Time to change?

And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking.   Luke 5:4-6 (ESV)

We often focus on what we have done or what we can do, and we forget about what God can do. Our efforts might have yielded a poor result or no result, but God is not dependent upon our effort.

So many evangelical/ministry committee meetings focus on what we can do when we should be focusing on what God’s will is, or what He can do. I am certain that we are not always certain what His will is, but that should never stop us from focusing on acknowledging that it exists and be looking for it.

The Scriptures seem clear that those who seek God will find God, and those who honestly seek His will, and are positioned to listen, will find His will.

Our churches and ministries are about God, not people, yet when they are about God, we become about people in a healthy manner. It is too easy for us to slip into playing to and trusting the hands we see, rather than resting in the One who is unseen. Perhaps there is time to change this.