Wednesday, January 07, 2004
What a roller-coaster the last 24 hours have been, I have just found out that my landlord has decided to sell the flat, which means in 8 weeks I become homeless along with my flat mate. Also my car has died, which now leaves me with my push bike as my only form of transport, which at the moment has a puncture. Great!
In all of this uncertainty, I felt great reassurance that God had it all in hand. After reading some of Exodus this morning, I began to realise that trusting that God would provide I had no need to worry, it does not mean that I can just sit back, but that God will help me to find the right place, a car and the money for it all.
As I walked to the office, I was praying about all that had happened and also about my youth ministry, letting God know how fed-up I was with meetings and planning, also my worries about those young people who had given their lives to him but who have not been to church for a while. As I finished praying I felt that God was saying it is all about relationships and that if I make spending time with the young people as individuals a priority then they will benefit from the close discipleship and I in turn will enjoy youth work more.
This seemed rather simple but yet profound, by spending time with God I benefit, I get lifted, encouraged rebuked and blessed, so by them being discipled hopefully this will happen for them. Now I must concentrate on not letting myself become weighed down with planning and meetings etc, but to manage my time to serve them.
In all of this uncertainty, I felt great reassurance that God had it all in hand. After reading some of Exodus this morning, I began to realise that trusting that God would provide I had no need to worry, it does not mean that I can just sit back, but that God will help me to find the right place, a car and the money for it all.
As I walked to the office, I was praying about all that had happened and also about my youth ministry, letting God know how fed-up I was with meetings and planning, also my worries about those young people who had given their lives to him but who have not been to church for a while. As I finished praying I felt that God was saying it is all about relationships and that if I make spending time with the young people as individuals a priority then they will benefit from the close discipleship and I in turn will enjoy youth work more.
This seemed rather simple but yet profound, by spending time with God I benefit, I get lifted, encouraged rebuked and blessed, so by them being discipled hopefully this will happen for them. Now I must concentrate on not letting myself become weighed down with planning and meetings etc, but to manage my time to serve them.
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
New term means new challanges. Each year I seem to promise myself that I will not let my life become insainly busy and that I am going to let things run at a smoother pace, but by day 2 in the Big Brother house that is my life things seem to becoming manic.
I have decided that may be blogging would help me to take stock of where I am heading with my life, my youth work and everything else that seems to be important.
I have decided that may be blogging would help me to take stock of where I am heading with my life, my youth work and everything else that seems to be important.
