It Will Cost You Something

I love when something new is just around the horizon. I am all about seeing something come about from nothing. The thing about something coming out of nowhere is that there is typically a birthing that takes place that is painful.
Shayla and I have been fully invested in this adventure of church planting. We have left family, friends, successful careers and comfort to go make something from nothing. This has totally been one of the most painful processes I have ever been a part of in my life. I never realized the time, effort, mental anguish, and financial resources it would take to make Coastal Community Church a reality here in Ft. Lauderdale.
I have realized that if God is going to do something BIG in you and through you it will cost you. It might cost you some friends who think you are stupid or lost your mind. It might cost you your job, because it is a conflict of interest with what you already do. It may cost you a lot of money because everything and I mean everything costs money or it may cost you YOUR LIFE.
The thing that I have learned more about in planting this church is that God wasn’t after me for my ability to preach, lead people, or build relationships, but the thing He was after was my life. He didn’t just want some parts of me but He wanted all of me, fully and completely. God isn’t interested in what we can do for Him, don’t get me wrong, He wants us doing things, but more than anything He just wants US. He wants us to love, trust and obey Him in everything.
Now following God is the adventure of a lifetime. I am having a blast planting this church, seeing lives transformed and building a community of believers that is desperate for the things of God, but it will cost you something.
I want to challenge you, just like God has challenged me, to follow God with everything and pay for it with your life. The adventure is waiting FOR YOU!