Sorry it has been so long since I have updated this. I really hope to NEVER let it go that long again. At any rate the rest of this week I want to take you all on a journey with me, a journey of what do we do "When Obedience Requires FAITH?" Are there times when GOD asks us to do things that require faith? Times when He asks us to do things that make no sense at all. If so, how do we take those steps of faith to do so? Also, are there scriptural examples of men/women in the bible that GOD asked to do CRAZY, things, and yet they were blessed for being obedient to HIS call!!! So to start this Journey together, let me tell you what the LORD has been doing in my life, and tomorrow we will begin our JOURNEY through the scriptures on "When Obedience Requires Faith."
In 2001 I was attending Auraria Campus in Denver, Colorado for my bachelors degree. One of the required classes we were supposed to take was a class on Entrepreneurship. In this class the teacher said we had to come up with our own business and then create it from the ground up and then present this before the class. I was excited about this, because here I am in a public school, and the teacher is going to give me 20 students undivided attention for 15 minutes. You gotta know I am given the GOSPEL!! So, after much thought and council with some Christian men in my life, I started to put together a Gospel Distribution and Training Center. I presented it before the class, and got to share the WHOLE Gospel in my presentation as well, it was really cool!! Anyways, as I was preparing this the LORD very clearly told me that I was going to do this some day. That some day, I would own, operate, and run my very own evangelism ministry.
As the years went on this was always on the forefront of all my thoughts, ideas, and passions. I would constantly see vacant buildings and start dreaming the dream again. During the past ten years I have stepped out three times to start this. The first time I gave myself and GOD a certain time for me to see if it was HIM or not. I caved! I got scared, I got cold feet and I stopped before I gave GOD the time to move in the ministry. I was also receiving council that I was going to be shirking my responsibilities by not taking care of my family. The second time I had some people very close to me get very upset that I was once again saying and going to do this, I again got scared and backed off. The third time was just this last January, and again had some people get upset I was doing this.......my problem was this, i was listening to much to MAN and not GOD. Galatians 1:10 says this: For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. Then again in 1 Corinthians 4 we see Paul say something similar: This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed. 2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 3 I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself. 4 My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. 5 Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God. Dont get me wrong, in the council of many there is wisdom; YES!! But, there are times too when we must step out and DO what GOD is telling us to do even if all oppose us!! (we will see some of these examples in scripture)
Six months ago I lead our Pastors and leaders in the state to a 40 days of prayer and fasting, the way Daniel fasted. This was leading up to an Evangelism Outreach Event at the Taste of Colorado. In the middle of this outreach God told me it was time to begin this ministry. I was also lead of the LORD to resign my full-time paid position at the church and step out in FAITH, and just trust that GOD would take care of us. You have to understand, I have 5 kids, and a wife, so this was something that I really needed to pray about. Now, if i was single, heck ya, here we go LORD......add 5 kids and a wife.......um LORD are you sure??? I spent 4 months in prayer and discussion with my wife and accountability partners over this. The answer I came to was this....YES LORD!! I will do what you ask...now please take care of us. I have officially started the ministry and as of January 1, 2011 will not have a paycheck coming in, but the LORD is good. I had a check come to me today for $500.00, just out of the blue......GOD is GOOD. Stay with me on this journey, and let us see what kind of GLORY GOD gets out of this.
Dan Christian
Sustainable Evangelism Ministries
sustainableevangelism@gmail.com
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