a church without a pastor
"pray for his congregation, since they will be without a pastor on Easter Sunday"
I got a letter asking for prayer, in it we are told of a pastor that is being expelled from the country he is working in as a missionary pastor.
I read in silence.
The last sentence (above) hits me hard.
My heart feels crushing pain.
My veins get hot.
I am learning to walk in God's perfect will. I try to breath deeply and count to ten.
As a church we really have to wake up, things cannot continue the same.
Just yesterday I read an article that was dramatic too. The amount of pastors leaving ministry because they do not have the needed support (in all aspects) is of a 60%
I can only take a deep, deep breath and I set my eyes on God.
I must or I will end up all angry, out of pain for hundreds who need pastors and cant find them.
In free countries pastors are quitting because of lack of support.
Few missionaries are sent - you can tell me there are a lot of, but if you compare with
the needed amount you will understand why I use the word few
Out there in missionary land things are also rough and many have to depart.
What is going on?
I set my eyes on God, I do not want to despair.
He is bringing into my mind the words He spoke to me on one of my trips, when He sent me to Cobija. I was horrified by the amount of temples built all over the tiny town, each with one or two members. I got angry and started to mumble about how stupid we can be, if we only could start walking in unity then we could use one temple instead of three.
God stopped me and He told me:
"It is all in control. It is part of the strategy.
soon not even all these temples will be enough to hold the people seeking me"
I take a deep breath. I start to get focused.
So, is this also part of the strategy?
I have a feeling it is.
God's ways are strange, but they are perfect.
May we be granted to understand His ways, and even more...
may we be granted to walk in them.
I got a letter asking for prayer, in it we are told of a pastor that is being expelled from the country he is working in as a missionary pastor.
I read in silence.
The last sentence (above) hits me hard.
My heart feels crushing pain.
My veins get hot.
I am learning to walk in God's perfect will. I try to breath deeply and count to ten.
As a church we really have to wake up, things cannot continue the same.
Just yesterday I read an article that was dramatic too. The amount of pastors leaving ministry because they do not have the needed support (in all aspects) is of a 60%
I can only take a deep, deep breath and I set my eyes on God.
I must or I will end up all angry, out of pain for hundreds who need pastors and cant find them.
In free countries pastors are quitting because of lack of support.
Few missionaries are sent - you can tell me there are a lot of, but if you compare with
the needed amount you will understand why I use the word few
Out there in missionary land things are also rough and many have to depart.
What is going on?
I set my eyes on God, I do not want to despair.
He is bringing into my mind the words He spoke to me on one of my trips, when He sent me to Cobija. I was horrified by the amount of temples built all over the tiny town, each with one or two members. I got angry and started to mumble about how stupid we can be, if we only could start walking in unity then we could use one temple instead of three.
God stopped me and He told me:
"It is all in control. It is part of the strategy.
soon not even all these temples will be enough to hold the people seeking me"
I take a deep breath. I start to get focused.
So, is this also part of the strategy?
I have a feeling it is.
God's ways are strange, but they are perfect.
May we be granted to understand His ways, and even more...
may we be granted to walk in them.
posted by thisfool @ 4:39 AM
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