Yesterday, Mo covered chap. 4.Today, I'm covering chap. 5.
Tomorrow, MeeGee's covering chap. 6
In chap. 5, Billy talks about resources--a subject that isn't exactly my forte. So I'll write it in 2 voices--obviously, deferring to Billy's voice for wisdom; but adding a lil of "Her" spin too...
Billy said:
"The bottom line is this: leaders, don't shy away from the resource challenge. Plunge into it. Learn from it. Let God stretch your faith because of it. And then, dream with me of the day when a river of resources will be pouring into local churches all around the world so that the work of God can flourish."
Her said:
Good word, Billy! Being married to the "finance guy," I've learned that there's never gonna be enough moo-lah. But I've also learned that as our leaders lose sleep, occasionally agonize & utterly depend on God for resources--it's made them pillars of faith. I imagine that God NOT giving our church all the resources we need has been one of our biggest banners of faith to a faith-deficit world.
Billy said:
"In Psalm 50:12 God himself says that 'the world is mine, and all that is in it.' God's resources, in other words, are unlimited."
Her said:
Tru dat, Billy! God's got unlimited resources for His church AND for us! But if He gave us everything we needed, everywhere, all the time--He'd be very sad because we wouldn't need Him. He loves--we trust--He provides.
Convo Question:
Why is it so hard to trust God with our resources or our need of them?
Good word, Billy! Being married to the "finance guy," I've learned that there's never gonna be enough moo-lah. But I've also learned that as our leaders lose sleep, occasionally agonize & utterly depend on God for resources--it's made them pillars of faith. I imagine that God NOT giving our church all the resources we need has been one of our biggest banners of faith to a faith-deficit world.
Billy said:
"In Psalm 50:12 God himself says that 'the world is mine, and all that is in it.' God's resources, in other words, are unlimited."
Her said:
Tru dat, Billy! God's got unlimited resources for His church AND for us! But if He gave us everything we needed, everywhere, all the time--He'd be very sad because we wouldn't need Him. He loves--we trust--He provides.
Convo Question:
Why is it so hard to trust God with our resources or our need of them?























