I believe God want us to take risks in sharing our faith. If we can do something on our own, then, why call on God at all. The past few years I have been praying for endeavors only God can do.
For example on October 6 our church is planning a Rocky Mountain Rendezvous from 1:00-6:00 pm. It will be an afternoon of fun and games surrounding mountain man and Native American themes. We will have log tossing, a two-man cross cut saw competition, hatchet throwing, knife throwing and their activities for children like gunny sack races. This was the dream of one of our deacons Ken Kiehlbauch. We have invited Native American Pastor James Skeets to open the afternoon and then close it with an evangelistic appeal. Music will be playing and food, including Indian fry bread, will be available throughout the event. We are currently inviting all of Montrose to attend the event.
This event is so much larger than our church. It will take everyone in our church and then some to pull it off. I think that’s the way God wants it. 2 Peter 1:5 says, “Make every effort to add to your faith goodness.” I’m convinced our efforts at goodness will reveal our faith in fresh ways to our community. 2 Peter 1:3 tells us we already have everything we need. So why add goodness to faith? We have the privilege of revealing God’s goodness through expressions of faith. His goodness in us become our expressions of goodness to others.
So let be like Gideon in the Bible who had his army pared down from thousands to 300 so God would get the credit in the defeat of the formidable Midianites. Where does God what you to practice risky faith?
