10.03.07 thequest UPdate

thequest family,

The feeling of making a decision--should I do thisor this thing I really want to do? Back and forth the ball rolls in our brain. Sometimes we even feel our gut start to tighten. Pros and cons are run down on each side of the decision. The moments are intense. To make decisions isn't always very simple. Sometimes we choose wisely, and sometimes we don't.

Last night, I got to experience the glow of someone who made the better choice. A pretty major "TV" event was going on in our city which would have been so much fun to go to. She was planning on going. Ah, but it was also the night of our house church gathering. A decision had to be made. She mused, "What am I going to do?"

Some had been informed about the fun chance to go to this event and had given their blessing as a neat opportunity for the couple. This couple had been released from the expectation of attending the house church gathering. I assumed her decision had been made.

Our family is late showing up (the pumpkin bread took too long--honest). I saw the couple's car outside, but thought it must have been someone else's. Then to my surprise the couple was there. I never really inquired about what happened in the decision process, but I was encouraged in my spirit. It wasn't really a sacrifice, but it was a choice. And I had some anticipation building to see how God would use this.

So as we gather into the living room. A boom box comes out and to kick off our time, she sings a song for us. It was "Heartsong," by title and by expression. Truly her heart in love with God and her desire to grow shined through each note With tears after singing, she shared about how God had shown such amazing love to her and how she wanted to grow to love Him more.

As the night went on, the leader facilitated a great time in the Word and we closed with a powerful prayer time for those we are concerned about. An important time in the life of our spiritual family and I think in the whole of the Kingdom of Heaven.

A decision was made sometime in the afternoon that greased the wheels for this to occur. The impact of the little decision rolled into much more. The glow was apparent in this woman. A lesson was learned. Choose wisely.

I don't write this to be legalistic on "going to church every week," but to highlight the impact of decisions we make, even the little ones. Let's be wise. Let's make good and Godly decisions repeatedly...it's truly where good and Godly character come from.

Press on,
Mike

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