It Made my Mom Cry

Can't deny God's hand is moving when your mom starts to cry. My mom wants to protect me at all costs. When things are going to be hard or tough for me she wants to step in and save her baby. Unless of course I was in need of money, then her response was normally "tough luck," but when I was called into pastoral ministry she knew it wasn't going to be easy and there were going to be times when it was just downright hard. She knew it would hurt her baby. And when I told her God was calling me to plant Ridgepoint. I wouldn't use the word excited to describe her reaction.

A couple of weeks ago we were just catching up on the phone and she brought true joy to my heart. Not sure if she realized it, but it was such an amazing moment for me, it just another way God was confirming what He is doing. "They made me cry" came through the phone line. My mom explained how Ridgepoint's core values made her cry. John and I aren't smart enough to have come up with those values on our own; they were divinely written. God is moving and he blessed me with a small moment of joy as we journey towards His call.