Noah, I Finally Understand

For those wondering where I’ve been recently, it is basically a long story that I’ll try to summarize.

Over the last several months, I had been struggling with a very dry prayer life. You know what I mean – you have faith in Christ, you are spending time praying, but things… well… just don’t seem productive. In the mean time, I’ve had on my heart the desire to kick off another startup. I’ve even spent some time thinking and documenting what I want to do, documented the estimated startup costs, and even talked with a VC about funding. All during that time, I think God was trying to talk to me about building an ark. As Noah discovered, it can sometimes take a while to follow God and build what He wants, not what we think He wants (or others think they want). Noah spent over 100 years building the ark! Imagine, doing the same job for over 100 years, stopping to reach out to others while they ridicule you!

Then – it happened. God taught me that lesson first hand! For about six weeks, I was part of a project that was the most difficult and challenging I have ever led. What it technically challenging? No, though it was using a bleeding-edge set of technologies. Was my team challenging? No. In fact, I couldn’t have imagined a better team – God definitely provided there. So, what’s left? Yep, the customer! This customer challenged me every hour – yes, every hour. With many phone calls a day containing 180 degree changes to the requirements, I have never experienced such a stressful situation in my professional career.

But, as you already know, God will grow your faith in those types of situations, and He did! I was on my knees many times a day! In fact, I arrived at a point I had never been at before – if I missed my prayer time, I felt lost because I didn’t have the direction God had for me for those next few hours! Imagine arriving at a state when you need God to tell you what to do next, or else you are frozen! That’s where I was at for 6 weeks! Things were so chaotic, couldn’t be planned, couldn’t be predicted, couldn’t be managed except for the Almighty!

So, Noah – I finally understand what it meant for you to build and live in the ark. Building the impossible, which people thought was insane. Hearing rain pour for days and nights, which you’ve never heard before. Experiencing sea-sickness, which you’ve never had before. All the while, depending upon God to provide and protect, guide and grow you. All the while, God is cleansing the filth from your life.

Noah, I finally understand.

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