Reflections on the Deep

It's always funny or interesting for me after I've preached a sermon or a series to see the "goodie" I got out of all that studying and listening. The recent "Launch Into the Deep" series was actually a lot of fun and a little different than most of my series in that it was based on people and their experiences with God. I had hoped that it would help guide all of us to take natural next steps in trusting God in our daily lives. At the end of it all, I suppose everyone had their own "nuggets" they took to heart. Hopefully, they were taken to heart for life transformation. The thing that I got after a few days had gone by was this: God does the big stuff...the miracle stuff, and we (whether our name is Moses, Abraham, Paul, Norman, _______your name) simply do little stuff like walking, talking, just simply obeying and serving God right where we are at. Billy Graham preached simple messages. All he did was talk. God blessed that. Missionaries learn languages to talk. They get on boats to go where God wants them. All we do is walk and talk, and God uses our obedience to move mountains. We "walk on water" when we trust Jesus. No one can do what you can do. No one else has the influence or connection with the people you do. So when God calls you to walk, simply walk. When He calls you to talk, simply talk. Let God do what only He can do and don't you worry about the rest.