Islands in the Stream

I was getting kinda overwhelmed by just how many ‘streams’ there are in Christianity today.

Here I am in my part of the world in Australia with a bunch of leaders/Churches I relate to, and then online where I am swimming with a bunch of awesome and slightly geeky children’s pastors who may be completely different denomination/tribe/stream but united through our calling to children…

And then there are massive streams I am vaguely aware of, from massive Churches in South America and Korea to House Church movements in China and India.

There are at least 12 Christian TV networks I know of showing Churches with 24/7 prayer going on, huge conferences and a vast array of preachers from all over the globe impacting thousands of people.

The kingdom of God is WIDE.

Just when you think you are doing all right in an area, you see someone else doing 1000 times better… it’s like being the fastest kid in your primary school, then getting to High School and all of a sudden becoming average overnight…

Its enough to keep a man humble (I hope).

There will always be someone better than you at what you do, but only you can do what God has called you to do.

Sure, pop your head up and check out the other lane, the other diovan generic availability river… but you will never accomplish what God has for you by wishing you were swimming somewhere else – swim in the stream, run your race, dog paddle in the pool God has for you!

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