Wouldn't you know...

As we closed our 6th week and entered our 7th week of SOMD, we had a great time with our speaker of 2 days, Jose Joseph. An amazing man of God from India, he brought with him stories of what God is doing through him to redeem his own people, and the faith it takes to believe God can and wants to do amazing things through our lives as well. His challenge was not to just dream a great dream for God, but what are we going to do once that dream comes? You might say, I don't really have a dream, or, "i don't know what God's vision for my life is". Well, his challenge again was this, "How come all the creativity, all the great ideas, the amazing feats of victory in every sphere of society, every new invention and great product, came from the minds of people who %95 of them didn't serve Jesus? How come, if we are the children of God, cannot be creative and instead we are always copying the world in everything they do? How come the most beautiful music is not being composed by followers of Jesus? how come the greatest inventions are not coming from those who know the creator God? How come Microsoft, Apple, Coca-Cola, IBM, Starbucks, Facebook, Myspace, the Internet, Sony, etc are the ones dominating the creating world? Don't we have a Creator God? Don't we know Him? then why are we copying the world. Let's co-create with God. Let us dream, yeah, but let's ask God to help us materialize that dream. Let us be faithful in doing what we know we can do...PRAY. Let's be man and woman of prayer and faith. One thing he said is that he believes 100% that God is his provider. And funny that as he was here speaking, Leah and I were reading the story of George Muller to our children. We were so impacted and challenged by the life of this man. He never once asked for anything in his life, except to God. He didn't share his needs with anyone but God. He didn't expect anything from anyone but God. He didn't plan on retirement, or health insurance or anythhing like that. We think ourselves very wise and amazing for thinking and planning for these things, but i am beginning to believe they are more a product of our lack of faith and false sense of security than of real faith and trust in God. Some people may say it is foolish not to plan for our future, but if our future is in God's hands, then what do we have to worry about? Yes, it is very true we oughta be good stewards of God's provision, but how much is too much? This man, as well as the man who came and spoke to us said that there's no plan b or c, or at least there shouldn't be. God oughta be our only plan. George Muller never retired, and he never saw any of his needs not met. What are we doing when we save for the future? We gotta make sure it doesn't get it the way of fully trusting our God for our every need. As long as we seek His kingdom, He will take care of us. So take heart, and do not lose faith. He called you! He can stand by his word!!!