For some reason, this has been on my mind, so I'll post it...Have you ever been in a situation for a long time, and just felt so bored and over it that you just wish God would move you on? You know...you are stuck in a job, or stuck in a ministry...or just plain stuck in life, and you just wanna see some change? Man I have been there in the past, so I can totally relate to any of you who may feel that way now.
One thing that is good to keep in mind when you are in a situation like that, is that there may still be something you can learn, and something valuable you can gain from being in that place. Look at your situation without being jaded and see. I know for me personally, those times when I just wanted out were times when God still provided opportunities for me to be effective...and that has been at work in secular jobs, and in ministry. For me personally, it seems like the only times when God really has moved me on from those situations is when I have just given it over to Him, and basically said "O.K. Lord, if this is where You want me, then this is where I'm gonna stay, and I will just choose to rely on You for contentment in this situation." Then when my heart was truly given over to Him in that situation guess what? He moved me on by opening other doors.
That happened to me when I was traveling with Dave Roever years ago. We were on the road so much doing crusades, conventions, school assemblies, and camps, that it just wore me out after a while. It was so awesome seeing 200 people get saved in the meetings some nights, but I just got so tired of living on a bus and all that traveling. I loved everybody in the ministry like family. Heck, I lived with them on the bus, at home, and ministered with them too, but I just new that so much traveling wasn't for me long term. God still kept me there for a while after I started feeling that way, cuz he just wasn't done with me there yet. Then when I gave it over to him, he released me to move on.
I've been in that sorta situation several times over the years with the same ending. Take a look at the situation you are in, and see if God still wants to use you in it for a while longer despite how you may feel about getting out of it. Being given over to Him is the best place to be anyway. For me...that is something I have to work on everyday and sometimes multiple times a day. Some days are better than others :)
On the ministry front. We are still going to North Carolina this weekend and hope to make some more new friends and ministry connections as we did in Florida this past week. I'll update with info on the church and meetings on Monday. I appreciate your prayers as we get out there more and continue to develop the ministry of Heart of a Worshipper International. So many people need our help that it can be quite overwhelming at times. We are being contacted more now than ever.
Please don't forget to pray for us and support us in any way you can. TTYL
