Cinderella
This is a strange title for this blog. I thought of this yesterday when Sharon called me. My sister called me yesterday morning and was telling me what went on at Family Worship Center the night before. Rod Parsley was there. I thought about going, I might have called around to see who was going and catch a ride with someone. I was sitting here Monday night and one of the ministers who does the nursing home ministry called me to ask if I would minister at the nursing home.
The nursing home ministrty is important. The residents can't get out to church, chuches come in and do services there. They are a blessing to those who come. Plus you get blessed by watching them get blessed. My message was OK. More encouraging then anything. God doesn't see as man see, Man looks on the outward appearence God looks at the heart. He sees our hearts, He knows our motives ....We had a good time. I was just thankful that God used me.,...Sharon called Tuesday morning and was telling me about Caylon being offered a scholarship to alor college. She was excited. I was too , because I had been thinking about taking some Bible classes online. We discussed the pros and cons of it and we said ultimately we needed to pray and seek God's direction in this. Even though it was an honor to be selected, we still must be sure that this is Gods will.. We can't get caught up in the moment. I had talked to several people about the service and then it hit me...
I am always somewhere else when the blessings come. I know I was where I needed to be that Tuesday night. I don't despise the day of small beginnings, but I feel like Cinderella. I am missing the ball. There have been other things that happened like this. I got a call last spring from the ladies at Encouragement Cafe, Luanne Prather. I had met her last year at WJLS. I told her that I wasn't working there anymore, what happened and we prayed. It was one of those God encountered moments. I was at the college at the time on break. I was excited and I got the folks at About the Wind excited, we were supposed to set up something. We played phone tag for a few weeks and I sent an email. I never got a response and someone else moved in and now they want to get something started on local radio. I feel like that was snatched from me and I did all the ground work for it. There have been so many other things where I have worked behind the scenes, trained people and when they got to a better position they didn't think of me.
I feel like Cinderella, I was telling the story of David. When Samuel went to Jesse's house to anoint the next king, he looked at all of the sons in the house and none of them was the one God had chosen. Samuel asked Jesse if he had any more sons. Jesse said, there is David, he is a shepherd tending the sheep. His own dad didn't even think this was important enough to include him. When they get David, this was the one that God had anointed as the next King. I feel like that quite a bit, especially in the last year. When I could do for or promote people, I was their best friend. Now that I no longer have that position. I am not asked to do much, except things no one else wants to do.
My aunt, and a few others were telling me I needed to tell people I was available for speaking engagements or to do MC work. Over the months, I have had one person ask me to come to their church. For a while I was in no shape to do that. My confidence level is in the basement. I know I have to rely on Gods timing and not push things, but sometimes I wish that things would be working in my favor for once. I was in the right place at the right time. This isn't designed to take anything away from anybody, especially Caylon. I just wish I would have my chance at the ball....
The nursing home ministrty is important. The residents can't get out to church, chuches come in and do services there. They are a blessing to those who come. Plus you get blessed by watching them get blessed. My message was OK. More encouraging then anything. God doesn't see as man see, Man looks on the outward appearence God looks at the heart. He sees our hearts, He knows our motives ....We had a good time. I was just thankful that God used me.,...Sharon called Tuesday morning and was telling me about Caylon being offered a scholarship to alor college. She was excited. I was too , because I had been thinking about taking some Bible classes online. We discussed the pros and cons of it and we said ultimately we needed to pray and seek God's direction in this. Even though it was an honor to be selected, we still must be sure that this is Gods will.. We can't get caught up in the moment. I had talked to several people about the service and then it hit me...
I am always somewhere else when the blessings come. I know I was where I needed to be that Tuesday night. I don't despise the day of small beginnings, but I feel like Cinderella. I am missing the ball. There have been other things that happened like this. I got a call last spring from the ladies at Encouragement Cafe, Luanne Prather. I had met her last year at WJLS. I told her that I wasn't working there anymore, what happened and we prayed. It was one of those God encountered moments. I was at the college at the time on break. I was excited and I got the folks at About the Wind excited, we were supposed to set up something. We played phone tag for a few weeks and I sent an email. I never got a response and someone else moved in and now they want to get something started on local radio. I feel like that was snatched from me and I did all the ground work for it. There have been so many other things where I have worked behind the scenes, trained people and when they got to a better position they didn't think of me.
I feel like Cinderella, I was telling the story of David. When Samuel went to Jesse's house to anoint the next king, he looked at all of the sons in the house and none of them was the one God had chosen. Samuel asked Jesse if he had any more sons. Jesse said, there is David, he is a shepherd tending the sheep. His own dad didn't even think this was important enough to include him. When they get David, this was the one that God had anointed as the next King. I feel like that quite a bit, especially in the last year. When I could do for or promote people, I was their best friend. Now that I no longer have that position. I am not asked to do much, except things no one else wants to do.
My aunt, and a few others were telling me I needed to tell people I was available for speaking engagements or to do MC work. Over the months, I have had one person ask me to come to their church. For a while I was in no shape to do that. My confidence level is in the basement. I know I have to rely on Gods timing and not push things, but sometimes I wish that things would be working in my favor for once. I was in the right place at the right time. This isn't designed to take anything away from anybody, especially Caylon. I just wish I would have my chance at the ball....
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