Fasting

As much as I don’t like it, I am starting one this week. I will soon be calling the leadership to a fast. Then the church. But I figure I need to lead and be engaged in it first. There are some things that our church needs some breakthroughs in. Some very key areas. And I sense it’s time for a fast.

If we are not careful, we can use a fast to manipulate God. We can fast to get Him to put His power and authority behind our agenda. But maybe fasting is more about making a way for God to manipulate us to submit more to His  power and authority and ultimately His agenda.

100 and 0

I got the communication cards today and on three different cards, people wrote what a great service it was today.

One person visited today. I tried to talk to them on the way out. I asked if they filled out a guest card. After some small talk, they advised they wouldn’t be coming back. Wow. 100 to 0. Got the spectrum covered.

Nothing was said to the couple that I know of that would have set them off to make them not come back. Nothing amazing was said to the other couples out of the norm to make them come back. What’s the difference? Beats me. Style. Flavor. Worship style. No hymnals. Who knows.

I just know that I really want everyone to love our church. But it’s just not always going to happen. I just know that there are days when our service is less than stellar. And still people come back.

So what’s the deal? It had better always ALWAYS be about Jesus or we are cooked.