Casting vision always comes with a price.
God has this habit of calling people to do things that are beyond their capablilities, so He can get the glory. That means, when they begin to share the vision with other people, the chance of people laughing, mocking, and ridiculing that individual is pretty high.
If you care about public opinion, you will never be used by God. If you care about popular "church people" opinions, you'll never be used by God. In my opinion, if you take most people's opinion seriously at all, you're going to spend alot of time wasting your life, and totally miss out on what God is calling you to.
Often, the most dangerous people in the world are people that you think you should listen to. Family members, in-laws, pastors, teachers, friends etc. Sometimes these people think that not only should they have the right to spout their opinion of your life all of the time, but that you are obligated to listen and care what they think.
I believe in being teachable. But here is my practical question. I have DOZENS of people every week telling me what I should or should not do. Who should I listen to? People love to quote "in a multitude of counselors there is safety." The funny thing is, most people see themselves as qualified to be your counselor. Who should you stop and listen to? Who should affect your decisions? How long should you spend contimplating the opinions of man?
Sometimes I think the best thing you can do is stop listening and just follow Jesus. Maybe just for a short period of time, drown out the noise. Listen for the voice of God and then OBEY! It's going to confuse some people. It's gonna piss some people off. You may even get some interesting emails (I always do.) But at the end of the day, God's voice is the only one that truly matters. If people aren't pointing you to Jesus, they're just spewing hot air anyways. You don't have to listen.
God has told Relevant Truth Church to plant RTC locations in big cities all over the US, and then outside our borders. We are going to leverage technology to reach thousands for Jesus. I would love for you to be part of the vision that God has given us. We would love for you to be part of what God has called us to. If you're not, we love you.
Just some random thought today. I love you guys
Josh
