So Grateful
I am so grateful to God for the opportunities that He is granted me. I don't take it lightly that I've been chosen to work in His kingdom. I serve in a few different capacities in my church:
Pastoral Committee--we make sure that we lead the church membership in celebrating our Pastors. For example, National Clergy Appreciation Month was in October. We rallied the membership in providing gifts for our Pastors. There are several events over the course of the year that we work on--January is our Pastor's anniversary, May is Mother's Day and our First Lady's Bday, June is Father's day and July is our Pastor's Bday and October is National Clergy Appreciation month.
Welcome/Prayer Decree Announcer--Every Sunday morning I stand before the membership to welcome all guest. I also lead the weekly Prayer decree where we prayer for our President,those in government and those who lead us.
Ministry Team Member--Every Sunday evening at 7pm, we have a church service at Millikin University. The service is for the students. I just started this semester. Over the next two weeks, I will be consecrating so that I can be focused in this ministry. I am grateful to be called to assist in this capacity.
Director of Administration--My church has a nonprofit community organization. We assist individuals within our community with a lot of services--Food Pantry, Clothing Room, transitional program, health outreach, youth development, etc. I assist in the leadership of this organization. I lead the grant writing team for this organization and I lead the capacity building for the organization.
Church Cleaning Crew--I keep all the glass doors clean after service on Sunday. I've perfected my technique. Those doors sparkle when I'm done.
So, I'm grateful that God chose me to serve. One thing I have to get over and I have to tell myself is that I'm not apart of the team simply because they needed someone to fill a seat. I'm apart of the team because I have something to offer. I have to remind myself that especially when we got to Minister at Millikin because I don't always pray or read my Bible. I struggle with relational issues, my flesh wants to do other things that are not righteous....So faced with all of these issues, it's easy to tell myself that they just want me to fill the position until someone better comes along. Even if that is the case, I want to do the ABSOLUTE BEST THAT I CAN!!!! I want to show God that His choice is not wrong. The Bible says, "For many are called, but few are chosen." Matthew 22:14
I want to be chosen of God. So these next two weeks will be weeks of consecration. I know that Thanksgiving is coming up, but I'm gonna be mindful of my diet and what I watch on TV. I'm also going to be mindful of my conversation.
Luke 12:48
The servant who knows what his master wants and ignores it, or insolently does whatever he pleases, will be thoroughly thrashed. But if he does a poor job through ignorance, he'll get off with a slap on the hand. Great gifts mean great responsibilities; greater gifts, greater responsibilities!
Pastoral Committee--we make sure that we lead the church membership in celebrating our Pastors. For example, National Clergy Appreciation Month was in October. We rallied the membership in providing gifts for our Pastors. There are several events over the course of the year that we work on--January is our Pastor's anniversary, May is Mother's Day and our First Lady's Bday, June is Father's day and July is our Pastor's Bday and October is National Clergy Appreciation month.
Welcome/Prayer Decree Announcer--Every Sunday morning I stand before the membership to welcome all guest. I also lead the weekly Prayer decree where we prayer for our President,those in government and those who lead us.
Ministry Team Member--Every Sunday evening at 7pm, we have a church service at Millikin University. The service is for the students. I just started this semester. Over the next two weeks, I will be consecrating so that I can be focused in this ministry. I am grateful to be called to assist in this capacity.
Director of Administration--My church has a nonprofit community organization. We assist individuals within our community with a lot of services--Food Pantry, Clothing Room, transitional program, health outreach, youth development, etc. I assist in the leadership of this organization. I lead the grant writing team for this organization and I lead the capacity building for the organization.
Church Cleaning Crew--I keep all the glass doors clean after service on Sunday. I've perfected my technique. Those doors sparkle when I'm done.
So, I'm grateful that God chose me to serve. One thing I have to get over and I have to tell myself is that I'm not apart of the team simply because they needed someone to fill a seat. I'm apart of the team because I have something to offer. I have to remind myself that especially when we got to Minister at Millikin because I don't always pray or read my Bible. I struggle with relational issues, my flesh wants to do other things that are not righteous....So faced with all of these issues, it's easy to tell myself that they just want me to fill the position until someone better comes along. Even if that is the case, I want to do the ABSOLUTE BEST THAT I CAN!!!! I want to show God that His choice is not wrong. The Bible says, "For many are called, but few are chosen." Matthew 22:14
I want to be chosen of God. So these next two weeks will be weeks of consecration. I know that Thanksgiving is coming up, but I'm gonna be mindful of my diet and what I watch on TV. I'm also going to be mindful of my conversation.
Luke 12:48
The servant who knows what his master wants and ignores it, or insolently does whatever he pleases, will be thoroughly thrashed. But if he does a poor job through ignorance, he'll get off with a slap on the hand. Great gifts mean great responsibilities; greater gifts, greater responsibilities!
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