The past few days have been long days in the office. I have been praying for God to stretch me, and use me even if it takes me outside of my comfort zone. I wanted to take this internship as a step towards being a completely committed follower of Jesus. I had no idea that God would begin working in me so much, so quickly.
I'm feeling stretched in an office environment that is at times uncomfortable for me. I love the people I get to work with every day, but the work is tasking, and some days I will spend almost the whole day at a desk doing research. But I know the work is worth it, and I enjoy doing work that I can see directly benefitting the ministry. Other days I will spend doing construction type work in the back of the office where we are looking to expand to. So far today I have used two different types of saws, spackled nearly every wall in the new office space, and helped run some electrical wiring; all before breaking for lunch. This work keeps me busy, and helps time go by very fast. Hopefully, at the rate we are working to finish the back office, we will be able to move in by Sept. 1st!
We had our first staff meeting today, and it was a great time of encouragement to see people I am growing to love and respect very much so passionate about the same things I am passionate about, to the point of calling this ministry their full time job. Their dedication to the mission and vision of TMP is very serious, but not to the point that we do not have fun in the office. The office (much to my liking) is a very relaxed atmosphere. I'm getting along with everyone, but at the same time I'm still a little disappointed to not know any people my own age.
As an extrovert, I can sometimes catch myself depending on interaction with others, or feeding off of the time I have with friends. God is doing exactly what I asked, in stretching me to find that I can find my fullest joy when I am most satisfied in Him, and Him alone. I am praying that I will truly believe that He is all I need when I am sad about not having friends, or nervous about trying to make new ones. I am also praying that God would be my source of comfort, that I would not run to friends, or other things of this world before bringing all my needs to my heavenly Father who knows them, and knows what I need to survive.
I read Romans 6 today, which talks a lot about having died to sin, and being raised with Christ. We who are in Christ are no longer slaves to sin, what great hope this is! I'm praying that I will have grace to live like one who has been set free from sin, passionate about living for Christ who has set me free.
John 3:30
-Daniel
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