"I'll Play The Background"

Here we are, ending another week in Colorado! I started officially working with The Pursuit Church (TPC) on Monday; it has been such a privilege to get to see exactly what goes in to making church plants a reality. Every person involved invests so much physically, mentally and spiritually. The first day with them was spent hanging up flyers around town for a kid's sports camp that TPC is putting on, and for those of you who have never done that...IT IS HARD! When people would see that it was being sponsored by a church, the reactions were almost always extremely wary, and I would have to spend the next 5 to 10 minutes laying on the charm a.k.a begging! So that was a learning experience! The rest of the week was spent in the office mostly just figuring out the ropes and the behind the scenes stuff. My partner Gabby and I got this weekend off to go out and explore the town. We both feel a huge call to be relational while we are here, and to find people to love on! We have been searching and searching with no luck, but finally when we were able to step back and surrender to God and His will, and He led us to TWO people in one night.

That leads me to the biggest thing that has been laid on my heart this week, God's sovereignty. Even though I like to think that my plans and my ideas are pretty spectacular, His are always better. When it boils down to it, I don't know why I even think my ideas have any worth. 2 Corinthians 3:3-5 says "Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God." So basically even the good stuff that comes from me is worthless without Jesus, and life works so much better when we are able step back and let God take the leading role.

The importance of "being still" and letting God guide our lives is unequivocal. I think many of us live our lives with ourselves at the forefront of our motivation. Many of us approach our days with the idea that we are the masters of our own universe, the captains of our own ship. And while we say we trust His power, we still consciously and subconsciously clench tight to the steering wheel and base our decisions around our own understanding and our own perceptions of life. The reality though, is that we are less in control in those times than ever. When we surrender to Jesus, He takes us in the palm of His hand and says, "let Me guide you." Without Him, yes, we may be the ones driving, but we are driving blindly. How is that control? We are at our best when we are able to depend fully and confidently in Him. We are at our best, when He is in the leading role and we are in the background.

We serve a God that is so much bigger, grander, and mightier than we will EVER be able to comprehend. We serve a God that cannot be boxed in. We serve a God that has no boundaries, no limits, and no chains We serve a God that cannot be exaggerated. And we serve a God whose love and mercy for us is so great, that He offers us the ability to host the Spirit of grandeur within ourselves through His son, Jesus Christ. It is overwhelming, and it is hard to comprehend, but we don't have to comprehend it, we just have to rest and abide in it!

I have a few prayer requests this week: First for those of you who don't know there is a huge wildfire (3rd largest in history) that has been about 10 miles from us for about a week. Please be praying for all the families and businesses that have been affected! Also please pray for the two people I mentioned earlier, and the friendships we are starting to build. And lastly please pray for our awesome church planters, pray for strength and energy because they give 150 percent everyday. Thank you for ALL the love and support!

“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” –James 4:8

My partner Gabby and I!