Crunch Time

We are almost there – weeks away from meeting the man that God has brought to our body! What an exciting time, rife with opportunity for good and bad.
This is a critical time when as a group we must decide between:

“This is God’s Will” or “This been done in our power, and as such is a mistake”

This is an important distinction and one that we should all consider because corporately we have been praying that God would lead us to His man.
How we react to the choice and the final decision when you drill down past teaching style, preference, worship style, education, family, looks, charisma – if you are honest, you are left with two options - and that is a fork in your road.

If this is God’s Will, then we have not only an obligation, but a great blessing in trusting, following, and obeying! Here then is an opportunity for courage, faithfulness, and speaking the truth in love – because let’s be honest, we will meet grumblers and complainers who are unhappy with something in the list, but haven’t come to that fork yet. I am recovering grumbler and complainer and some days are better than others, but now is the time for us as aspiring Men of God to implement and exhort others in love to live the words of Ephesians 4:29:

 “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”

Here is why: if someone is grumbling or complaining about the body’s future, lead them to this fork and ask them “choose ye this day” essentially – because that is what it comes down to isn’t it? You will either follow God or believe that this isn’t what God wants.
At that point, they have the opportunity to speak in love about their convictions and try and effect change and repentance, but not complain or grumble. There is a huge difference.

I have seen it before where a church body loses effectiveness because people forget these words "Do all things without grumbling and faultfinding and complaining" Philippians 2:14.

Let us seek God’s will and remember Jesus’ words in Luke 11:11 "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?”


Nathan Campbell
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