It's amazing, the things that will keep you awake. But I find even more than that, when nothing in particular does the trick. I suppose that may not be entirely true for me tonight, considering I just turned 30 three days ago. It doesn't really bother me, I don't feel any different than I did when I was still in my 20s. I do feel a sense of urgency that I haven't felt in some time, though, again, nothing to do with age. No, this has everything to do with the fact that I am one step closer to my goal of being done with Starbucks in favor of working full-time in a church. Four weeks ago I began a new job as the Communications Assistant ("Assistant Communications Director" if I wanted to Schrute it up a bit, haha) at Parker Hill Community Church in Dickson City, PA. It's been an awesome experience so far, and I'm learning a lot, and hope to learn much more (Photoshop and some other programs are on the list). But this sense of urgency has come from being reminded that my life isn't about me. Everything I have has been given to me, and what am I doing with all that has been entrusted? I think time is the biggest resource that we're given as believers, and consequently, the one we squander the most. Am I making the most of my time here on earth for the cause of Christ? As believers, we're called to "works prepared in advance for us (Ephesians 2:10)." I can think of no better way to live this life than to immerse myself in things that draw me closer to Christ, the natural outpouring of which, I believe would be to serve the church and reach out to the lost.
It's been a tough year. A broken (but healing) heart, an incredible amount of uncertainty about my future and a move despite not knowing where I would end up. God has challenged me to trust Him more this year, and probably within the last 6 months specifically than any other time in my life. And yet, He has provided in amazing and unexpected ways! I'm often reminded of the Attalus song (no eye-rolling allowed, I didn't even play on this one) "A Country Road in Two Seasons" and the line Seth sings, "The seasons have come, the seasons have gone / they've given this road a different hue / the winter and fall / I've walked through them all, but this road keeps leading me to You". It reminds me of God's sovereignty, in that no matter what I'm going through or dealing with, He is always leading me.
I'll admit it, I'm also thinking of ideas for a multi-church gathering that I've been thinking/dreaming of for churches in NEPA inspired by The Summit Church's "Church at the Ballpark" over a year ago. I think it could be a truly awesome thing to see the Church come together from a few local churches and focus on sharing the Gospel in a way that it maybe it hasn't been in this area in a long time.
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