Passionate for God's best

My thoughts this morning are filled with options and possibilities...things like where to meet, what kind of meeting should we have this week, should we eat together afterwards or before etc! I have heard about the 'paralysis of choice' and know exactly the truth of that concept. I feel sometimes it would be much easier, and would feel more successful even, if we just went down the road of doing pretty much the same thing in the same place, week on week.

The problem we have is that we can't do it - for us it would be wrong - because of what we have seen of the passion of God for his church, for his world. Bryn Jones coined the phrase 'prisoners of divine purpose' and that exactly sums it up.

I am realising more and more that this Coventry adventure is not about us doing things how we want, or having the chance to express our own particular style - it is God's plan, his mission, his church, his world. Our job? Simply to listen and obey as best we know how. If we get caught on what we like, we'll become inflexible and stale. If we can be spiritual enough to seek the ever-deepening revelation of the Holy Spirit, I am 100% convinced we will see something awesome happen in this city.

O God, keep me humble, tender, flexible....obedient.