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Staying in God's Will

 

I have been overwhelmed lately with just so much to do and feeling like life is out of control. I have been sitting with God, trying to find out what I need to stop and what I need to keep doing; asking him what his purpose is for me in this season.

Currently we have no Children’s Ministry leader and as a past leader I am one of two people who volunteered to take Kid’s Church in the meantime, just to keep it going. That was about a year ago. It’s possible that I might be asked to formally take responsibility for Children’s Ministry again, and I know I just do not have the energy (or the time) to do this. I spent time in prayer, knowing that if it was God’s purpose for me, then he would give me the energy and I would find the time.  My answer was confirmed from two different sources; God wants me to help with the children on a roster but not to take on the full responsibility and he wants me to continue with my writing, which is difficult when I am spending my time preparing lessons and other activities for the children.

It occurs to me that too often we can feel guilty about a need in the church so volunteer to fill that need, when it is not God’s will for us. It can be exhausting. Sometimes God has been prompting someone to stand up to fill the gap, but if we fill it then they don’t feel they need to. Sometimes God has finished a season of ministry or is having a season without it until the appropriate leader is sent. We can learn so much through these seasons of waiting. We need to trust God’s timing and not circumvent his plan with good intentions or self-guilt. So, I have a meeting with my pastors tomorrow. If they ask me to take it on full responsibility for Children’s Ministry, I will be saying ‘no’ and will feel such peace knowing I am in line with God’s will for me.

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