As we plan to host some 600 or more students for six days beginning next
week Monday here in Yei, I’m waking up to the essence of my faith.
Though the intensity of our prayers and preparation for this meeting continues to grow by the day, there’s still an uneasiness I feel, an anxiety I thought I should have overcome; having organized several conferences in the past and a largely successful camp last year.
Several times, I’ve wondered and people have asked, “What’s your aim with this?”
“Why invite all these students?”
“Don’t you see that many of them can’t even read properly and that will pose a big problem with understanding?”
“Will you have enough facilitators to handle the anticipated huge crowd?”
“Where will you get the money for this and that?”
“Can’t you plan something small and simple, with a few leaders, spend less money and time, and have little or no troubles to contend with?
If faith should always make sense, I’d probably answer these questions differently each time.
The deep ends of any river could be an exciting place to swim or fish, but they are often dangerous and sometimes lonely.
Heading that direction intentionally, especially when it’s not placid could seem foolish. However, that’s where faith for the impossible thrives.
Striving towards the deeper ends in faith is always expensive. It’s also a complicated place because of the assortment of confusions occasioned by the unimaginable challenges and the manner with which the problems suddenly fizzle out; forcing us to wonder again and again, “What just happened there?” (Psalm 107:23-30)
Abba smiles when our countenance glows in anticipation of His intervention at the deep ends of life. He’s thrilled by the shifts on the scale of our faith indicator. The rise and fall thereof are lovely to Him. But not the absence of it altogether.
The process of our spiritual formation which God jealously oversees involves
moments of fear, tears, doubt and uncertainty. You are either heading towards this direction, away from it or you are in the zone already. If God will be honored on account of your years on earth, you must tread this path of faith on His terms.
No two storms are the same. But they always have the same effect of either wrecking us or rousing us to the realities of our present spiritual condition.
Once again at this conference, there’s much uncertainty. But we’ll surely create a platform for God to be glorified; a
place to teach, inspire, instruct, correct and encourage and pray for those the
Lord will bring our way and open their hearts to receive His word. Hopefully, a
few would catch this flame and run with it to places we may never go.
The gift of faith is offered to all. I’m learning to use and grow my allocation. I hope you are too.
Kingdom Exploits With Uche 
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