Obedience and Fruitfulness: The Story of the Events
// Obedience to God in the details leads to fruitfulness in the big things. // I am so humbled by the faithfulness of Jesus! I just returned from an incredible two months spent in the Middle East, and wanted to share a few of the sweets things that Jesus has done! By God’s grace, we ran an evangelistic event every Thursday night the last three weeks of our outreach in the Arab Gulf. The first week I sat down with two other leaders to plan it, and we started collaborating. Within 30-45 minutes, we had an incredible plan for an event that was super artsy, creative, strategic, and also bold in proclaiming the Gospel. It seemed perfect! But then it was as if Jesus walked up to our table... “Did you even ask me where to start with this event?” We were immediately humbled to realize that we had planned the entire event without first seeking his direction, wisdom, and strategy! As we began to seek him, he asked us to start with the HEART of the event - not just the practical...
