Each of us is called to The Lord at different times of life for different purposes and to different ministry opportunities. The metaphor of "the play" is appropriate. For some the calling is in the limelight, on the stage, called to big things and public recognition and acclaim. For others the calling is behind the scenes, washing costumes, tending the animals, picking up their offerings, doing the mundane, dirty jobs. But each job is crucial to the advancement of God's jigsaw puzzle, and without every one, the play would not go on and the audiences would soon stop coming. Yet, sometimes we get tired and yearn for something different; a new role or a chance to branch out. Sometimes we get sidetracked by personal issues, worldly lures for material things or we just get physically or spiritually worn out. How we respond says a lot about our walk with The Lord and our faith, trust and belief in Him.
Jesus told us that following Him would not always be easy. His life and death, the lives and deaths of the first Disciples, the lives and deaths of the millions of martyrs of the faith and our own lives bear witness to the reality that being a devoted and committed Christian is not always easy. We just get plain tuckered out and need a time to recoup and recover. We all have occasional Gardens of Eden before the fall, but we also face Gardens of Gethsemane and need to know that each one is part of the journey and a place we can rely on God to be with us and uplift us. Press on, fellow ministers. My prayers are for each of you, for the strength to walk the walk, the strength to rest in The Lord when the burden seems too much to bear, and the strength to know that our weakness is the starting point of His power to work in us and sustain us. Be of good cheer, I am up to $61.33 and God is still on His Throne, and today Karen and I plan to start slow and slow down from there. Blessings and peace.
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