Where Do We Go Now?

We had hiked nearly half the day and with little more than a few sips of water and some dried beef and fruit we had arrived. The falls were beautiful and exceeded every expectation and description. We played in the water, climbed to the top and slid down the God-made waterslide. We sat beside them and allowed the rushing sound to overwhelm our senses and lull us into daydreams. We ate the remaining food portions of our day pack next to the falls as we communed with nature and with each other. Our time at the falls could not have been anymore enjoyable, relaxing or fulfilling. Eventually, without anyone of us saying anything you could see that we all were positioning ourselves to leave. Some were packing up, one had already strapped on his backpack others were standing afar off in the direction from which we had come. Then someone voiced what we all had been thinking, “Where do we go now?” It sorta brought the waterfalls “thing” to a close and got us rallied for another leg of the journey. In unison it seemed we all started away from the falls then turned as if to take a mental photo to be framed for display on the wall of our memory. There were a couple of other sights to see along the way back to the van but other than that we all knew that the answer ultimately was back from whence we had come. Bummer!
“Where do we go now?” This is a great question and begs the even more obvious question, “Why do we need to leave?”   At Blaise Baptist, we need to ask ourselves these questions.  We have been at a good place.  It has been fulfilling and good for the soul but we are becoming restless.  A bit of discontent here and there, criticism, lack of committment and some that are falling by the wayside are the tell-tale signs that many are packing up their stuff and looking for the next stop.  And unless someone answers the question for them they will venture off in their own direction.  Figuratively, I would suggest that we go back to the van in principle but press on to higher adventure in process.  In other words, get back to real prayer meetings, real visitation, real evangelism efforts and allow God to lead us to the next attraction of beauty and awe on our journey as His church.  More to come………………………..