Somewhere between 75 percent to 80 percent of Americans say they’re Christian. But how many actually live up to that claim and not just talk the talk?
That’s the question that prompted Mike Phillips, a loving husband and a devoted dad, to quit his job as the chief operating officer of one of the country’s fastest-growing hi-tech firms to take a major leap of faith.
“I was just going through life doing the best I could,” Phillips explained. “And then God just got a hold to my heart and said, ‘I have something that I want you to do.'”
A Test of Faith
With no income, financial support, or formal Bible training, he launched a Christian ministry challenging believers to walk fully in their faith in Christ. It was a mission that tested his own faith.
“[God] let me know, ‘You’re not all in,'” he recounted. “‘There’s an area of your life that you have withheld from me.’ I was trusting in the provision He had given me, instead of trusting in Him as my provider.”
It also tested those closest to him.
“I thought I was faithful [to God] before,” Phillips’ wife, Cheri, explained. “Now, I know what it really means to be faithful.”
Cheri said they knew early on in their marriage that their lives would not follow an ordinary track.
“Even on those tough days we knew way back then that there was something else,” she said.
Phillips acknowledged the sacrifice his journey has been on the couple.
“It’s one thing to be the person that God gave this vision to, and it’s another thing to be that person’s spouse,” he said.
In the summer of 2012, Phillips cashed in all of his company stocks to fund his calling. He even gave away his truck to a stranger whom he says needed it more — all to reflect his renewed commitment.
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SOURCE: CBN News
John Jessup
