Not Without Sacrifice

In the middle of a vivid dream a pastor is suddenly awake:
Clarity comes from above and he sees his great mistake--
He reaches for the pen and paper on the side of his bed,
Then begins to quickly write what the Lord just said

It was wrong for our congregation to set building goals:
We need to turn it around and reach out to lost souls--
But--go ahead and build the new church building anyway:
When we bring in the harvest we'll need the space!

A vision was born as the pastor wrote out the plan:
"Each one reach one family" --we'll do all we can--
We'll prove God is great when we step out in faith,
Believing He will draw souls home when we pray

A dream, goal and vision will not happen on its own--there is a price--
Remember nothing great will ever be achieved for God--not without sacrifice

--bro. tim pickl
Tuesday January 15, 2008 A.D.

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