereignty and following His plan... even when it looks entirely different from how we hope, desire and sometimes pray for an alternative.

God knows what He is doing and things seem to work out so much better, when our eyes are focused on Him, rather than our present realities or the persons who lead us.

Let's pray this #associatePastorTuesday, for those in ministry who perhaps are slightly off course, in their alignment to following and serving God first. For those who are or may be tempted to get caught up in being involved with particular ministries or leadership teams, may God do a fresh work in their hearts and minds for the specific tasks He has planned for their lives. Pray for God to move in ways that would draw us closer to Him and the following of His plans and purposes, despite our comfort and ideals on the matter.

Though life is full of hindrances,
May we not be the hindrance
That attempts to stand in the way;
That God would accomplish the miraculous
As we submit to Him alone.
For His glory and honor.

- PNC