Being loved. Being trusted. Being honest and transparent. Being a person who sometimes lives in a glass house. Pastoring can sometimes feel so dangerous. You are putting yourself and your family and all you are out there, and you risk being judged and misunderstood. You risk failure and failing others. You risk being put up on a pedestal that you know you dont deserve, and you risk being hated because some people think you desire that pedestal. Its not about the risk. Its about that call that burns like a fire and never lets you stop. Its about the milestones, The Cornerstone, and that goal that you cant take your eyes off of. I sat in a Sunday morning service yesterday, feeling like a visitor, because Im not supposed to be in there, my church was happening in the kids room. I looked around at all the milestones, the promises, the ones who came Home, the ones who didnt give up, the ones who are beating the odds and the statistics, and I fought tears of pure joy. Our church is healthy, it is a place of healing, it is a place of hope, the walls burst with overwhelming brotherly love, and the roof lifts with the sweetest most sincere praise. And its not because of its pastors, it is more likely inspite of us... it is because theres a family of believers there who dare to believe while living in a world thats falling. Im so thankful to call Saraland First my Home and Saraland my mission field! Im so thankful to be a part of something bigger than myself! I love you ALL church family! Thank you for loving me and my family and our staff family back!! We serve the greatest church in the world!
Posted on: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:59:56 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015