Before that though, I have to work through the fact that Chan just told me to forget about God's will for my life. Yeah, I was as initially shocked as you are right now.
As it turns out, I, and I'm sure many others, use the future as an avoidance mechanism. After all, if I'm concerned with what God has for me down the road, I don't really have to think too much about who I am or what I'm called to do right now. Looking ahead feels spiritual, it feels like we're just envisioning the truth as God has laid it out for us. But this thinking can keep us from living the full life that God has for us right now.
I certainly feel called to church planting. I sense that God is going to open doors for me to lead a brand new congregation of people toward a life with Jesus. While that's exciting and while it sounds pretty Jesus-y, preoccupation in that direction tends to lead me away from caring about the ministry I have now.
So what does that look like for you? What distracts you from living God's call right now? As Paul says, "we must continue to work out our salvation with fear and trembling just as God continues to work in us to will and act toward his good purpose." Sounds kind of churchy, but the bottom line is this:
God's Spirit is in us right now to work God's power through us right now, so that means we need to step up right now!
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