Undercover Pastor

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
       neither are your ways my ways,”
       declares the LORD.
“As the heavens are higher than the earth,
       so are my ways higher than your ways
       and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
- Isaiah 55:8-9

Our church is making an important decision about whether we should purchase a piece of property in Southport - an area of new development here in West Sacramento.  Eleanor and I visited the land and prayed over it.  We could feel the potential of the ministry that could be done there.

I’d like to go to our church board (Session) and say, “Let’s do this!  Can’t you see the possibilities?!?”  But that’s not my job.  This is not a nonnegotiable.  It may or may not be the best way for out church to move forward, but unless the board wants it, we can’t go ahead.

In this and other areas, I have to trust that God is at work.  This passage from Isaiah showed up today on our church website as the daily scripture reading.  Nice timing.  I have to trust that God will work through the session.  My job is to help them consider it properly and encourage them to seek God’s wisdom.  The rest is up to them!  God’s ways truly are above my ways and God’s thoughts truly are above my thoughts.  I’ll let you know what happens next.

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