Ready for Rain?

Hello out there. Once again, it has been several weeks since my last "thought". The great news is I have actually had a few thoughts, I just haven't had time to write them down. But I have this one thought that I want to share. It isn't a major scriptural idea or "Bible Study" thought as much as it is just a "life" thought.

I don't know how many of you have seen the film "Facing the Giants" I have seen it 5 times now. We are getting ready to show this film to our church this Sunday Evening I(dont' worry we have purchased the public viewing license so it is all on the up and up). Anway, there is a scene in the film that I want to relate to you as my thought for this post.

There is an older gentlemen who spends time prayer walking the little Christian School that is the setting for the film. He approaches the Head Football coach at this little school who happens to be struggling just a bit. He relates to him a story about 2 farmers who happen to be praying for rain in the midst of a major drought. Both farmers were praying equally hard, but one farmer only prayed, the other farmer prayed and prepared his field for the rain he believed that God would send. The old man asked the coach a very pressing question. "Which do you think was ready when the rain came" (my paraphrase!) The answer obviously is "the one who prepared for rain." The old man next asked the most powerful question I have ever pondered, "Which one are you most like" WOW!!

That set me thinkin' "Which one am I most like?" I spend time praying for revival, I spend time praying for God to redeem people I love. I spend time praying for a lot of things, but I wonder do I really believe God enough to prepare for the answer. I wonder am I preparing my field for the rain He plans to send.

The promise of Scripture is that God will send "rain", but He sends it when He is ready. I wonder will I be ready?

I wonder will you be ready? What are you asking God for in your life? Is it revival? Is it help? Is it peace? Is it something else? Do you believe He can provide what you are asking Him for? If you answer yes, then why are WE not preparing for God to answer?

My challenge to US is to make ready! To prepare our "fields" for God's outpouring of rain. God wants to work in you and through you. Please prepare yourself!

By His Grace and For His Glory,

Bro. Chad