Entries from July 1, 2006 - August 1, 2006
Stand Down
Have you ever felt like you’ve been given the order to, “stand down” when you know that your help could’ve made a difference? It’s agonizing, isn’t it? Not only has it happened over and over again to US Special Operators, but it also happens over and over again throughout the Bible. When Christian service is being rendered in the proper motives and with the right heart, it can be withheld just as freely as it can be given. That’s a hard statement to accept – but it ultimately has everything to do with our level of trust in God. Does God really need me, and only me, in order to get his will accomplished? Isn’t it possible that I don’t see this situation from the same perspective as the Lord sees it? Can I trust him to even cause this to work together for my good? It was because of questions like these that Peter fled from Jesus, after swearing that he’d never leave him. What do we do when God does something we never guessed he’d do? Do we patiently trust him or do we melt down and “run for it?”
Scott Bane
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EmailFerrari in the Garage
My meditation lately has been focused on making this concept of Christian Special Forces even more practical. In my humble opinion, the Church has a lot of the “Ferrari-in-the-Garage” mentality. There are still many leaders that don’t recognize the amazing potential for powerful, fruitful service that is parked in the “pews” every week. Don’t you think most people are waiting to be invited or asked to do something great? If they don’t get asked, they just begin to believe that they’re not really needed. Then, they either develop a sense of dullness and insensitivity to needs, or they get restless and start wandering to other churches – not really knowing why. They haven’t put their finger on it, but I bet their longing and restlessness is a search for action and significance. An important aspect of the Special Forces analogy in my mind is captured in this statement: What you do counts! “Ministry” is not for the professionals – it’s not just up to the clergy, even if that’s what they think.