Technical Difficulties

Victory Church's theater campus has a live satellite feed of Pastor Curt's sermon each week.  That means the internet has to work both at the Greenfield campus and at the theater.  That means the cameras and the video feed have to work.  And if all of that fails, that means our back up video has to work.  It's crazy to think that ALL that technology decided it just wasn't going to work.  Not just one week, but two in a row.  Of course, maybe it's not so crazy when you think of what our purpose is...of what we're trying to accomplish...of the eternal difference we're trying to make.  Maybe it's not so crazy when you think of the bigger battle that's taking place here besides just technical difficulties.  A spiritual battle.  I believe satan has been doing everything he can to frustrate and interfere in the work God's been trying to orchestrate. 

Two weeks in a row, technology has failed.
But two weeks in a row, God showed up.

Two weeks in a row, things haven't gone the way we planned.
But two weeks in a row, things went the way God planned.

Two weeks in a row, there have been glitches and frustrations.
But two weeks in a row, God has stepped in and worked in spite of it all.

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in the frustration of difficulties and get upset when things don't follow our plan.  It just makes me curious.  I wonder what would happen if we would step back and realize that even our best laid plans pale astronomically in light of God's plans.  I wonder what would happen in the middle of those frustrations if we would recognize the movement of God and realize that maybe He has something greater that He wants to accomplish through the things we consider to be "failures".

Pastor Eric has been phenomenal at stepping in and handling our "technical difficulties".  He mentioned something last week that has stuck with me.  Sure, we were missing out on the planned sermon that we should have seen via our live feed, but the thing is, maybe someone came that morning and desperately needed to hear the message that was being shared in its place?!  With that kind of perspective...a God focused perspective...every stumbling block we face becomes far less discouraging.

I believe God can take any failure and turn it around for our good.  He can take any seemingly messed up situation and use it for His glory.  He can use us through our technical difficulties to share Christ and change lives.

Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails.