i have 2 days--2 DAYS--to find a place, move in, and clean out my old apartment. i am FREAKING OUT.
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God, i really need your help right now. i know that you are the same as you were yesterday, which is the same as you were a few weeks ago when you provided enough money for me to pay my bills, and you're the same as you were when you provided me with an income.
please don't let me lose hope now.
i'm trusting you; help me remember that you're faithful in all things.
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if anyone who reads this knows of a place that i could move into in the next day or two, that'd be wonderful. i would be so grateful.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
cheezing it up...
so i'm going to osceola cheese factory tomorrow. i have an interview with a church in lee's summit, mo, and that's where we're meeting...at least initially, since it's the easiest thing to find in osceola. lee's summit is just outside of kansas city, for those who don't know that. they have an open children's pastor position, so i sent them my resume. i don't know how i feel about this place. i've been there before, and it's a good church, but i hesitate to say that i may already feel that this is not the place for me. obviously i'm trusting that God will lead me to the right place, and more importantly that He WON'T lead me to the WRONG place.
i'm pretty bad at all this faith stuff. it's difficult. the one and only thing that's so comforting about this entire situation, though, is that even when we have little or no faith, God is still faithful to us. as long as i'm seeking Him and His will for my life, i can't go wrong. He's taken care of everything--and it hasn't even happened yet.
that is extraordinarily comforting and reassuring.
i only pray that God will make it abundantly clear to me whether this place is for me or not. the thing is, i have no idea how to model a children's ministry. sure, i participate in one aspect of the children's ministry at north point (specifically, portraying a recurring character in the dramatic element of the curriculum), but i don't know the first thing about the other aspects of an effective children's ministry. i know God will give me the ability to do whatever He's called me to do; i'm just not sure that children's ministry is that thing. i know that God has called me to minister to youth....but whether that is specifically teenagers, or whether that could also be children's ministry, i'm not sure. i'm just trying to leave myself open to any possibility.
on the other hand, i know at least the basics of how to structure an effective youth ministry. by no means do i consider myself extremely knowledgeable, and i know that there are things that are most certainly going to take me by surprise, but i could definitely make a go of it.
i also have another prospect...an assembly of god church in avon, indiana. that's just west of indianapolis. google map it if you don't believe me! the way they describe themselves, they sound an awful lot like north point. that's probly the most appealing thing about them. i'd be lying, though, if i said that was the only appealing thing. it just seems like a welcoming church. there are other things that i can't quite put words to yet, but they make me feel good about this place. i kind of hope it works out, even more than the other places i have on the burners at this point, even though it's the furthest away from each of the places in the country where i have family or dear friends or my girlfriend. i just feel like if i was ministering at this place, everything would be right. i don't know why i feel that, especially since it's so far away. i guess the good thing about its location is that it is right near indianapolis (cool city), and it's half way between springfield and pittsburgh, so i could easily make about a 7 hour drive to either of those places, either to visit my sister, or to visit my family.
i need guidance.
God, please guide me. give me strength. i'm so close now (at least it feels that way)....help me endure through the end of this trial. and thank You for providing for me. i love You.
i'm pretty bad at all this faith stuff. it's difficult. the one and only thing that's so comforting about this entire situation, though, is that even when we have little or no faith, God is still faithful to us. as long as i'm seeking Him and His will for my life, i can't go wrong. He's taken care of everything--and it hasn't even happened yet.
that is extraordinarily comforting and reassuring.
i only pray that God will make it abundantly clear to me whether this place is for me or not. the thing is, i have no idea how to model a children's ministry. sure, i participate in one aspect of the children's ministry at north point (specifically, portraying a recurring character in the dramatic element of the curriculum), but i don't know the first thing about the other aspects of an effective children's ministry. i know God will give me the ability to do whatever He's called me to do; i'm just not sure that children's ministry is that thing. i know that God has called me to minister to youth....but whether that is specifically teenagers, or whether that could also be children's ministry, i'm not sure. i'm just trying to leave myself open to any possibility.
on the other hand, i know at least the basics of how to structure an effective youth ministry. by no means do i consider myself extremely knowledgeable, and i know that there are things that are most certainly going to take me by surprise, but i could definitely make a go of it.
i also have another prospect...an assembly of god church in avon, indiana. that's just west of indianapolis. google map it if you don't believe me! the way they describe themselves, they sound an awful lot like north point. that's probly the most appealing thing about them. i'd be lying, though, if i said that was the only appealing thing. it just seems like a welcoming church. there are other things that i can't quite put words to yet, but they make me feel good about this place. i kind of hope it works out, even more than the other places i have on the burners at this point, even though it's the furthest away from each of the places in the country where i have family or dear friends or my girlfriend. i just feel like if i was ministering at this place, everything would be right. i don't know why i feel that, especially since it's so far away. i guess the good thing about its location is that it is right near indianapolis (cool city), and it's half way between springfield and pittsburgh, so i could easily make about a 7 hour drive to either of those places, either to visit my sister, or to visit my family.
i need guidance.
God, please guide me. give me strength. i'm so close now (at least it feels that way)....help me endure through the end of this trial. and thank You for providing for me. i love You.
Friday, April 4, 2008
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