Yesterday was a great day at Journey Community Church. We are in a time of excitement and growth as we keep asking what God desires of us next.
During my quick check of some blogs I follow, God reminded me of two very real dangers the church faces when things are going well.
The first is by Mark Batterson:
“Success is a dangerous thing. For so many people, it is their undoing. They don’t steward the success… Here’s the bottom line: when God uses you in a powerful way, you better get up even earlier to seek Him. When God blesses you, you better pray even more. And any measure of success God gives you better result in seeking Him even more.”
The second comes from Perry Noble, who got the advice from Rick Warren:
“Out-live, out-love and out-fruit your critics. We are not called to fight battles, we are called to preach the gospel.”
Great reminders to keep us focused as we approach another week in which God has left us in specific places, during this specific time for the purpose of the Kingdom!
Have a great week!
1 Comment
October 19, 2009 at 5:27 pm
I’m going to be in DFW in the first week of Nov. I’d love it if I could get together with you and Chris at some point. I’d love hearing more about what’s going on with the church. I’ll email you later this week.