Sometimes we're guilty of falling into the trap of believing that in order for something to be considered extraordinary it has to be big, cost a lot of money, or leave us with an emotional high. I'm afraid churches are the worst when it comes to this mentality. I'm not anti-big event, in fact I love big events, but I think in our quest to be extraordinary we've lost sight of the power of ordinary.
Most of us would agree Jesus was pretty extraordinary. In fact, the whole Son of God, raise people from the dead, live a sinless life, tends to make you the most extraordinary person of all time. We even read in scripture where he walked on water. However, the bible only mentions him walking on water one time. Every other time, the bible says he got in a boat to cross to the other side. Why? I mean if I could walk on water, if I could do something that extraordinary, I'm never setting foot in another boat. So why would he choose the boat over walking on water? Why would Jesus choose ordinary over extraordinary? Here's why...relationships are built in the boat! Ministry takes place in the boat! The boat may be ordinary, but it's in the boat that life change happens. Jesus knew he could walk on water and get to the other side faster, but just imagine all the time he would have lost "doing life" with the disciples...valuable time that he gained by doing something ordinary.
As a church planter, I'm constantly praying for the extraordinary and I believe Solomon's Porch is called to do extraordinary things in Richardson. However, I'm beginning to learn that there's also power in the ordinary. There's power in getting in the boat with other people, of living life with them in plain, simple, ordinary ways. I'm learning that it's possible to be great while being ordinary.
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