Today was a rotten day. Things are not going well at school, my offspring are going berserko, more high-school-senior costs, I need a vacation with no worries (ha) , I have jury duty on Thursday.. I got in the car tonight and from the radio came the words...."praise Him through the storm...."
Okay, Lord, I got it!!
Monday, November 10, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
God opened that door!!
Ya remember when I said, "God closed the door" on working in Technology for the district? Well, I knew he had plans for me, and last night, I believe he showed it to me.
I belong to First Baptist Church, and regularly attend a really awesome Sunday School class. The class is taught by an amazing friend of mine, who has a great sense of humor. (I know, he MUST, he puts up with me!) The folks in the class run a wide range of ages, careers, beliefs, yet, we mesh quite well. Our class is the second 'singles' class at our church.
Over the past year, the 'higher-ups' in our church, have seen that singles are the outreach of the century!! I mean, the population is over 50% single, yet most don't attend church regularly for one reason or another. So, we brought in a specialist to get us started. She came several weeks back and we had two weekends to visit with her.
This past Sunday, we had our first planning meeting. Discussions were about what we needed as far as a Singles Leadership Council, what jobs, when to meet, etc. I got REALLY excited about it! My heart is really in this ministry.... mainly because I wouldn't be such a stable (?) person today, without my Jesus. My motto is....Jesus is enough....and that states it. Even though I am single, and have been for over 15 years, raising a 20 and 17 year old, on a teacher's pay, I have never been more content and at peace in my life. Yea, I have those bumps in the road, sometimes that turn into potholes, or ditches, but He is always there to pull me out. And I am always in better shape than I was beforehand, or have learned what he needs me to learn from the experience. Anyway, all that to say, following the meeting, the pastor asked if I would pray about taking on the chairmanship (chairwomenship?) of the Singles Leadership Council.
When he closes a door, he opens another!! Pray that I follow HIS will, and not my own, in this, if it is what he wants me to do.
I belong to First Baptist Church, and regularly attend a really awesome Sunday School class. The class is taught by an amazing friend of mine, who has a great sense of humor. (I know, he MUST, he puts up with me!) The folks in the class run a wide range of ages, careers, beliefs, yet, we mesh quite well. Our class is the second 'singles' class at our church.
Over the past year, the 'higher-ups' in our church, have seen that singles are the outreach of the century!! I mean, the population is over 50% single, yet most don't attend church regularly for one reason or another. So, we brought in a specialist to get us started. She came several weeks back and we had two weekends to visit with her.
This past Sunday, we had our first planning meeting. Discussions were about what we needed as far as a Singles Leadership Council, what jobs, when to meet, etc. I got REALLY excited about it! My heart is really in this ministry.... mainly because I wouldn't be such a stable (?) person today, without my Jesus. My motto is....Jesus is enough....and that states it. Even though I am single, and have been for over 15 years, raising a 20 and 17 year old, on a teacher's pay, I have never been more content and at peace in my life. Yea, I have those bumps in the road, sometimes that turn into potholes, or ditches, but He is always there to pull me out. And I am always in better shape than I was beforehand, or have learned what he needs me to learn from the experience. Anyway, all that to say, following the meeting, the pastor asked if I would pray about taking on the chairmanship (chairwomenship?) of the Singles Leadership Council.
When he closes a door, he opens another!! Pray that I follow HIS will, and not my own, in this, if it is what he wants me to do.
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