What if...

When Rick was finished his seminary degree and was going to go into a pastorate. He prayed and felt that God was calling him to start a new church. He got out a map of the US and narrowed down major cities across the nation. He looked for the fastest growing areas in the US because he thought that if a lot of people were moving there, they would need new churches to service them. So he ended up heading to Orange County, CA. Before he went though he asked his wife. He told her that he felt that God had called him to start this new church, and move their family from TX to CA. She said, "I believe in God, and I believe in you. So if God told you to do this I'll go with you."

Rick reflected that he often wonders what would have happened if she had said "no". What would the Kingdom of God be like? How would the lives of over 20,000 that he baptized be different?

I connected with this point. In my life to leave a church that I was very happy at, and showed great care to me was not an easy thing to do, but when I knew the Lord was leading me that way I talked to my wife. She never said she was comfortable with it, but she also never said no. My ministry is in great part due to her belief in God and me.

--Ben