"Every organization must ask, 'What would be lost if we disappeared?"
What organization are you a part of? Have you asked yourself this question?
I also ask myself sometimes, "What might have happened if we had never existed to begin with? What difference is C4C making that wouldn't be made if we weren't here?"
I want to ask each of you these same questions. Pause and consider what would be lost if your organization no longer existed. Would it matter? If so, in what way(s) would it matter? Maybe you aren't part of an organization, so if that's the case, replace "organization" with "my contribution."
Keeping the vision of the organization (or "call") before me helps me stay in the game when my flesh wants to take a permanent vacation...or at least a reallllly long one! It's important that we, as leaders, continue to do at least one thing each day that lines up with the vision God has given us--for Church 4 Chicks it's to not only reach our city for Christ, but to also --as time goes by-- begin to equip other people--women in particular-- to reach their cities for Christ as well. It's vital that we keep the vision before us and that we encourage one another in this as well.
As I hear from people in other cities and even other countries who love what they see us doing here in our little corner of the globe, it encourages me to hear the confirmation that God IS in this!! God DID initiate this whole thing and it is HE who will sustain it! The pressure is not on our shoulders for the victory of this ministry or for lives to be changed! The pressure for success in your organization doesn't rest solely on your shoulders either.
The fact remains, though, that He has invited US to be a part of it.
So, what would happen if we no longer did our part? Remember in the story of Esther when Mordecai challenged Esther to step up to the plate and assume her God-given role in her time, her culture, her life? Remember when he said to her, "For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father's family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?" (Esther 4:13) Mordecai was teaching a very important biblical principle: God is in control. Circumstances never dictate the probability of victory to come. God will have His will and way accomplished. He invites us to be a part of it. We have a choice. Our choices have consequences.
God placed Esther supernaturally into the exact position she needed to be in to do the exact thing He wanted her to do. If Esther had chosen to remain silent--unengaged in what God was doing, hidden, disobedient--God was still going to bring deliverance to His people, but she would have missed out on the incredible opportunity to participate in the story of redemption. She would have missed out on being an instrument in God's hands to bring deliverance, not only to the Jews, but to her dear friend and adopted father, Mordecai. There are consequences to our choices/actions. The seeds we plant today are the fruit we'll eat tomorrow. And, this is actually really good news!
Our willingness to trust and obey God in the crucial times of our organizations is a vital ingredient to how much each of us will get to experience and enjoy the blessings of the victories God already has in store!
So, what is the vision you have for your organization? Your family? Your ministry?
What would be lost if it disappeared?
