February 5, 2024 - No Weather Delays (A Buffalo-Mentality)

Yesterday I received an email that was talking about the crowd that showed at one of our partner churches… in spite of a driving, almost sideways, rain. The person sending the message stated that she remembered me preaching at their church about the buffalo…

If you’ve been reading these Game Plans for Life or reading our InBounds Illustrated newsletters when they come out, it is not a new concept to hear about the buffalo. The buffalo is the only mammal in North America that will turn and run into a storm when comes upon them; thus our motto, “We don’t run  from… we run  through!”

Yet the email yesterday was a great reminder that circumstances should not be the guiding factor in what we do: God’s Playbook should be! 1 Corinthians 15:58 tells us we should be “always abounding in the work of the Lord.” There is not a tag line of “weather permitting” or “if you are comfortable.” Kind of crazy, I looked up the word “always” in Greek and it means “at all times.”

In Philippians 3:14 Paul states “I press on to the goal…” And the crazy thing is that in the Greek. “press on” has the idea figuratively of one that is running swiftly in a race to reach the goal…

Paul states in Philippians 4:11 “I have learned that in whatever state I am, to be content…”

I think it is safe to say that we are called to stay disciplined/committed to the plan that is before us. A Buffalo-Mentality” is one that understands that the road to victory requires a daily downpayment of hard work… discipline… commitment. (NOTE: Not talking about the victory of salvation… the work of Jesus paid that in full! This is about the work of our commissioning/calling as believers!)

This isn’t the game of baseball… there are no “weather delays”!