had some sad news yesterday
our elder board asked for our pastor's resignation
he submitted and resigned
sad not b/c i disagree
b/c i agree with our elders
sad b/c it's a problem in my family
its never fun when your family disagrees
u may agree more with one person or the other
u may not even be involved
yet if your in the family it affects u
i also feel like the israelites wandering in the desert
they cry out to God
we are hungry
he sends manna
they are thankful for a while
then they cry out
we are sick of manna
he gives them meat
i prayed for this change to happen
and now i am sad about it.
i prayed for something to be done in our church
there were problems w/ our pastor
problems that were tried to be address for a while
problems that he refuse to change
i trust God and i knew he was here for a reason
but i wondered what the purpose of this trial was.
wait
wander
pray
finally God gave our church an answer
an answer i wanted
yet i dont feel like rejoicing
i know it was the right decision
yet it pains me to see my family hurting
pains me to see the questions
pains me that not everyone knows the depths of the problems
the depths of anguish that went into this decision
we are not new to conflict in this church
we have had a lot of experience
i begin to wonder
is it not them but us?
yet as i pray and reflect to God
i get the sense that it isn't
i also feel like it is no different anywhere else
as long as fallen humans are in the church there will be problems
disagreements
conflicts
scandal
read the Bible
paul had problems with timothy
he wrote to different churches
urging them to get back on track
the jews constantly turning away
having to return to God
even Moses wasn't allow into promised land
b/c of his disobedience
we are dumb sheep
prone to wander
prone to scandal
so down on my knees i go
pray for our church
pray for reconciliation b/t our congregation
pray for our pastor and his family
pray pray pray for our elders
who may feel doubted and attacked
pray for their families
praise God for helping them to be obedient to His Word
praise God for his answer to our prayers
pray for willingness to accept His answer and not doubt
1 comment:
You express this well. Pray we must. (I sound like Yoda)
So are they gathering a search party right away? Are they going to continue to have Bruce, Dan, John etc....do the teaching?
I agree, not an easy thing, no matter which side you come from.
For some reason I always loved that passage about the Israelites. I love how God said, You want meat? I'll give you meat. I'll send you so much meat, you'll eat it until you gag! (kristi's paraphrase)
Hmmmm.....
Funny that w/o my kids knowing much about all this, 3 of them have asked to go to church on Sunday.
I've noticed that God in His mercy, usually protects our family from the brunt of "church stuff". We have had our own distractions when the church has made big changes in its "staff".
Anyway, thanks for sharing. Hopefully we will see you Sunday. Pray for us to get out the door! Like many, Sunday mornings are the most stressful and hard to get everybody ready, which only allows the enemy little victories in us giving up and staying home. Must dress appropriately (shiny suit of armor)at all times but especially on Sundays.
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