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by Dennis Wheeler
Doug & Phyllis Fox are a wonderful Christian family and are an active part of the body of Christ at Central Christian in Jonesborough. After much prayer and seeking God's direction - - Doug & Phyllis announced this past Sunday morning that they have decided to enter full-time Christian ministry. Doug will be resigning his secular job in the next two months and they are absolutely open to where God will lead them. Needless to say...they are apprehensive and excited at what awaits them down the road!
Do you ever look down the road of life and become a bit overwhelmed at all the tasks, changes, expectations, responsibilities and challenges?
Boy, I sure do!!! I start to fret and worry and think..."Oh, I need to do this!" "I had better be preparing for that!" And before I realize it - - my life is in a panic mode!!
I wonder if Moses felt this way when God called him to lead the Israelites out of captivity? Think about this...God says, "Hey, Moses! Why don't you get things ready and lead the Israelites out of their bondage and into a dry and barren wilderness. You might want to pack some extra supplies...plan on about 3.5 million people."
Did you ever stop and realize that...
[list] Just to feed that many people would have required 1,500 tons of food each day!
Moses would need 4,000 tons of firewood each day just to cook the food!
Moses would need 11,000,000 gallons of water each day![/list]
What about a campground? There were no KOA or Good Sam campgrounds nearby with an inground pool, playground and mini-golf course! In fact, to camp out for the night would require an area about two-thirds the size of the state of Rhode Island!
And to top it all off...they have to cross the Red Sea!! If they went double-file, the line would have been 800 miles long and would have required 35 days and nights to get through.
Now - - do you think Moses calculated all this before he accepted God's call and stepped out in faith?
Probably!
But what it all boils down to is this . . . Moses believed God!!
Hmmmm!! Do you need to STOP calculating the risks in your life and STEP OUT in faith?
Does your church need to STOP looking at the challenges and START trusting?
What God calls us to, HE WILL provide the resources necessary to complete the task!!
As individuals and as His church, let's follow Moses' leading ... STEP OUT and BELIEVE!!!
He serves as the Senior Pastor with southwest Virginia church... a loving church family in Abingdon.
He and his wife Sharon have been married for over 27 years and are the proud parents of two beautiful daughters, one son-in-law, and two precious grandchildren, the second arrived arrived on the scene in September 2004!!
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