Go forward by faith!

Today, I’d like to talk about walking by faith…I invite you to read this excerpt from my first book:
By an incredible series of miracles about 20 years ago, God called my wife and me to plant a church in Givors, France. It would change my life as well as the lives of millions of people! In fact, Top Chrétien, our ministry in France, would be born in Givors. But, in order to experience the remarkable things that God was putting into motion, we were going to need faith!

When we made the decision to settle down in Givors, we were very aware of the conditions that awaited us—no housing, no church, potentially no salary while we had two young children, in a city with the reputation of having a real lack of hospitality toward Christian communities at the time (but that’s totally changed since then).

One day, I was meandering at random along the city streets and praying, asking God to provide a way for me to open this church and find a place for my family to live. I ran right into a Christian! After hearing my plans, he answered, “Brother, I don’t want to play the devil’s advocate, but if I understand correctly, you don’t have a place to live, a car, a church building, money, or any other Christians around you, and the mayor is against evangelicals. So what are you doing here?”

I was not expecting such coldness from my first contact in this town with a Christian. This is how I answered: “Faith—it’s all I have!” Several days later, a Christian offered me a car. I found a house, and the man that I had passed in the street was the first to help us move in! Later, by a miraculous connection, I received permission from the mayor himself to open the new church in a public building!

Has God asked you to do something that seems absurd to you? Have you already felt this calling that presses to be obeyed, like Abraham who decided to leave everything behind to serve God?

Go for it! Start by taking a step of faith. Indeed, “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.” (The Bible, Hebrews 11:8)

What do you believe God is asking of you? Are you ready to take risks and walk by faith? Please write to me and let me know—I would like to pray specifically for you!