Perfect Conditions

Some of us wait on everything to be exactly perfect before we do anything. However, Ecclesiastes 11:4 says, "He that observes the wind shall not sow; and he that regards the clouds shall not reap." What Solomon is saying is, there is never going to be a perfect situation to do what God has called us to do. There will always be some opposition. There will always be something to cause us to want to wait or to doubt. We have to trust in God and go forward. I spoke with a lady from a local church here in Rock Hill this week about building in these tough economic times. She told me that her church had bought property several years ago and had actually sold the building they were worshipping in in anticipation of building on their newly aquired property. Then the economy bottomed out. So now they are worshipping in a rented location waiting for the "right" time. In talking to her I was reminded of our situation this time last year. We had to decide to go forward or wait and we decided to trust in what we felt the Lord telling us to do, so we built. We had been attempting to do something for several years and now things were finally coming together right when things around us were falling apart. However, we were able to get a loan with an excellent rate when banks were not lending to churches to build and we were able to have alot of things and time donated. My point is, when it is God's time, go for it. It may not seem like everything around you is going right, but if everything in you is, follow God. We the church must put our faith, not in the world around us, but in the God that we serve. God will do great things in those that trust Him. God bless