God, am I doing what you want me to do? That is the question I have been asking the Lord the past few days. I have felt for a long time (6 years to be exact), that God has called me to church planting. The idea was birthed in my heart in 2002 on a military deployment. I prayed to God and asked him to help me by sending me to a place where I could learn church planting. When I returned from deployment, my family and I joined Mountain View Community Church (a 7 year old church at the time led by its founding pastor). I served there 4 years. In 2005, my family and I became core members of Diamond Valley Community Church (a daughter church of Mountain View Community Church). We served there for 2 years in key positions. I loved both churches and felt that God was preparing me for church planting along the way.
Now I am unsure. I have been asking God if church planting is my assignment, or did I misread Him. My uncertainty has been brought on by conversations with family members that I love and respect. In the face of this uncertainty, I have decided to ask God for confirmation of His will. At my best, I can be stubborn and single-minded. I want to know that I am following Him and not my perception of what I think He wants.
“The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever.” 1 John 2:17 (NASB95)
