Seems like that is a good question for all of us to hear. Often, it seems, the idols in our hands make it difficult to hear God's probing questions. Thank for sharing!
I guess this post is a prayer for wisdom. Your diagnosis of the average church attender is spot on. I know this because of our ministry experience in healing prayer. I have to believe that many pastors realize what they are facing every Sunday, and maybe even in their own lives. My (sport of) dilemma is discerning how to approach these pastors/leaders, probably in person, along with some pamphlets that I can leave with them about healing prayer, sexual health and/or restoration, and, in my case because I am a worship/professional musician, an offer to do worship seminars for their worship teams. I don't want to just barge in assuming that I know something that they need to learn from me, or from the Lord through me, but on the other hand, I know there is a need in these areas in many churches, many of which are sooooo conservative or closed that they just don't want to talk about these things. Lord, grant me grace, courage and wisdom for your calling and timing.
Last week our Pastor posed the question of Jesus asking each of us, “What’s that in your hand (what idol are you holding onto)? Aren’t I enough?”
“Aren’t I enough?”… that is a very diagnostic question.
Seems like that is a good question for all of us to hear. Often, it seems, the idols in our hands make it difficult to hear God's probing questions. Thank for sharing!
I guess this post is a prayer for wisdom. Your diagnosis of the average church attender is spot on. I know this because of our ministry experience in healing prayer. I have to believe that many pastors realize what they are facing every Sunday, and maybe even in their own lives. My (sport of) dilemma is discerning how to approach these pastors/leaders, probably in person, along with some pamphlets that I can leave with them about healing prayer, sexual health and/or restoration, and, in my case because I am a worship/professional musician, an offer to do worship seminars for their worship teams. I don't want to just barge in assuming that I know something that they need to learn from me, or from the Lord through me, but on the other hand, I know there is a need in these areas in many churches, many of which are sooooo conservative or closed that they just don't want to talk about these things. Lord, grant me grace, courage and wisdom for your calling and timing.
That's a good prayer for all Tsunami Surfers, brother!