I've gone to a new church for the past month, today I went to their formal "get to know us" class. The road to finding a new church home has been incredibly tough and discouraging but finally the discontent with the other churches paid off and I'm feeling part of something bigger. At first I was far too critical and thought "well at the Village they..." and would complete that with a statement that would make it entirely impossible for this other church to compare. Today I realized that a certain degree of discontent is a beautiful reminder that I'm not going to feel at home anywhere, and that church is not designed for my comfort.
So I met with Jeff Kinkade and said, "Thank you for preaching on the topics that don't have me going home feeling good about myself" -- he laughed. I wasn't kidding.
I talked to Chad and explained my desire to work with the teenagers. I admitted my inexperience of doing the whole church thing in high school, but did stress that I have experience being a teenage girl. With a big smile he said, "Would you want to go to Ecuador?" Things are going to work out beautifully.
It feels good to know I'm going to settle down for a bit. I want to root myself here.
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