Do you have a plan in mind for the growth of your church? Does it involve programs that are targeted at particular needs; a something for everyone approach? Churches can become busy activity centers in providing things to attract outsiders to come. This is the opposite of the original church growth program. My followers expected that all of their familiar Jewish traditions and customs would continue for the new believers, but the Spirit led them to let go of most of most of their customary practices for the church to grow. Could you be approaching this question from the wrong direction? What are you willing to let go of to see growth in your church?

I have given you the Great Commission and I expect you to take it seriously. Do you realize that I take it seriously too? I realize it is a big job and am committed to do whatever it takes to assist you. Consider how I have intervened with miracles to open doors for my word to go forth. Consider the stores of Jonah, Peter and the vision of unclean animals, Phillip and his conversation with the Ethiopian eunuch. These are stories of very human encounters yet in each case I was willing to work miracles to stage the opportunities. If you take the Great Commission seriously I will do the same to open doors for you. 

After hearing that same question ring in my own head and heart for many MANY years, I finally did it! On September 1^st of 2015 I asked God Himself: AM I ENOUGH? That I was so hesitant to do so was a huge indicator of my core belief regarding my own value. The words below are from the nine pages of free flowing and uninterrupted journaled response that bubbled up from the still small voice of the One who created and loves me beyond my wildest hopes and dreams. 

Do you think of education as speculation? It is expensive to provide or obtain, but you don’t have to have a resume or proven potential to get one. Some will do great things with what they learn and others not as much. So it is an uncertain investment made in faith. This illustrates a larger principle, for your entire life is my investment. I have lavished resources upon you to bring you where you are today. I can see your potential. Will it be realized? I’m willing to take the chance that it will. You can facilitate this by consent, and seeing yourself at the center of a divine project to bring you into your destiny. I'm leaving town for a few days.