| A few challenges in my life...It seems that recently my Creator has been conveying one
thing alone to me: it is time to grow up.
Yes, that's what I thought as well. I'm already really mature! ...moreso that most even!
But alas, I must, nevertheless, persistently strive to live out the life that
God would have me to. So what prodigious challenge did I happen upon of late that has
stirred such profound deliberation?
I have a decision to make, and for those that know me well, I'm not much of a "decider". Just the other day I held up the icecream line in Chuck's because I couldn't pick between lemon sorbet and Hershey's fuddy duddy. In the end I broke my cone under all the pressure and dismally walked away without any frozen desert. But this is not just a decision concerning after dinner treats! This is a decision with other people's lives on
the line (spiritual... come on let's be serious!) This is a decision that could affect not just 10-13 weeks of the warmest
season in Ohio,
but all of eternity. I believe God is calling me to lead youth to the truth (with couth! ...uh booth... tooth... er... Andrewth? ...) this summer under the title of an "intern" in one of two churches:
UrbanCrest Baptist in Lebanon, Ohio
and Milan Baptist in Milan,
Ohio. This is a huge responsibility
and could involve the misleading of many pour individuals on my part. I must
trust God to use me where He will guide me. I look forward to the day I can
look back on this post and thank God for steering me through this decision. I
tell you all this to ask that you'd pray for me. Pray that it would be clear
where it is that God would be most glorified in me. Pray that He would then use
me and teach me in the ways of His character. What are you waiting for, pray
now!!
So yeah, this whole matter has really got me thinking. I've really
re-examined my walk, and others' walks for that matter. I often wonder what
Paul's walk would have looked like, or even Jesus' Himself! To me, it just seems like everyone is in too much of a hurry to
get wherever their going in life. We're forgetting to slow down. It is only when doing this that we can sincerely be cautious of
others around us. You see, the other day, walking from the SSC to the ENS, a girl bumped
shoulders with me! I involuntarily spun around and pulled the old gangsta "what"
sign (you know, the one where you throw your hands back and kind of just "present
your face") to entice combat, but that wasn't her purpose. It seems she was
just in a hurry... or was it me? I thought about this all day. Is there something
wrong with my walk? Is my pace too fast? I've been watching in mirrors and really
attempting to examine it, but it just appears as if I'll never have the walk I
should. What did Jesus' walk look like? What do you think? Should I slow my pace? Maybe put more "zing" in my
step? I appreciate any help you can offer. I feel lost in this matter!
~Pace out yo!
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