Revitalize Your Church

"Does it make sense to pray for guidance about the future if we are not obeying in the thing that lies before us today?  How many momentous events in Scripture depended on one person's seemingly small act of obedience!  Rest assured: do what God tells you to do now, and, depend on it; you will be shown what to do next." -- Elisabeth Elliot in Quest for Love

“Only the one who follows the command of Jesus single-mindedly, and unresistingly lets his yoke rest upon him, finds his burden easy, and under its gentle pressure receives the power to persevere in the right way. The command of Jesus is hard, unutterably hard, for those who try to resist it. But for those who willingly submit, the yoke is easy, and the burden is light.”   -- Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

"There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, ''Thy will be done,'' and those to whom God says, ''All right, then, have it your way.'' -- C. S. Lewis (Found this great quote on a facebook status from my son, Wes.)

Steve Furtick, of Elevation Church, shared a great insight on his blog recently: One of my mentors was trying to teach me recently about something he learned playing basketball in college: Let the game come to you. Sometimes we get so determined to make something happen in our lives and ministries that we take dumb shots. We blow our assignments.We mistake frantic activity for fruitful accomplishment. If we truly believe that God is sovereign, we don’t need to MAKE anything happen. God makes things happen. It’s not that we become passive…blaming our inaction on God’s timing…or saying we’re being patient when we’re actually being timid. Instead, think of it as responding to God’s initiative rather than trying to get Him to respond to yours. Read the rest here.