So I know it has been a long time since my last post and tons has happened since then. I will give you the quickie version before I go on with this post.
1)Went to India
2)Came home to California
3)Went to Oklahoma and Bought a car
4)Drove back to California
5)Got a job as the Youth Director at my church here in Pasadena, CA
Whew that was quick! Now on to the real blog post.
So in the last few months I have been really dealing with the ideas of being enough for what God has called me to do. This all stems from me looking at those doing ministry around me and seeing them doing much better. It also comes from my skill set that God has graced me with. I sometimes wonder why God did not ask me to be a doctor or a scientist or a soldier or etc. Why am I not something more valuable than an actor/artist?
I have found myself sitting around wondering if I should go back to school to do something more impressive, or something that can make a bigger impact on the world than just being an artist. Then enter God stage right!
God has been reminding me that while those other jobs are amazing and awesome, what God has called me to is just as amazing and awesome. What he has called me to is just as amazing because he has called me to them. These other jobs are also great and amazing, but they are not my tasks. They are the callings of those that are equipped for them.
That is not to say that I could not do those jobs, but I am not fully equipped to do that work. I think this is something that all Christians need to be reminded of. I sometimes fear that we push some jobs to the front, and almost consider them better. The thing is that we are all called by God, and that we are not doing any of these jobs in our own strength. We are all depending on God to see the success that we have. The only part of this process that should be gaining the glory is God alone.
We as the Church need to remind each other that all of our jobs are important, and challenge the stereotype that says some jobs are better. We need to celebrate the victories of all the body, and we need to stand next to those struggling. This does not mean that we are all called to be the same, but we are called to support the body fully no matter the job they have.
Alone am not enough, but the Lord says "I am enough." We need to surrender to that and allow God to work in the gifts and skills he has given us.
1)Went to India
2)Came home to California
3)Went to Oklahoma and Bought a car
4)Drove back to California
5)Got a job as the Youth Director at my church here in Pasadena, CA
Whew that was quick! Now on to the real blog post.
So in the last few months I have been really dealing with the ideas of being enough for what God has called me to do. This all stems from me looking at those doing ministry around me and seeing them doing much better. It also comes from my skill set that God has graced me with. I sometimes wonder why God did not ask me to be a doctor or a scientist or a soldier or etc. Why am I not something more valuable than an actor/artist?
I have found myself sitting around wondering if I should go back to school to do something more impressive, or something that can make a bigger impact on the world than just being an artist. Then enter God stage right!
God has been reminding me that while those other jobs are amazing and awesome, what God has called me to is just as amazing and awesome. What he has called me to is just as amazing because he has called me to them. These other jobs are also great and amazing, but they are not my tasks. They are the callings of those that are equipped for them.
That is not to say that I could not do those jobs, but I am not fully equipped to do that work. I think this is something that all Christians need to be reminded of. I sometimes fear that we push some jobs to the front, and almost consider them better. The thing is that we are all called by God, and that we are not doing any of these jobs in our own strength. We are all depending on God to see the success that we have. The only part of this process that should be gaining the glory is God alone.
We as the Church need to remind each other that all of our jobs are important, and challenge the stereotype that says some jobs are better. We need to celebrate the victories of all the body, and we need to stand next to those struggling. This does not mean that we are all called to be the same, but we are called to support the body fully no matter the job they have.
Alone am not enough, but the Lord says "I am enough." We need to surrender to that and allow God to work in the gifts and skills he has given us.
