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Chapter 12 - Perspective Change |
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Welcome to another chapter in "The Story of My Life". It's been a little while, but there are some other big changes to talk about, too.
Well one mainly. God's given me a BIG perspective shift in the past week in regards to my future: last Wednesday He told me I was gonna be a youth pastor! He didn't just come right out and say it though (He rarely does). Here's how it went down:
When I'm at work, I'm [usually] the only person in the building, so i can do a lot of "thinking out loud". This time, I went on a total rant on how the word "Christian" has come to mean the same as the word "Fake". Before I knew it I'd basically taught a full-blown lesson to nobody but the walls of the building...
But it wasn't like that was out of normal. I've done that my whole life practically, putting these little lessons together, on the spot, by myself, with nobody else around. I got to thinking (ok, I should say God got me to thinking) about that history, and how my grandmother has always said I'd be a pastor one day because of it. I still didn't feel like a pastor was my ideal career, especially with my "unique" style. Then God hit me with the proverbial 2x4 and essentially said "Dude [yes, "dude"], I don't want you to be a pastor. Being a pastor takes a certain kind of person, and you're not it. Your personality can reach the younger generation more easily. Long story short: you're gonna be a youth pastor."
And that's when the lightbulb went off. Everything made sense. God made it clear to me in a way only he could. I had noticed i was losing motivation to be a graphic designer, and even my MUSIC was slipping! I'd NEVER lost my drive to be a musician before, and that really got me thinking "Well, if those two aren't where He wants me to be, then where in the world DOES He want me??". Now I knew. There wasn't any doubt. Not even a sliver. Everything kind of fell into place.
Especially where He wanted me to study up. I've always had Olivet Nazarene University in the back of my mind as a college i'd like to go to, but the price always scared me off. Well a buddy of mine is heading there next fall. But get this: it's for the same major! That's where God stepped in (again): "There's a reason for that, my friend. That's where you're going, too. He doesn't want to be by himself there. He needs a friend beside him, and you're it."
Talk about a BIG revelation! I've been trying to figure out my future for the past 2-3 years, and here God's revealed it to me in 5 minutes! I definitely knew how my future was gonna pan out (at least in ONE respect). And as for Olivet's steep tuition, I figure if that's where God really wants me, He's got it covered. Even if i have to draw the dreaded student loan gonk , He'll provide me a way to pay it off in the end. It's gonna be a challenge, but I have three things going good for me:
(1) I have a God who's given me the road map to my future career, and who'll provide for me when the road gets bumpy.
(2) I have a family who completely supports me in this, and who'll help me out in any way they can
(3) I have a girlfriend who loves me and is with me 100% in this, willing to stand beside me & give me support when i need it (and as she knows, that's pretty often sweatdrop . I heart you Sakura! =)
With those kinds of advantages, there's no way I can fail!
All i can say is this: God, bring on your plan for my life! Let it be to me as You've revealed to me! And help me to see it through, even when it's at the worst of times. Amen!
As you can see, it's gonna be an interesting rest of my life. I'm still trying to take it all in, and it's a LOT to take in lol. So to all those true-blue followers of our Savior out there: Pray for me that I'll be able to live up to the future that God has placed before me, and that I'll never give up, no matter what Satan throws at me.
See you in Chapter 13!
 Earthquake Generator · Wed Dec 09, 2009 @ 05:47am · 0 Comments |
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