theSHIFT is my Jericho

A couple weeks ago, Pastor Jeff used the battle of Jericho as an example when preaching about significance and I scribbled a note to myself that "theSHIFT is my Jericho." He talked about how the Israelites marched around the walls of Jericho fruitlessly for seven days and seven times on the seventh day before God tore down the walls. God promised VICTORY, but He demanded OBEDIENCE for it to come to pass!

Interestingly enough, the Friday before that sermon was preached, we had SEVEN people at theSHIFT besides my wife and I. I have to admit that I was discouraged. I felt like maybe we were doing something wrong, maybe God didn't really call us to do it in the first place, maybe someone else could do it better, maybe, maybe, maybe... But when I heard this sermon I knew that God was telling me that my SIGNIFICANCE is not in my SUCCESS, but in my OBEDIENCE... Only God can ultimately provide victory! We just have to keep walking around the walls until we get the signal to "Shout! For the Lord has given [us] the city!"

Marching around the walls,
Curtis