Sometimes we underestimate the power of the Holy Spirit. When we plant churches we often believe that it will be a while before they can stand on their own and we put practices into place which sometimes make them dependent on the church or person who founded them. We think they can't handle their own money or run their own programs. But in doing this we are making church planting about our doing and underestimating the power of the Holy Spirit.
I think a lot of times we put God in a box. We are certain that we can't accomplish the things we think He might be calling us to, and we are right. We can't accomplish them. But I think we also forget that we are never asked to accomplish them. We are asked to follow Christ and let Him work through us.
It makes me think of the story of Esther. Mordecai's response to her when she is faced with a decision that may cost her life is, "For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father's family will perish." God's plan will be carried out. It could be by someone else, but it will happen. The question isn't whether we can do it, the question is whether we will choose to follow God and allow Him to use us.
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