last EE update...ever?
What a weekend. I can't believe it was my last Eagle Eyrie. It went by so quickly, and I'm still processing it all.
Sermon went well, I think. I've gotten some good feedback from people; but honestly, it's not about the feedback. It was my prayer that God would use me in whatever way possible, not to make people happy. If they were challenged, that's what I wanted. And if they enjoyed it in the process, I guess it's a bonus.
Since then, God's been really convicting me about what I preached about. (Just an FYI: I talked about how our churches and ministries have so much drama and crap and how we need mercy and forgiveness to get out of that cycle if we want them to survive). Of course, the forgiveness stretches beyond the church. God's been putting a lot of things on my heart, anger and grudges I didn't realize I had against a wide variety of people. I have to start literally practicing what I preach...
And just like that, my time on State Council came to a close. I casually handed over the reins to next year's group (who is looking to be great!), and as I turned in my room key and grabbed my stuff, it hit me. No more State Council. I've served on it for three years now. I started out very cautiously, not sure if it was something I wanted to be a part of. But over the past three years, through the changes and transitions, I fell in love with it. It's given me an awesome perspective on BCM as a whole, and helped me to appreciate the ministry even more. And I've gotten to work with some amazing people and built relationships with a lot of people I respect. There's so much more that needs to be done, so many more struggles to go through, but I have to close that chapter of my life and move on. It's hard for me to leave it just like that. Now, all I can devote to it is my prayer.
40 days, kids. 40 days...
Sermon went well, I think. I've gotten some good feedback from people; but honestly, it's not about the feedback. It was my prayer that God would use me in whatever way possible, not to make people happy. If they were challenged, that's what I wanted. And if they enjoyed it in the process, I guess it's a bonus.
Since then, God's been really convicting me about what I preached about. (Just an FYI: I talked about how our churches and ministries have so much drama and crap and how we need mercy and forgiveness to get out of that cycle if we want them to survive). Of course, the forgiveness stretches beyond the church. God's been putting a lot of things on my heart, anger and grudges I didn't realize I had against a wide variety of people. I have to start literally practicing what I preach...
And just like that, my time on State Council came to a close. I casually handed over the reins to next year's group (who is looking to be great!), and as I turned in my room key and grabbed my stuff, it hit me. No more State Council. I've served on it for three years now. I started out very cautiously, not sure if it was something I wanted to be a part of. But over the past three years, through the changes and transitions, I fell in love with it. It's given me an awesome perspective on BCM as a whole, and helped me to appreciate the ministry even more. And I've gotten to work with some amazing people and built relationships with a lot of people I respect. There's so much more that needs to be done, so many more struggles to go through, but I have to close that chapter of my life and move on. It's hard for me to leave it just like that. Now, all I can devote to it is my prayer.
40 days, kids. 40 days...