I was thinking of the decision to leave my job the last few days.
Well...it's something I think of often and piece my decision apart to
ensure that I heard God and made the right move. Though it's difficult for me to understand in the midst of my circumstances, I usually end my
thoughts reassured. So when I encounter someone along my path who I tell
if this journey, I'm not
completely clueless as to why they have a difficult time understanding my choice. And
then recently, I got a new perspective on the decision.
If our
nation were at war, and I had made a decision to drop everything and
fight in that war. Even if there were little to no pay involved, people
would not struggle to understand. If that very war was a threat to my
life--putting me in harm's way and risking death--people would consider
me valiant. Even if my family despised the decision, the support of my
nation and comrades would carry me through and reinforce the decision on
a daily basis.
And so it is in ministry. I believe that
there is a war between what's righteous and evil going on in this world. The Bible tells us we
war against "powers and principalities". I believe that people's
lives
are at stake if we don't do the work to fight for them; and I took
drastic measures to join the fight full time. I expect that some friends
and family may begrudge the choice I've made, but I'm girded up on
every side by comrades in the Kingdom who know the struggle and
understand the necessity. I have people I can call when I'm thrown of by
a tactical move made by the enemy or when I'm awed by the protection of
my God.
I say all of this to say that if you don't have those
type of comrades, you are fighting in the wrong unit. If you are
floundering out there trying to justify your decision, I encourage you
to start simply telling people you are a captain or general in battle
for a secret operatives team. That will quiet them. In the end, you must follow after what GOD said and not what man fears.
Be encouraged and stay focused!
MinD
