Wondering is a way to be disappointed...or is it?

Winter really showed it's face today. It was 27 degrees this morning. I'm finally getting closer to the house with my job. This is great, mainly, because I will be close enough to go to Sunday school and church now. It had been 3 weeks since I had heard my own pastor preach. It was nice to be in church this past week. I had the great personal opportunity to preach at Woodlawn MBC in Denison, Texas on November 24th. Let's pray for their pastor and their church as a whole. They really need us too.

This past Sunday morning, I was told, during the service, that a church had inquired about me to possibly come on view of a call to their church. He talked to the pastor about it, and he said it sounded like a good opportunity to me. However, I have not been contacted by anyone as of yet. That's where the wondering part of this blog comes in.

Knowing that someone has inquired, give me the ability to get really excited about it, in the hopes that maybe this is the church that God wants for me. However, my experience has taught me a number of things. I say, 'my experience,' like I've been pastoring for a long time; lol. But, in my short time, as a preacher, I have come to a conclussion. I talked with a couple of other preachers about this and they agree. MOST churches do not really pray about their next pastor. The man that they listen to has to meet certain educational standards and be completely like Jesus for them to even consider listening to him. I've preached at 3 churches on the possibility of being their pastor and felt like God was telling me that this was the church HE wanted me at. On of them was so strong, even Becky felt like we were moving there. However, all of these churches went in different directions. Wondering and wanting left me with a huge disappointment in my life. Heart ache set in, then not feeling like God needs you any longer, and eventually you get to where you ask, "Why even concern yourself with it any longer or waste you time?"

We all know that God is in control, but sometimes it would be great if HE would just knock us up beside the head and tell us what HE wants us to do. Of course then we wouldn't be able to use our faith; would we?

Our yard is beautiful right now. It is almost completely covered in leaves. I really love this time of year. Hope things are going good for everyone. Lord Bless our nation.