I am the biggest advocate of not listening to people. Or listening at the wrong times, lately I've found that I haven't been listening to God. Now that I have I realized that what I want to do and what God is calling me to do, which I'll admit kind of sucks. Of course, it only makes sense that we would travel the one that God has chosen for us, since he is the creator and sustainer of all creation. He has strictly told us that he's plan is going to be alright.
'"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."'
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
Yet we still pursue our own interest. We pull a Jonah, God tells us to go to Nineveh, but we take a vacation to Tarshish. Somewhere in there we get thrown off a boat only to have a giant fish comes and swallows us up and we end eventually end up in Nineveh.
For the past year, or so, I have been in a position where I have pursued my own interest more so that God interest. Youth leadership, I am in no way ready for this position. The worst part is that I knew the whole time that I wasn't called to youth ministry, I just kept telling myself that I was called to a ministry in music and this was my foot in the door. I've come to a point where I've finally decided to listen, I'm stepping down from youth ministry, and I am going to trust God to take me where he needs me.
Posts
2 comments:
duder. im in no way speaking for the big G to the OD, but you have been blessed with musical talent. you know chords i didint even know existed. and you know more progressions than me and eddie put together. thats saying something. i am defiantly not butting in, but you got something there. seriously bud. i look up to you and we've been friends for a decade. hang in there bro. my brother said not to long ago something along the lines of, "sometimes God seems so quiet, and in those times i think i just need to be quieter"
your destined for something big brother i can feel it like old people feel weather. ;)
Oh no man, I'm not giving up on music, I am just not leading youth in it anymore. If anything I may be dedicating my self to it more. I am just going to take this time to make sure that I grow closer and closer to God.
Post a Comment