Finding resources - fundraising or faith raising?

I've been helping raise money for more than a decade. That isn't long in terms of eternity, but it I didn't just fall off the Brinks Truck either if you consider the "careerspan" of the average development professional.

There are days I wake up and wonder aloud to God, "If the cattle on a thousand hills are yours, when are the cows coming home?" With bank accounts depleted and payroll coming due the sweat beads on my browe. Then I'm reminded of Noah, Elijah, John the Baptist, Paul and perhaps even Jesus. All of these faith-champions wondered while they waited - and then they went to work.

While I'm so happy to work at a company like The Elevation Group to help nonprofits attain the growth they are called to, I am inspired by the staff that I work with inside these valiant organizations. Folks in places Springs Rescue Mission and OMS International and Focus on the Family wake up every morning wondering where the next dollar will come from. They plan and work and work some more knowing that God will provide, but not knowing quite how or how much.

Though it may sound cliche', I still believe what His word says, "I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you, not to harm you..."