Jump start

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It would be handy if we could schedule the work of the Holy Spirit into our calendar, so that we could make plans for when WE want to get things DONE at church. Of course it doesn't work that way, which is a reminder that this is God's mission, not ours.

We have the good intentions. We might even have the vision. But what we need is for the Holy Spirit to grab a hold of our imagination, open our eyes to where the Spirit is already at work, and jump start us like a car battery so we can get moving.

We'll need to be ready for what we might consider detours (which aren't really detours to the Spirit) and for moments of waiting and anticipating (which are times to focus on God, not get distracted by lack of results).

If we follow the Spirit, the journey will prove to be worth the wait.