We've just spent hours upon hours...
Why doesn't God just divinely put all that money straight into your bank account every month?
a God who created us to form the Body of Christ... together.
He's a God who loves teamwork.
The people you've reached out to aren't your "employer."
They aren't an ATM.
I know you know this... but it's an important reminder.
He wants to use them to support you through finances.
Through prayer.
Through relationship.
With love.
But it's not all about you.
Actually, it's mostly about them.
The Lord is working in each of their lives, in many different ways.
They have given you entrance into their lives...
and you are someone they admire for responding to God's call...
This gives you a unique position to speak into their lives...
To invite them into what God is doing on this earth...
To lift their eyes to focus on the unseen, the eternal...
To encourage them on their own walk with Christ...
To play a pastoral role, equipping the saints for the work of ministry...
Because, as you know, every single believer is called to have his/her own ministry -- our very lives...
Take a few minutes right now and ask God:
Ask Him for vision for it. Ask Him for His heart. Thank Him for building your team.
Jot down what the Lord speaks in your journal (or wherever you write down words of the Lord).