Who'll Stop the Rain

I found it ironic that one of the songs that the band played before the DD program was "Who'll Stop the Rain" by Credence Clearwater Revival. At 8:00 in the morning the rain started coming down, and we made the decision to move inside. Can I just say something that everyone thought?

Why did God let it rain on Doubt Day? We had four weeks without rain and it rained on DD. There was a certain disappointment that came with the rain. I had told Matt while designing the promotion material that we needed to communicate the outdoor venue because it was part of the Ethos of the event. He reminded me of that first thing Sunday morning. But I also had this thought. That DD wasn't our thing, it was God's thing. We prayed and came away with a plan for DD. We believed God had a plan. And then it rained. It is ironic yet again that it is so easy for us, as Christians, to doubt. Why do we doubt that it was God's plan when it rains? Why aren't we trusting enough to say, "the rain is part of God's plan."? That's how I see it.

As I've reflected on this event one thing that I've wondered is if God limited the number of people that would be there, so that I would have closer contact with a few than be split among many. I think there is a maturation process that we're going through as a church...something about crawling but wanting to sprint. We'll keep trusting God for great things and know that in his timing we'll be ready for the marathon.

--Ben