Nice Day

Some of you may know that I'm part of a church-planting team that is establishing a new kind of church in League City, Texas.  We only meet for "church" two times a month and today was one of those days.  We've been in doing a teaching series called "Life in the Margins" which is built around the premise that the best life is lived when we allow for space in our lives.  Space in relationships, space in time, and space with our money.  Today Cameron taught about Money Margin.  This was an interesting day because since June last year, my family has been living on 1/2 the salary that we had at the church we moved down here to serve.  It's been bumpy at times, and our bills have gotten a little bigger than they were, but in the end we are still healthy, our bills have been paid and our kids alway have something to eat.  God has been faithful to continue to provide, through people and various other jobs, everything we need.

Tomorrow I start a new job because the shortfall has caught up to us.  Actually, it probably caught up to us much earlier, but I kept pressing forward.  No more.  I am going to work for a sign shop doing graphic design for them.  I'm excited about the opportunity and possibilities that might be in store.  Church-planting brings with it many new challenges.  Sure, I could be at an established church in a nice area somewhere, making a good salary and all of us feeling secure.  However, the rewards of being here and doing something new like we are doing are worth the discomfort over a short period of time.  My desire is not to work at a church to get paid again...it's to work at my church and get paid full-time someday.  That dream means that we will go and do what God has called us to in League City and when God chooses to build this church, I will be ready.  I love what I am doing, and now I get to do something else that I really think I will enjoy.

All of that to say this...I've lived with much more than I have now, and I've lived on less than I have right now.  God is always faithful to give me more than I deserve, whether I make more or not. 

Thank you Brett and Emily for inspiring me and leading us to the Throne of God today...for me it wasn't about the music but about the reminder that we worship every single moment of every single day...it's the Who that I want to focus on.

Back to Eat This Book tomorrow.  Listen to this.