Dreaming!

If I were God I would plan for my ministry here to be, not too spectacular, but steady and faithful with the church body growing in the knowledge of the Lord and in faith. And yes, the number of people, not just attending, but coming to know Christ and joining the church, would be noticeable. However, as you may have guess I am not God. He is the Lord and master and I am, but, his servant. He has not told me what is ahead.

Two months have flown by since I started here. While some aspects of this ministry are going along as I might have hope there are a couple of items that God has seen fit to do differently that I would have.

The first item, my first funeral would have been an older faithful brother or sister. It wasn't.

The second, one member has told the deacons and myself “You do what you need to do, but I will do . . .” I do have a desire to see each of these sheep walking in the paths of righteousness. But sometimes some do not! If we would be a faithful body of believers we must address the one(s) who get caught up in the desires of the world, the flesh or the mind and, at least for the moment, do not desire to walk with the Lord.

Why am I sad regarding this person? Is it over the soul of one who has been one of us​? Or am I sad because something is not going according to 'my dream'?

Yet these circumstances give the larger body of believers an opportunity to be faithful in addressing the issue of sin in a brother. This is something this fellowship has not handled well in the past. However, this times we have, so far. Praise his Name!