Sometimes, the Lord allows so many blessings to come in the form of opportunities that it feels like life is stuck in an unmoving circle, spinning around staring at each door, but never walking through any of them. I think you have to do your best to pray and just start moving towards one and see if the door remains open, gets wider, or closes on you. As much as we learn to avoid pain and failure in life, sometimes our direction has to become a bit of trial and error (in a very minor sense - the foundational path of following Christ is not something to leave to chance - though how best to follow Him sometimes requires attempting directions that are not our calling).
So at this point in my life, I have the opportunity to become a teacher, to go to grad school for Theology (and stay in ministry, go into academia, or teach at a higher level), or to stay in ministry which includes blooming opportunities to share my passion (though not necessarily, great skill) of music in ministry. I will be meeting soon, hopefully, with a former professor about the possibilities that lay within graduate work in theology; Invitation to Grace (the young adults music ministry) is playing at the Walk for Life West Coast, Mass at HF on Feb 7th, and leading worship at a seminar in May (in addition to regular weekly meetings), plus we'll hopefully be having a retreat/development weekend soon as a ministry; and I've been brushing up on some general leadership skills on my own lately by reading some books and talking with more experienced youth ministers than I so it's been good.
Regardless of the outcome, I guess I'm just never done being amazed and wowed by God's love especially coming from a doubt-filled and pretty negative past...Christ really does make all things new and it doesn't surprise me, just overwhelms me in the best way possible some times :)
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