January marks a transition month in the life of our church. We are in the process of transitioning from Advent and the Season of Christmas to the season of Epiphany and Lent. We are further in the middle of planning for the transition from one church year to the next. Personally, many of us began the month by making resolutions, or at least looking forward to what 2009 might hold in store for us. Hopefully we are looking at the transition from winter and moving towards spring. Each of us as the leaders of the Ryot Church must be looking now to the future and listening for God’s calling and leading in our lives individually and collectively.
Even as the past year has brought significant change, so too 2009-2010 will likely hold significant change for us. Many fear that change. After all, change marks the passage into the unknown. We are comfortable with the past and the present, but altogether uncomfortable with the future. The future lies just beyond our control and perception. It is unknown, like looking with intent into the blackness and finding no definition, no clarification.
As leaders and as Disciples of Jesus Christ, we must not fear the future nor fear change. After all, the God that we serve is God in the future as well. We must claim Jeremiah 29.10b-11 as his promise to us, “I'll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back home. I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.” The Message. God’s calling to us is to be faithfully obedient and to follow him in HIS plans.
God wants to do great things in his church. The challenge for disciples and for leaders is, “Will they surrender their agendas, their resources, their talents and their lives to follow God’s will without question.” My prayer is that you will join me in this exciting journey into God’s plan.
Even as the past year has brought significant change, so too 2009-2010 will likely hold significant change for us. Many fear that change. After all, change marks the passage into the unknown. We are comfortable with the past and the present, but altogether uncomfortable with the future. The future lies just beyond our control and perception. It is unknown, like looking with intent into the blackness and finding no definition, no clarification.
As leaders and as Disciples of Jesus Christ, we must not fear the future nor fear change. After all, the God that we serve is God in the future as well. We must claim Jeremiah 29.10b-11 as his promise to us, “I'll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back home. I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.” The Message. God’s calling to us is to be faithfully obedient and to follow him in HIS plans.
God wants to do great things in his church. The challenge for disciples and for leaders is, “Will they surrender their agendas, their resources, their talents and their lives to follow God’s will without question.” My prayer is that you will join me in this exciting journey into God’s plan.
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