JAMA Racing Ministry

It was the fall of 2008, I had just returned from spending the summer ‘up north’ ministering. In my quiet time the Lord said He needed me to step down as the chaplain of one of the last racing organizations we ministered in. The faltering economy had taken it’s toll on many of the groups we raced and ministered in leaving only a handful.

At that point, I wasn’t sure what I was suppose to do. It seemed like the Lord was shutting down the ministry, or at least removed me from what I had been doing. He led us to help with a local church plant in a small town 30 miles south of our home. I thought He might have me help with their 20 something ministry, so I volunteered to minister there and with the tech department in the church. There was no connection…N O T H I N G. I was mystified by our Lords silence. I had never experienced anything of this nature. I felt like all I was doing was spinning my wheels.

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To often we compartmentalize our faith walk with the Lord. It seems easy to worship Him on Sunday, but come Monday…well that is work after all right? Nope, not right. In Colossians 3:23 and 24 Paul tells us, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”

One of the biggest reasons the Romans decided to make Christianity the official religion of the empire was how they treated the poor and downtrodden of society. Christians were doing a much better job than the government for no reason other than an expression of worship to the Lord.

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We have been on the road for 6 weeks now. We’ve driven nearly 7600 miles, traversed 2 countries, 16 states, 4 provinces and streamed 6 events. The pace has been hectic to say the least! Short of our friends in ministry, we have seen very little Christ centered activity. Our ears have been filled with rock and roll music from the 70’s and 80’s instead of the Christian music we are use to hearing at home.

Yes, we like the music we grew up with, but there is a danger, a frog in the boiling pot type of threat, we must be aware of. The secular world has pressed in hard on us as our country turns further and further from the Lord. Between what we hear and see, as Christ followers we must make a concerted effort to stay connected with the Lord. I do that through my daily devotionals and I also receive a few Twitter feeds, emails and check in on my Christ following brothers and sisters through Facebook.

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I have heard it said, expectations are a breeding ground for disappointment. I have to agree, especially when that expectation is something you’ve created in your own mind with no input from the people you ‘expect’ this thing from.

Many years ago we pioneered a small church in our home town. I had spent most of the summer of 2006 on the road with our oldest son ministering at the track and webcasting drag racing. I was sensing the Lord’s leading to move in the direction of birthing a church. This was something I always felt I was suppose to do. Why, because that’s what’s ‘expected’ of ministers, your ultimate goal is to become the pastor of a local assembly of believers.

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Last night we got an opportunity to step away from the pressures of our work to have a dinner with old friends and get caught up after having not seen them for nearly 12 years. You can imagine the conversation darting from topic to topic as we ate a wonderful meal and spoke of all the Lord has done in our lives. At the end of the night we enjoyed a great time of prayer. As we prayed we sensed the nearness of the Lord…it was wonderful.

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