Finally Working

So, after two years of working outside the home, I'm finally back. I'm full-time with the church now, and although I still have some outside jobs helping to make ends meet, the vast majority of my time is spent doing what I love.

The past month or so has been a time of focus for me. I've been fasting for the past three days, and I think I've gained some real clarity on what matters most to me. My scorecard has changed. I've always been plagued by the way I want to see "church" done, and the way I was always taught it should be. But I've finally made the transition to stop trying to measure myself by any other standard than what Christ would have me do.

There can be some liabilities in this, mostly on the financial front. But I'm not really worrying about it. Over just the past month, I feel that our team has crystallized on the vision and values. We've started some coaching/discipleship stuff that I think is going to be dynamic, and it seems that those we've been connecting with are getting it.

I'm working on letting go of the need to control every variable. I know that Christ is Lord, and that alone should be enough for me to stop worrying about every little thing.

Over the next few posts, I hope to share some thoughts from "The Forgotten Ways" by Alan Hirsch. It takes the thoughts from "This Present Future" that I walked through, and makes them bloom.