This past Sunday Pastor Kevin Weaver introduced the CRAZY CAMPAIGN to us at EPIC Church. The basic idea is to raise $30,000 in 22 weeks. When my husband first mentioned the idea of this CRAZY CAMPAIGN to me I thought, “Are you crazy?” (no pun, just my thought). “Have you been living in a cave? So many people are looking for jobs, we still own a house in Michigan, not to mention we haven’t even had our public launch yet for EPIC. There’s no way we can come up with that kind of money.” But of course I didn’t actually share these thoughts with him. Instead, I gave the Supportive Pastor’s Wife textbook answer, “I think that’s a great idea.”
My first initial reaction was, “It’s not possible. There’s no way that in this economy we are going to raise that kind of money.” But, I had to stop myself, grab hold of those thoughts and realize what kind of a God I serve. My God doesn’t work within the parameters of this economy. My God likes to show me that if I place my trust in him He can do the impossible. And just because our nation is facing tough economic times it doesn’t give me a right to put God in a box and create excuses for why I can’t participate in this campaign. Is it going to be challenging? Yes. Am I going to have to be more disciplined in how I spend my money? Yes. Is this commitment going to be hard to follow through with? Yes. But, I didn’t sign up for this journey because I thought it would be easy. I signed up because of what my God has done for me. He sacrificed His one and only son for me. So, if I have to go without my latte or the latest trends of the season so others can know about God’s love for them….. I’m good with that. I can’t wait to experience how God is going to move during this campaign. See, it’s not so crazy after all.
