Opportunity for Faith

Yesterday we had an incredible opportunity. Many people may look at a capital campaign as, "Oh boy, the church needs more money." Well, they are drastically missing the point. As I sat there in the service thinking about all those people in ther Bible that we read aout over and over I kept think about how they were ordinary people.

Many of the people we read about were no different from you and me but God called them to do incredible and mighty things. I am sure when Gideon was told that he would drive the Midianites out by the strength of his hands he had to be thinking, "What you talkin' 'bout , God?" But when push came to shove, god did it. He does this over and over in the Bible and as brother John said yesterday, He usually waits untill the last minute when things impossible. That way He can show how mighty He is.

Have you ever known someon who experienced failure? Most times they tell you they never really thought that they would succeed. That's why they didn't. The Bible tells us to ask Him for everything, and when we ask, to ask believing it has already been done.

Lastly, as I shared with some friends already, yesterday I started thinking about the movie "Evan Almighty". In that movie Morgan Freeman, who plays God, asks Evan's unsuspecting wife whether God gives some patience who asks for it, or if He gives them an opportunity to learn patience. It is the same thing here. So many times us Christians ask God to give us the faith of those great people in the Bible, yet when He gives us the opportunity to have faith, we miss the bar by a mile. If we ask for faith, we need to be prepared for when God gives us the opportunity to develop breath. Yesterday was one of those intances. When we have a chance to give to a capital campaign we calculate what we can afford based on our budget. But in reality we need to ask God what He wants us to give and believe that He will provide the means. I believe that in two years, the people of Lake Norman will be amazed at how God has acted to make it possible for His ministry at our church to grow and spread. I pray that God will help everyone stay on task and keep believing that He will act. We serve a mighty God who can do mighty things.

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