Purpose is Everything

Published Friday, June 15, 2007 by Joshua | E-mail this post

WOW!!!! I am still getting closer and closer to Him everyday. Alot of things are happening right now and I am still changing for the better. I am preparing to go into full-time ministry hopefully within the next year. I am not in as huge of a hurry as I was to begin with but I am definately making progress. I have to work hard and pay off all of my debts as I go so that I will be able to afford living off of a very small salary when I go into the ministry. I have found a tremendous opportunity to interview for a part time virtual (from home) job that would be perfect for me to have while doing ministry. I am thinking about going for the full time equivelant of this job until I am able to pay off my debts and then switch to part time if they will allow me to do so. I can also always work part time doing contract work on computers. I guess all that computer training will pay off after all!! God is so awesome when His plan comes together.

Anyway, the youth at my church are doing a mission trip and instead of going somewhere far away they are going to a local site each day of the week for their projects. So yesterday since I was off work and our youth leader had to go into work for the day I kind of took her spot for first part of the day. I have to say it was a lot of hard work but it was a lot of fun!! We went to the Center of Hope which is an organization that helps needy people in Parker county and serves them food and other such things. We went into their warehouse which was a mess and completely cleaned it out and re-organized it. As a bonus I was able to help them set up one of their donated computers. After all of our hard work for the day I took a break and went and ate dinner with my mom and then headed back to the church to help with the youth again. The youth leader had returned from work and they were getting ready to head to fort worth for putt-putt. I tagged along and almost won but somebody else beat me by two points. So then we went back to the church for worship time where we listened and sang along to some music and then I gave the short talk during worship time. I guess all this is to say that even though I have been striving for this goal of getting back into ministry, yesterday just reminded me of how much I love it and how much I feel like I am with God when I am working with and directing youth. I love the hard work, I love the challenges, and I love the kids. And most of all I love making a difference and seeing the changes in their lives as a result of God's work through me and the other youth leaders. I was made for this!!!