Do It First

I really think MP hit a home run last Sunday in his sermon. You know MP could stand for "my pastor" but it doesn't. hehe

MP spoke of faith meaning RISK. He spoke of courage. He spoke of living a life with God meant some failure. He gave it a 50% failure rate.

Life group leaders were given some questions to answer. Since Life Group meets on Tuesday I never get these notes on time.

The first two questions are:

(1) In what ways are you doing what you are capable of? How do you feel about that?

The truth is I am doing a lot of things I am not capable of. I feel overwhelmed by this. I try to go from one job to the next in order to not feel overwhelmed. So my faith is not what it should be. And I feel maxed out in the courage department. In many way I try to avoid facing it.
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(2) In your past, what is one example where you attempted to do what you "could not" and God (in response) gave you "what you didn't have"?

A good example might help my faith right now. Often when singing anthems on Sunday nights I feel like that. But I do not get a lot of feedback. I have to trust it went well. Last week was a good example. Usually the bass section leader drowns out my untrained voice. But this week it did not. I could hear myself over the group. That might be because I was closest. That might mean I am singing too loud. In practice I was having trouble. Like many times I ask God to help me. I think he did. I think I hit the notes. That was God, really. But I do wonder if I was too loud. That might be a type of failure. But the congregation did clap for our effort. I should take that as positive feedback. But I remain insecure.