Monday, December 15, 2008

well done

I constantly struggle with what God views as success and what man views as success.

When I worked in the mortgage industry what I needed to do was clear, whatever made me the most money.
When I played competitive sports what I needed to do was clear, whatever caused me to have the best chance to win!

I know that God has called me to pastor for a reason. I know that He wants me to help lead people to be more like Him and for them to lead others to be more like Him. (Ephesians)

For those of you who do not know, I didn't plan to plant a church. I didn't dream of it for years and years. I didn't even know much about church planting. It just happened ( which has been cool and not cool in many ways, lol).

I believe that it was God's plan. I believe that I was obedient to His call on my life. I believe that He is using us to do incredible things.

Our church is growing numerically, but I don't just want to have bigger numbers.
People are getting excited, but I don't just want our church to be cool.
We are doing things, but I don't just want to do a lot of stuff.

I want God to be pleased with me. I want to be in His will. I want people to be transformed through what we are doing.

I see a lot of guys who are pastors or want to be pastors who (regardless of what they say or what I will say about them) want man's recognition for what they do.

I do not want to be that guy; I can't be that guy even when I try.

I don't want to be successful, I want to be a servant. For even the son of man did not come to be served, but to serve.

Love is not a victory march,it's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

2 comments:

Justin said...

two words that will echo throughout eternity... well done. I love that those words are the driving force of your life and the desire of your soul. Thanks for being a person who point me toward Christ and encourages me on this journey of transformation. Here's hoping that we might be brothers who serve in this city of Crestview and nobody actually knows our name or who we are... But, there was two guys who taught and pointed toward and lived for and loved deeply this amazing man named Jesus Christ. Thanks for stumbling around with me as we both seek to lift up the One Eternal Name. Have a great Christmas and New Year, Bro. Well done in 08. Let's keep pressing for God's great glory in 09!

Seagle

Anonymous said...

I love that song! Have you heard the Jeff Buckley version? I'm excited about Mosaic. You and Christie have brought something to church that Crestview needed.