The Lord has me in a very special place right now. A waiting place. Which can be a very hard place. I know in my heart of hearts that I am where He wants me for right now, and I also know that I will not be where I am at now forever. And I don't necessarily mean where I am physically at, but more so what I am doing.
I enjoy what I am doing, working at the church, helping the Hubs with his ministry, and the array of other things that I get to do. However, I know that I am going to have my own individual place of ministry, in some aspect. I have no clue what this is, or when, but the one thing I do know is that it's coming.
Someone asked me the other day if I had found my 'niche' in ministry.... And to be perfectly honest, I'm not totally sure I have. I'm still learning, and I'm still growing, and I'm also not honestly in any hurry. I am content with what the Lord is doing in my life and in my heart, and if/when things should happen to change, I'll be ready.
All that being said, there is something that has been on my heart for a while now that I would like to share, so you might have to get ready for some word vomit (a little vulgar, but true).
I am wanting to start a divorce care class for kids at our church. Divorce is real and happening all too frequently and I believe that we (as a church, and as a society) all too often let children fall into the cracks. We offer classes to adults to learn how to deal, but offer virtually nothing to children. And this is not okay. The damages that divorce has on children can affect them for the rest of their life...
I speak from experience. Divorce ripped my family apart. I don't know what divorce doesn't, I'm not sure there is such thing as a pleasant divorce. It has taken years of healing and forgiveness to get me to the place where I am at now, God has been so good to me. If I am not careful it can easily cause problems in my marriage, it's something I have to work at. I can still see the affects from it on my family, but God is still redeeming.
"Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good." Romans 8:26-28
He works EVERY detail into something good, and even in my case, He has. I'm thankful for the love of Jesus, His healing touch, and His redeeming power.
Kids need to learn to deal healthily with their feelings during this time, and they need someone to listen. Not that parents don't, but it's hard not to feel like you have to choose between parents in one way or another. Kids do not need to feel, act, or become an adult too early because the situation they are in. Most importantly kids need to know that God loves them, hears them, cares about them, and wants to help them. There is hope for families. I just want to help.
"Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good." Romans 8:26-28
He works EVERY detail into something good, and even in my case, He has. I'm thankful for the love of Jesus, His healing touch, and His redeeming power.
Kids need to learn to deal healthily with their feelings during this time, and they need someone to listen. Not that parents don't, but it's hard not to feel like you have to choose between parents in one way or another. Kids do not need to feel, act, or become an adult too early because the situation they are in. Most importantly kids need to know that God loves them, hears them, cares about them, and wants to help them. There is hope for families. I just want to help.
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1 comment:
i love that the Lord is working on this change in your life. allow Him to grow this desire and nurture it. you never want anything to pre-maturely, then it because a task, not a passion.
for me, it was a 14 month transition. patience my dear.
i am soooooo proud of you. you're going to provide something i wish i'd had that long ago.
i love you.
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