Where does the supernatural power of God have a real place? What difference would it make practically between the way we worked yesterday, and the way we would work today, and tomorrow? What difference would it make in the majority of Christians' practical work and plans. Aren't most plans laid out ahead of time? Isn't much work done by human talent, energy, and clever ideas? Where does the supernatural power of God have a real place?
-Francis & Edith Schaeffer
The more deeply I dig beneath the surface of church growth principles, the more thoroughly convinced I become that the real battle is a spiritual battle and that our principle weapon is prayer.
-Spurgeon
I am quite confident apart from prayer and an encounter with the presence of God in which he surprised me when I did not expect it nor particularly desired it I would never have been given nor trusted with the vision for this ministry in March of 2005.
I am also quite confident that apart from the continued prayer of those prayer warriors elected by God who have so faithfully prayed for me and this ministry and continued to have faith God will carry through what He started that I would have long ago lost hope and given up in the pursuit of this ministry vision.
Yet, I know there is far more yet to be done and much that has not and will not happen until a movement of God takes place within and through this ministry. That simply can not happen apart from the continued prayer of those God has called to pray for this ministry and me.
So as the Schaeffer 's asked..
Where does the supernatural power of God have a real place?
What difference would it make practically between the way we worked yesterday, and the way we would work today, and tomorrow?
Is this a question you have an answer to in your life as well?
I have to ask myself these very questions often. My skills, talents, gifts and abilities are not enough to establish, build and advance a ministry vision of this kind. I've known that since the first year of this ministry - this is not a vision that can be built apart from God or with clever ministry marketing and organizational methods of growth.
Human method's will only produce human results.
What difference would it (the supernatural power of God) make in the majority of Christians' practical work and plans?
Has it made a difference in your work and plans today?
This week?
This month?
This year?
This decade?
I must agree whole heartedly with Spurgeon that the real battle is a spiritual battle and that our principle weapon is prayer. The real advancement of the Kingdom into darkness will only come about in large movements by prayer.
wow those are good questions.. i will really have to think about them