Hudson Taylor once said that God’s work done in God’s way will not lack for God’s supply. What this means is that we, if we are walking in the will of God, are never short. We always have the resources for doing what we are supposed to be doing. If we don’t have the resources for going forward, we have the resources for waiting. If we are supposed to go forward, we will have the resources to do so. And mixed in with this is the teaching of Scripture that sometimes we are to step out in faith. We are to go forward in response to God’s leading, and the resources will meet us at a pre-appointed rendezvous.
Open your mouth and I will fill it, God says. On the mount of the Lord it will be provided. There are times when we have to trust for the resources, but we do this in accordance with the teaching of Scripture, and the examples found throughout Scripture.
Wisdom is called for. We are not to run ahead of the Lord, willfully seizing what we think He has for us. We must be directed and steered by the Lord. But it should be equally obvious that God doesn’t steer parked cars. If there is no motion, it doesn’t matter how much the steering wheel is turned back and forth.
God has prepared certain good works beforehand for us to do (Eph. 2:10). This is not just true of us as individuals, or for our families. It also applies to congregations. As we are called to the building of a sanctuary, we must approach that work, and the preparation for it, as in the fund-raising, with a spirit of confidence. If this is something God has called us to, then nothing on earth can stop it. And if it were not something God called us to, then He will thwart it, but we didn’t want it anyway. Remaining in the will of God should never be a disappointment.
So let the stones cry out.