Free Christian Philosophy: Everyone Has a Philosophy. It's The Lens Through Which They View The World and Make Decisions. by Andrew Wommack Page B
Authors: Andrew Wommack
what do you think?”
I said, “You lost me the moment you said that you know God is telling you to go.”
If God tells you to do something, then you just do what God tells you to do. Why would you even debate it? God is the Creator of the universe, He knows all things, and He knows what is best for you. Why would you care what anybody else thinks, or what people might say about you? In comparison with God, no one else’s opinion should matter.
Your relationship with God should soak all the way down to the very core of your being. When that happens, your actions will be determined by your philosophy instead of by your environment or emotions. It really simplifies life to realize Jesus is Lord, and you aren’t. Then, when God tells you to do something, you just do it. This attitude is one part of a Christian philosophy that will really simplify your life.
I couldn’t tell you how many people have told me over the years that they felt God was calling them to come to Charis Bible College, but they didn’t think it was wise to go. They’ve said, for instance, that it’s only ten years until they retire. They were focused on securing their financial future, and they were leaning unto their own understanding. My opinion is that when God wants you to do something ten years from now, He’ll tell you ten years from now. If God is telling you now, He either wants you to do it now, or He wants you to start taking the necessary steps to get the ball in motion. Some things take a while to come to pass, so God will give you instruction in advance, but when God tells you to do something, you just do it. That’s all there is to it.
The first time I drove through the tiny town of Pritchett on the eastern edge of Colorado, I was not impressed. The landscape was a flat, treeless plain as barren as any desert. The only shrubbery I could see was planted in people’s yards, which didn’t exactly provide lush green scenery considering only 140 people lived in the entire town. It looked like the end of the earth to me. I started joking with a friend who was in the car with me about how God was going to send him to this small village on the edge of nowhere.
“Thus saith the Lord,” I told him. “You’re being called to Pritchett, Colorado.” We had a good time laughing about that. If it wasn’t the edge of the world, you could see it from there—it was that close.
I stopped in Pritchett to preach at a church of ten people. We saw a man raised from the dead, and church attendance jumped up to around 100 people. They wanted me to stay and continue teaching them the full Gospel.
“You can’t just come in here, challenge everything we thought we knew about God, and then leave town,” they said.
I just laughed and said, “No way, I am not moving to Pritchett!”
No part of me wanted to live in Pritchett, but as we were driving out of town, I began to sense in my heart that God was telling me to stay there and teach the people the Word. By the time we got back to our house in Childress, Texas, I knew I was supposed to move. From a purely logical standpoint, there was no reason for me to go. The church only had ten members, they had no money, the church building was too small, and the town had nothing going for it. I could have given you a thousand reasons why it didn’t seem like a good idea.
How could I fulfill my big vision in such a small place? Pritchett wasn’t on the way to anywhere. It wasn’t a stepping-stone to something better. It was a dead end. The only way to leave Pritchett was feet first, in a coffin. That’s exactly the way I felt.
On the other hand, I was prospering in Childress, Texas. For the first time since I started in ministry, it looked like I might succeed. We had food and money on a regular basis, and things were going well for us. Our church had 50 or 60 people in regular attendance, I had a broadcast on the local radio station, and our church was making a difference. Everything was going
I said, “You lost me the moment you said that you know God is telling you to go.”
If God tells you to do something, then you just do what God tells you to do. Why would you even debate it? God is the Creator of the universe, He knows all things, and He knows what is best for you. Why would you care what anybody else thinks, or what people might say about you? In comparison with God, no one else’s opinion should matter.
Your relationship with God should soak all the way down to the very core of your being. When that happens, your actions will be determined by your philosophy instead of by your environment or emotions. It really simplifies life to realize Jesus is Lord, and you aren’t. Then, when God tells you to do something, you just do it. This attitude is one part of a Christian philosophy that will really simplify your life.
I couldn’t tell you how many people have told me over the years that they felt God was calling them to come to Charis Bible College, but they didn’t think it was wise to go. They’ve said, for instance, that it’s only ten years until they retire. They were focused on securing their financial future, and they were leaning unto their own understanding. My opinion is that when God wants you to do something ten years from now, He’ll tell you ten years from now. If God is telling you now, He either wants you to do it now, or He wants you to start taking the necessary steps to get the ball in motion. Some things take a while to come to pass, so God will give you instruction in advance, but when God tells you to do something, you just do it. That’s all there is to it.
The first time I drove through the tiny town of Pritchett on the eastern edge of Colorado, I was not impressed. The landscape was a flat, treeless plain as barren as any desert. The only shrubbery I could see was planted in people’s yards, which didn’t exactly provide lush green scenery considering only 140 people lived in the entire town. It looked like the end of the earth to me. I started joking with a friend who was in the car with me about how God was going to send him to this small village on the edge of nowhere.
“Thus saith the Lord,” I told him. “You’re being called to Pritchett, Colorado.” We had a good time laughing about that. If it wasn’t the edge of the world, you could see it from there—it was that close.
I stopped in Pritchett to preach at a church of ten people. We saw a man raised from the dead, and church attendance jumped up to around 100 people. They wanted me to stay and continue teaching them the full Gospel.
“You can’t just come in here, challenge everything we thought we knew about God, and then leave town,” they said.
I just laughed and said, “No way, I am not moving to Pritchett!”
No part of me wanted to live in Pritchett, but as we were driving out of town, I began to sense in my heart that God was telling me to stay there and teach the people the Word. By the time we got back to our house in Childress, Texas, I knew I was supposed to move. From a purely logical standpoint, there was no reason for me to go. The church only had ten members, they had no money, the church building was too small, and the town had nothing going for it. I could have given you a thousand reasons why it didn’t seem like a good idea.
How could I fulfill my big vision in such a small place? Pritchett wasn’t on the way to anywhere. It wasn’t a stepping-stone to something better. It was a dead end. The only way to leave Pritchett was feet first, in a coffin. That’s exactly the way I felt.
On the other hand, I was prospering in Childress, Texas. For the first time since I started in ministry, it looked like I might succeed. We had food and money on a regular basis, and things were going well for us. Our church had 50 or 60 people in regular attendance, I had a broadcast on the local radio station, and our church was making a difference. Everything was going
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