Remember when you were young how all of the adults constantly asked you, What do you want to be when you grow up? I grew to really dislike that question because I never knew the answer. After a while you come up with a canned answer that will make the adults happy. I used to fluctuate between lawyer, pilot and every now and then garbage man. I never said youth pastor, never looked an adult in the eye and said clergy. It just never occurred to me that I could be employed by God.
Imagine my surprise when I woke up one morning and found myself in a church office in Florence, KY! This was not part of the plan and as far as I can tell I never requested this job. I may never have dreamed this is what I would be doing but I tend not to argue with the supreme guidance counselor.
I do not believe that God is this entity that just throws people into different situations with no rhyme or reason. Watching how my life and those lives around me work I truly believe that God is very intentional on who and what comes into our lives. We all have the ability to impact and change someones life and it can happen in a big way or in subtle ways as well. The important thing is that we realize that God calls us everyday to be leaders in His world and we should be very intentional on how we interact and treat others.
If I had been told when I was young that I would be doing this job I would have denied it over and over. It is only through life experiences and listening to the kind advice of our Father that we are moved to the places where God needs us.
Don't fight, don't panic, don't fret, don't be scared, don't run. God is calling...have you answered Him yet?
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