Psalm92:13 Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
The story of a young man was told in a conference meeting I attended. This young man left the church where he was fed with undiluted God's word in search of what wasn't lost. Probably, he was caught up with the attractive adverts of miracles and "It is happening here" syndrome common to some churches of our age. This is the age where some Pastors boast that nobody comes to their church and remain poor yet there are. The emphasis on Christ and the things that matter to him is less. This man, aftter going round several churches for three years, he returned to his former Church and told the Pastor, "I left this church 'Nicodemusly' after you gave me money. I've gone round for three years but now I'm back". Thank God he found his way back to the place where he received fresh spiritual nourishment.
Years back, a young man( my barber) pestered me to come see his prophet. My wife and I nicknamed him "prophetic barber". If I was unstable, I may have gone seeking for what is not lost and forsake the place of my spiritual nourishment. One of the reasons why some believers have not grown spiritually is because they have not been consistently fed with quality spiritual food from a stable source. The instability may not be from the source but they themselves have been unstable and truant in the place God planted them. They jump from programs to programs, prayer meetings to crusade programs. After going round, they may come in contact with diluted teachings and practices that are anti bible. They sow huge seeds they can't give to their churches in those programs. Feed other pastors fat and starve the pastor labouring over them. Some left their God- assigned pastor for another pastor whom they felt was more anointed and popular. Some missed it because they wanted to identify with a popular church in town at the expense of their spiritual growth while some are just seeking miracles instead of Jesus.
Some have followed after empty boasts from some pulpits. They heard statements like: "Once you're in my church, you're covered". Dearest, no man or church can provide whatever type of covering you need. God didn't give any pastor a 'covering license'. Our covering from being defeated, shame and despair is in Christ not in a particular church. Do not seek from men what only God has the prerogative to give. Stay where God has planted you. Make yourself available to be pastored by that humble servant of God. He may not have the glitz, glamour and popularity of the man next door, as long as God's word is with him, stay there.
If you stay under that pastoral leadership that God has ordained for you, your miracle will reach you there. Keep loving God and seek him genuinely.
Father, I receive the grace to stay where you have planted me in Jesus name.