Man this trip to Australia is going to teach me a lot, and it already has. Deuteronomy 18:2 talking about the Levitical priests says this "They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance" I read that today and it struck me as a minister of God's word and leader of His people here in Australia. I think for a couple of reasons. One is that I am dependent upon every one of you and everyone supporting me to even be here to minister. The other is that this trip has already taxed me after just three days. There are many free times for the students to enjoy, but the leadership team constantly has pressing matters to attend to during these times. Now, by no means am I complaining, because I have enjoyed myself so much here and am learning so much. Also, every one of the students are so amazing and I am seeing God in each one. But it hits me that as a leader, there is a higher standard and more work to do. Yet, the LORD is the inheritance for the ministers for His word. And that puts my heart back into such a position of peace!
Like I said I have already learned a lot on this trip. For those of you who don't know me all that well, I hate making decisions. Yet, as the Project Director I am looked towards to make the decisions. And many of these decisions are spur of the moment type ones. I am trusting in God to do His will through each of these decisions. I am also learning how to keep short accounts within the team and make sure everything goes smoothly. Conflict and disagreements arise, and are bound to arise even more, so it is important to deal with these in a Godly manner. Hands on training! The last is in flexibility. I am not the biggest detail person, but there have been many things that have happened where the details have changed on us and we have had to make certain calls because of that. Patience and keeping a peaceful mind is so important not to become upset in each of these moments. All of this being said, myself and our leadership team could definitely use your prayer! I beseech you to pray for us to strengthen our team. Thank you so much!
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i am so proud of you! wish i could be there to see you in action. you just exude the love and understanding of Christ Himself, so don't worry about the leadership stressers - because of your humility and integrity, people naturally flock to you and willingly respect you. eat plenty of meat pies for me, big guy!
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