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taking the RISK // Friday E-Devotion

Not very often do I copy someone else's blog or article.  But today, I am.  The floowing come from Gary Lamb , and it is an awesome issue that I deal with pretty often.  You see, faith and action don't always seems to live in the same space.  God calls us to risk, sometimes.  Are we willing?  Take a look at what Gary had to say:
 

Risk

During our All In series I taught a message on risk.  I realized today that I was preaching to myself during that message.  Right now I believe God is calling us to step out on faith in some ways that on paper do NOT make sense.  However, I feel as strong as I have ever felt in my life that God is preparing us for something big and we have to trust him and step out. I'm excited.  I truly feel the last three years were preparing us for what is about to happen.  People call me the king of hype but I can promise you that what God is laying on my heart right now isn't just hype.  I haven't felt this way since Tadd and I use to stay at our rat-hole office late into the night dreaming about how we were going to change Canton before we launched Revolution.

What God is laying on my heart is a HUGE risk.  I have heard preachers say "dream a dream so big that if God doesn't show up then you are doomed to fail."  Right now, that is what God is stirring in my heart.

  • Financially it doesn't make sense (trust me, it doesn't make sense)
  • Volunteer wise it doesn't make sense
  • In regards to playing it safe, it doesn't make sense
  • In regards to what is easiest, it doesn't make sense

The thing is God NEVER calls us to play it safe.  Launching Revolution wasn't safe.  Moving to the movie theater wasn't safe.  Letting some people leave wasn't safe.  Hiring the people on our team wasn't safe.  Starting a church for those who don't do church didn't make sense and sure wasn't safe.  You people allowing me to be your pastor sure isn't safe.  But God has blessed us in ways we could never imagine.

I believe the next month is going to be life changing in the life of Revolution.  Starting with this Sunday's message, we ARE going to become a church that understands generosity.  Then next Sunday when Joe Sangl comes in, I believe you are going to see the light at the end of the tunnel in regards to your financial mess and in the process have your life changed!!  Then three weeks from now on November 11th, we are going to be reminded WHY we do church the way we do it as we rock it out with baptisms and some big news concerning Revolution Jasper….and hopefully some big news about Revolution Canton (no, we aren't getting a permanent building).  Everything we have planned including THIS Sunday are huge steps of faith but could be life changing in your personal life and the life of Revolution.

I really feel like God is preparing us for our Holiday series called Revolutionary Love that we are going to kick off with our Thanksgiving Boxes (you'll be hearing about those soon).  What we have planned for the Holidays is going to show the unselfishness of the people who make up Revolution Church!  I don't care if anyone outside of our communities ever hears about our church, but I want everyone in our community to hear about us and to know the community is a better place because we are here.  Doing the things necessary to to bring about change is risky.

It takes huge risk to change the world!

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