Stupid church

Ok, so there is no meaning in the title but it did make you click the link. But please don’t close it just yet. I do have something to share. Or to ask. Or maybe just to type and get off my mind and my fingers.
I have noticed a growing trend lately that I may be partly responsible for. I don’t like it and now I must try and reverse it but still stay true to my convictions on the matter. That can be difficult but it shouldn’t be. The reason that it is difficult really has less to do with me being conflicted and more to do with followers of Christ being afflicted. Afflicted with a “called” disease! I know that sounds silly but hang in there for just a few more paragraphs.
I am certain that my true calling in life is to be a Pastor. I enjoy sharing what I have learned from God’s Word. I enjoy relationships for the most part and want to help others in their relationship with Christ. I believe that God has equipped me with tools that help me fulfill this calling. Along the way I have seen other places of ministry that have presented themselves to me. I remember a time when there was no one to mop the foyer and vacuum the sanctuary and I gladly did it; even though I wasn’t called to mop or vacuum! There have been times that our home mission’s team needed an extra hand/back on a project and I gladly went out and helped; even thought I wasn’t called to do home missions (neither am I gifted to). I have sat in on Wednesdays when the boy’s club teacher had an unexpected emergency, I was a co-youth pastor for a season, and I have given food away on Saturday mornings and helped direct traffic. I have done many things that I wasn’t called to do but that needed to be done.
This weekend I will fly to Panama to do missionary work but it isn’t my calling. I try to be a good dad but it isn’t my calling. I try to be a good husband but it isn’t my calling. Breathing, eating, driving, texting, or emailing isn’t in my sweet spot of what God has “called” me to but I do each of them every single day!
I’m a little disappointed in the people that are waiting on the opportunity to fulfill the “calling” while passing on legitimate ministries (needs) that the local church has. Serving in the nursery at church may not get you on stage but don’t think it’s not a ministry that makes a difference. Serving is the key. And if you want to know the path that will lead you to that place of fulfillment, then just serve. Ask someone what the need is at your church and fill it. Just serve. You may not understand it but countless people before you do. As I am willing to serve and do whatever needed to be done, God begins to open doors. And as I am faithful to his church and his ministry, He will give me more. Don’t allow laziness and selfishness to steal your opportunity to see God work through you! Do something!!!!

Pastor Dad

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