We are right around the corner from kicking of 40 days of community with our church. We have been planning this most of the summer! Now as I can see it coming over the horizon i'm getting nervous, scared, excited, thankful, and yes overwhelmed. Its not like I put things off until last minute, no we've been working on this for months. Yet there are a lot of last minute details that are flooding into my brain as I type this. I couldn't sleep last night due to my brain running circles around this fall event. Normally if I can't sleep I just lay there awake with nothing really going through my mind. But lately its like my thoughts are racing and my heart is beating to try and keep up with the pace! Not exactly what I need at bed time!
Anyone in youth ministry can relate to not having enough adult volunteers. Oh what God could do with our student ministry if the adults who where shaped to work with youth followed that calling.
Don't get me wrong I have hope. I believe God has a wonderful plan for our local church here and the community it is in. I know no weapon formed against us will prosper. I know He that is in me is greater than he that is in this world.
The answer to all life problems in and out of ministry is simple. Love God and Love people. The problem we each run into is as our lives get more and more busy the tendency it to spend less time in God's word and less time alone with Him. We absolutely cannot let this happen if we want God's best for our lives.
We love God best and people best in community. I can't wait to see what happens these next 40 days. I can't wait to see where this church is a year from now and 10 years from now!
I'm just a little overwhelmed at the moment.
