I Survived

Last night was a BIG night for me! We had our very first Family Worship Experience service at our church. It's hard to really explain it in words what that entails, but basically it's a kid-friendly service that is designed to reach families. The point of it is for families to come together and worship the Lord in an environment that is geared towards children and their parents. I am in charge of this event. What was so amamzing was that there were so many people who used their talents and gifts to make this Family Worship Experience possible. God used this event to teach me several things. One of the most important is that it's OK to ask for people to help you. If they offer to help, take them up on their offer. That might sound elementary, but for someone who has a "superhero" complex, that's a big thing.

One other concept that I am finally beginning to grasp is that God doesn't expect me to be perfect and no one else does either...except for me. In preparing for last night I was reminded that I am not perfect. Things will happen...things I can't control. So, I need to quit trying to control so much. I also need to quit worrying so much about what other people think. God has put me in my position and the church respects me as a minister, so I need to make decisions that I think are what God would have me to and those decisions that are in the best interest of the church. I will tell myself everyday to stand on those decisions and that some people won't like them and others will support me no matter what and that is OK.

There were over 320 people at Family Worship! It was an amazing night. God proved His faithfulness and trustworthiness to me once again. God is the one who gets the glory for the success of the evening, not me and not my volunteers. God put us all together to get it done and that's what we did. My friend said, "You are aiming for a big target." Just the fact that we got all the details together and gave families 45 minutes of time together was the "big target." Yes, there are still things that need to be improved upon, but that's for another day.

Tonight I am at home by 8 for the first time in a while. It's nice to sit at home and finally do things like laundry, pay bills, write a post, etc. It's a nice break and tomorrow I'm not going into work. It's my off day and I'm going to take it.