Sunday, January 6, 2008

moving on

as an update to all who have so feverishly been following my job search, i wish to announce....a few things, actually.

first and foremost, i am ceasing the job search in the traditional sense (aka- for a traditional job) and i will be commencing the search for a youth pastor position. where, you ask? well, i don't know where, which brings me to my second point.

second, i put in my "2 weeks" at the skinny. yes, that's right. this friday and saturday nite are the last chances anyone, including you, will ever have to see me on the skinny improv stage. it all ends with the mystery hour on saturday nite at 10:15. i've got to say, this was by far the toughest decision i had to make, but at the same time is the one i feel most confident about. God gave me a spiritual slap in the face while i was home over the holidays, and i'm completely sure this whole endeavor is what i need to be doing. while i love the skinny and all the people there, it is by far the thing that has been holding me (back) here.

so now i embark on a new mission: God's mission. it will without a doubt be utterly successful as long as i don't let myself get in the way and try to call the shots. i've been doing that since i graduated in may, and the result has been that half of my post-college life (aka- 4 out of the 8 months since graduation) has been spent unemployed.

i have no idea where i will end up. that's simultaneously the most exciting and the scariest part about this whole situation. i have nothing tying me here, but i also have no definite plans. i guess that's where trust and faith come in. if i do end up leaving springfield, though, i'll be sure to let anyone who might care know about it before i'm gone. in any case, this is going to be the beginning of the best part of my life.

God, give me the courage to depend fully on you. i've avoided that in the past, and it's been nothing but trouble thus far. help me to be more like You in every way. above all, help me to devote all of my energy to You and this calling you've placed on my life.


p.s. - on an unrelated note, i'm ecstatic that American Gladiators has officially made its way back onto television. Wolf is my favorite gladiator.

3 comments:

Michelle said...

are you sure you want to leave? I mean, you do make and excellent bull.

Winnie said...

i'm praying for you. i know i don't really know you all that well, but I was thinking about it and I'm really proud of you for listening to the Lord and following Him though it may be really hard to. It's admirable.

cheers to you.

Sharlotte said...

We will miss you at the Skinny ,sorry to see you go.Won't seem the same but we understand that sometimes you gotta do what ya gotta do.Be sure that you will be blessed for following the path that God is leading you down.

Bless you Dan and good luck!
Sharlotte ,Jack,and Alex