God Counterpunch

So this morning I was kind of bumming about the church and the people but then I got to church and got reminded that
#1. There are still a lot of people there that support the current leadership
#2. God is a lot bigger than me or anyone who is mad about whatever they are mad about
#3. I believe in the leadership we have in the church

So we had a good service... Ken preached a (kind of long) but good sermon. Worship was really good... I don't think I have ever heard Matt be that free to do whatever he felt lead to do... it was awesome. People were into the worship and into the message. There were a lot of people that the message impacted (even if not a ton of people came up after the service to get prayed for). You could feel it in the crowd and hear it in the crowd (someone even said "Now that's good preaching!" Which I though was funny but cool). So Ken dropped his original message and preached what he felt called to preach and God delivered.

So after all my worrying and complaining.... God showed me what I knew was true. It is all going to work out. There will be hard times. Mistakes have been made along the way on both sides. But forgiveness will happen (in time) and it is necessary for us to move together. It is ok if people leave... it will happen... and me of all people should know that it is ok to let people move on (I am the one who always talked about wanting to cast a real vision and follow it whether everyone likes it or not).

So here we go. We are going to be a church on the move and I believe God will bless it and bless us in the process... we maybe a bit tight at times financially BUT God is in control... I just have to remember that.