"Go out"

There are so many unknowns in this world... so we can choose to live life excitedly by just placing our trust in God to lead us or we can shelter ourselves into the mindset of over-preparing and prepping our life, or equipping ourselves rather without ever considering the guidance from our Maker. Now don't get me wrong we need to be equipped, as in wearing the full-armor, but we need to lie aside worry and our "plans" to make way for that unknown in our life, that which is God's plans. Being called to ministry is not something that should be looked at as going away to desolate areas and preaching the word of God on the barren streets to starved beings. Being called to ministry is allowing Christ to reign in your hearts and living the life He has called us to live...he will equip us.

I have been called to be a part of a leadership team at the church where I belong. At times, I don't feel equipped and ready to take on such a large task. I don't feel my heart is right and the choices I make allow me to lead others. But I also know that it is through those moments, in which we falter, that God is there trying to break more ground in our hearts, trying to create us as disciples for His kingdom.

I was reading in Hebrews today in Chapter 11; the events that occured when people had faith...verse 8 reads, "By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going." Wow. Complete trust in God. I lack that complete trust at times. Am I willing to go out in every area of my life and trust God entirely? I am working on that. Oswald Chambers writes, "Let the attitude of your life be a continual willingness to "go out" in dependence upon God, and your life will have a sacred and inexpressible charm about it that is very satisfying to Jesus. You must learn to "go out" through your convictions, creeds, or experiences until you come to the point in your faith where there is nothing between yourself and God".

I surrender.