God's personal directive

Sometimes this is how I feel when trying to follow thru on assignments I think God has given me!
......mickey




I had lunch today with a dear friend. He has been in various forms of professional ministry for many years. Each time we get together he wants to know all of the latest from within the simple church journey. He fullly believes this is the direction God is moving the church and dreams of the day he and his family can fully make the transition. As of now, however, his life is tied to a valid extralocal ministry that keeps him primarily within the institutional church setting. I have another good friend that lives on the east coast. He has a significant ministry along the eastern seaboard and in England. I was first introduced to books such as Megashift and Houses that Change the World in conversations with him. Yet he, like the first friend mentioned, continues to labor within the field of the institutional church. Both share the realization (belief) that God has placed them where they are and has yet to release them from their responsibilities even though they desire this journey.

It is easy to digress to "selling" simple church as if it were a product. In our passion to faithfully support the growth of this movement it is easy to forget that each believer MUST hear instruction from the Lord in order to move in faith. I would never want to talk someone into a journey that God has not birthed in their heart. I only want to be there to encourage,support, and affirm those to whom God has already revealed His instruction. I find it best to continue to allow Him to be in charge!

looking forward....
mickey