Reverend Pamela Fitkin, First Baptist Church Simcoe
As a pastor people come to me and say things like, “I have an idea”, anything from: new activity at church, in their work or personal life. I respond with, “great, try it, just go for it”. Sadly, some people have all kinds of reasons why they can’t try something new, often because of fear. I remind them Holy Scripture tells us, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you” (Matthew 7:7). Here, we have the promise that God hears us, knows our desires and is willing to support us, we just have to try.
We also have to connect with God in prayer and tell him, I am interested in this or that, and ask him to reveal his will about those things. One way of discovering God’s will is to indeed take a step of faith and simply try. If we don’t ask, or endeavour, nothing will ever happen. At First Baptist Church Simcoe, where I am serving, the dear folks there are so excited to serve one another and the community that the church is bursting with activities. They are answering God’s call of participating in renewal, everyday. Recently, some people have approached me with new ideas and we have begun to discern what fresh movement of the Spirit is happening including, kicking off a new Young Adult Fellowship Group and our first ever Hobby Show, showcasing the hobbies and gifts of members. My encouragement then is, if you have an idea, share it, do not be afraid and trust God for support. God is still in the business of renewal and the Spirit may just be waiting for us to say, I am going to ask, seek and knock.
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