Great stuff. We are basically working every night till it's done and Saturday's all day (9-5 or longer). Monday I got to work at 8AM. Went home to change clothes at 5:10PM, had a meeting here with some people at 5:30PM, and started the work night at 6:30PM. I left at 10:05PM. Yesterday was about the same type of deal. We are all tired and ready to get this done, but at the same time there's a lot of joy and excitement every night as we work together on this. I hope that every man in the church will at some point put a little sweat equity into the God's church. Good stuff.
I was talking to a friend yesterday, and we were talking about people's resistance to change. We were sharing stories of people defending hymnals, carpet colors, wall paint, chair arrangements, you name it, people can make a "big deal" out of it. We laughed a lot. But what hit me later is how sad it really is. How much time and energy do we waste on petty things when we ought to be positive and supporting of our churches and their leaders? I find that complainers are usually sitting on the bench doing nothing. They have too much time on their hands in most cases. Servants just seem happier than sitters. (I think it's because they know they are doing something for their Lord!) Jesus put it this way, "The greatest among you will be your servant." Matthew 23:11
Do you ever feel so bound by decorum and tradition that you resist immersing yourself in God's Kingdom and His plans for this age? Have you seen churches lose their relevancy and stagnate by making caution a primary motivator--and being habitually slow to act and move forward? I pray that churches everywhere will continue to be pioneers for Jesus and not settlers. Pioneers have that spirit of moving forward and pressing on. They will not stop progressing no matter what stands in their way. Settlers just want to stay put and play it safe, a scary place for any Christian to be.
Live it forward!
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