Thursday, October 16, 2008

The Call

A lotof soul-searching, rather God-searching went into the decision to go with HCJB Global. God directs us primarily through:

His Word
His Spirit
His direction of circumstances
Counsel of wise, trusted friends

When the search process got serious, I took a day to get with God. Norma was out of town on a Saturday. Ispent the entire day reading God's word, on my knees in prayer, on my face seeking His direction.

In my regular personal study, I was in the last part of Romans. And these are the verses that popped out that day and provided God's direction:

Those who were never told of Him will see. Those who've never heard will get the message. Romans 15.21

All the nations of the world can know the truth. Romans 16.25

How can they believe in Him if they've never heard of Him?
And how can they hear about Him unless someone tells them about Him?
And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent?
Romans 10.14-15

We asked God to write it on the mirror. Well, this was pretty close. When you tell God you'll do anything He asks, then you ask with sincere and open heart, then He gets your attention with these obvious statements, how can you say "no"?

I heard long time ago, you can't say "No, Lord." The two words don't go together. If he's Lord, you don't say no. The only correct answer is "Yes, Lord" "Yes, Sir!"

1 comment:

KM said...

Congratulations Wayne,

Your ministry in radio has touched our lives for years in a powerful way! We pray that your transition goes well. We attend Fellowship Bible in Brentwood, TN. I believe that we just inherited a colleague of yours as a teaching pastor, Michael Easley. I was looking for your contact information to locate Norma's email, and found your blog. Minnesota is always home, but Colorado is awfully nice. We are enjoying TN. Paul has 3 songs in the new Baptist Hymnal, as well as many other songs in the worship realm through LifeWay. I am teaching 2nd grade. Love it!

God has used you in so many ways. We look forward to hearing about this new adventure.

Sincerely,

Karolyn (and Paul) Marino