July 2016
Philippians 3:12-14 – Focused on the Goal
I’m not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don’t get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I’ve got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward—to Jesus. I’m off and running, and I’m not turning back.
Sometime the Message is exactly what is needed to jolt me back to what God is really saying. On the flight home from convention, God gave me a number and said Go For It! It wasn’t out loud as I looked around to see who else heard it and apparently I was the only one. I mean this number is insane. It is more than double anything we have done or even come close to doing.
Me in my human brain have been wrestling with this “goal” ever since. Everything from the really God – this is Lisa you are talking to – to the absolute we can do this – it breaks down this way and requires these actions – to the God there is no way I can do those actions!
BUT GOD!
He gives exquisite clarity and perfect peace in the exact moment it is needed. I can be scared and take action. I can be nervous and take action. I can be completely tee-totally freaked out take action. I can stay plugged into the word and listen to what God wants me to hear – and that is the only reason I will be able to take action. Am I willing to work like it depends on me and trust that it can only happen with his intervention. Am I willing to stay focused if it doesn’t happen? …. Wait a minute! This is an act of faith. When God says go – you go!
God is bigger than any number or any fear I have of that number and I am making the decision to do whatever work God gives me to do to make that happen. I can choose to be still and listen. I can choose to ask, knock and receive. I can choose to believe that God has certain people in my life this season so that I can learn from them and chase hard after Him. Simple daily actions consistently over time can create some pretty massive change. God – you’ve got this and I am willing to go there!
