Samuel Lee Staying

Intercession at the high school in Kona

Message from Kailua Kona, Hawaii.

Perhaps everyone experiences this at some point, but coming out here wasn’t the shortest route to what I thought I wanted to accomplish in 2012.  Rather, it seems to be the slower track to “accomplishing” and “leading” in this dream of a great movement of North American revivalists raising up and going to the nations.  That is to say, I thought what I wanted to do in 2012 was hit the ground running at full speed.

God?  He may have had some other things in the works.

I am beginning to believe…that running slowly (Better stated: consistently) towards the goal, is the only path I SHOULD desire to take.  How many ministries die after a few years. How many leaders burn out after a great 2 year run?  5 years in YWAM and I still get anxious when I hear the words “Go into all…”  But I’m finding myself picturing God handing me a study sheet on how to “Trust God”.

I always want to “Go!” But perhaps the most effectual move for the long term dream is to “stay”.  It’s not without great hesitation at times from my heart, but I believe most men that accomplished anything of note…had more patience than I have.

We’re all reading a book about David and the way he came into leadership.  The way he became king also summarizes the way he sustained his role in leadership:

Open handed and without any control. David didn’t rebel against Saul (even though Saul had it coming)…and he Didn’t “take care” of Absalom (even when he knew Absalom would dethrone him). He simply let God decide and move the players around the table…

So my lesson for the 1st quarter of 2012 will be to embrace openhandedness and excitement for that which I know is God’s desire…to awake a generation to their identity–at the moment I’m pressing into allowing God to run His world…rather than myself personally trying to speed God’s will.

So I’ve been on this island almost 3 weeks and you should know:

• I’m in Hawaii to get to know and learn from the Fire and Fragrance family.
• I’m still technically on staff in Las Vegas, but also on staff with the Fire and Fragrance Leadership Track here in Kona.
• While here my focus is: Growth in leadership, deeper knowledge of the bible and learning to live in sustainable revival personally as well as influencing the community around me into revival as well.

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