When Your Decision Is Larger Than Your Ability... (Part 1)

Over the past few weeks we have been praying and seeking God's wisdom on what are our next steps as a church in regards to where we meet together. Over the past year we have been incredibly fortunate to have the space we currently have. Our Landlord is a great man who has been overly supportive of what God is doing. The banquet hall we rent out weekly has given us a very reasonable price and have given us a lot of freedom.

But knowing that this time is coming to a possible end has led us into some rather difficult waters as we try to figure out what the next step is in our journey. There are moments when this topic seems to be harder to decide than actually launching the church.

Because of this I have made (actually learned along the way) 4 things that has to be done when the decisions you are trying to make are larger than your current ability (I'm giving you one today and will blog the rest in the coming days):

1. Look for "God at Work" signs as mile markers.
You may have heard the ancient proverb "Every journey starts with the first step." Dr. Henry Cloud encourages people who are attempting to tackle big projects to "embrace their inner insect" (basically take the enormity of the project and not allow it to scare you away, instead tackle one small project at a time). I believe the same thought applies to your decision making. Look at it this way:

If you were traveling to ski in Keystone, CO and lived here in the metroplex, you would never make it if you were looking soley for the traffic signs that read "Keystone". Because the location is too far away and not relevant for most people in this area. What you have to do is take is one step at a time. Take 820 until you find the next step of 287, travel on that until what ever the next step is. USE THE MILE MARKERS TO GUIDE YOUR TRAVELS. Exit signs are valuable (especially if you are on the wrong road) Eventually you will make it to Keystone and along the way you will realize that the closer you are to your desitnation the more confidence you have because even the signs are starting to line up. If you are heading in the wrong direction, all hopes of arriving will halt and you will know it because your surroundings won't be right.

The same can apply in making decision. When attempting to make a large decision, break the project up. One way we have done this recently is by asking a question Andy Stanley writes about in "The Best Question Ever": Based on our past experiences, current circumstances and future hopes and dreams...What is the wise thing to do?

By breaking the decision into smaller bites you can start seeing the direction and leadings of your Heavenly Father. You will begin to see the torches of His leadings and will arrive at a decision destination with more confidence and much of the time quicker.

My fingers are falling off from all this typing.

Heart and Soul,
BAG
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