Well the new year is here. I am sure that most of you are like me and somewhat ready for the change. For those of you that serve in churches, it seems that Christmas is one of the busiest times of the year. I am looking forward to this new year. It is sure to change my life. Christy and I are entering into a time of great promise and I am ecstatic about the future.
For those that don't know this already, Christy and I are expecting our first child. Actually Christy is the one that is expecting, I am just kind of here to watch and go get pickles and cheerios at her request. I have to admit; for the first time in my life I feel like I am all grown up. It is amazing what the expectation of being a parent will do to your psyche and prayer life. I have learned a lot about myself over the past few weeks. I have learned how selfish I am and how utterly unprepared I am to be a parent. I have learned how weak my prayer life is and God is calling both me and Christy to really grow in that area. I saw a picture the other day and realized how fat I have become. Believe it or not, it is true that in many cases the man gains as much wait as the pregnant wife and I don't eat pickles. With that said, I also have realized the joy of escaping the selfishness I have lived with for 27 years and truly learn the selflessness that only comes with parenthood. I have learned the depths of love that a parent has for his children. I have become adamantly resolved that a major component of my ministry will be to champion the fight against abortion. I am sure you parents understand all these things.
Well, I will end this blog today. I need to study. I am preaching tomorrow night out of 1 Kings 12. The message centers around the the lessons we can learn about leadership from the mistakes made by Rehoboam. I am passionate about the need for real, strong, conviction based leadership in our churches. There is a leadership crisis in our churches today, whether we are willing to fess up and admit or not. It seems that every time you read in the blogosphere there is another leader who is not living up to God's expectation and robbing God of his glory and causing his church to wander aimlessly without a shepherd.
The issue at Bellevue is truly breaking my heart. I don't know the facts so I will remain silent on who is right and who is wrong. I will simply comment that this situation is not good. I pray and ask you to pray for the leadership of Bellevue. May God give them insight and discernment. I also entreat the Lord to give the people of Bellevue and submission to his sovereign rule. May God bring repentance and restoration to that congregation where God's Word has been preached faithfully for many decades.
For those that don't know this already, Christy and I are expecting our first child. Actually Christy is the one that is expecting, I am just kind of here to watch and go get pickles and cheerios at her request. I have to admit; for the first time in my life I feel like I am all grown up. It is amazing what the expectation of being a parent will do to your psyche and prayer life. I have learned a lot about myself over the past few weeks. I have learned how selfish I am and how utterly unprepared I am to be a parent. I have learned how weak my prayer life is and God is calling both me and Christy to really grow in that area. I saw a picture the other day and realized how fat I have become. Believe it or not, it is true that in many cases the man gains as much wait as the pregnant wife and I don't eat pickles. With that said, I also have realized the joy of escaping the selfishness I have lived with for 27 years and truly learn the selflessness that only comes with parenthood. I have learned the depths of love that a parent has for his children. I have become adamantly resolved that a major component of my ministry will be to champion the fight against abortion. I am sure you parents understand all these things.
Well, I will end this blog today. I need to study. I am preaching tomorrow night out of 1 Kings 12. The message centers around the the lessons we can learn about leadership from the mistakes made by Rehoboam. I am passionate about the need for real, strong, conviction based leadership in our churches. There is a leadership crisis in our churches today, whether we are willing to fess up and admit or not. It seems that every time you read in the blogosphere there is another leader who is not living up to God's expectation and robbing God of his glory and causing his church to wander aimlessly without a shepherd.
The issue at Bellevue is truly breaking my heart. I don't know the facts so I will remain silent on who is right and who is wrong. I will simply comment that this situation is not good. I pray and ask you to pray for the leadership of Bellevue. May God give them insight and discernment. I also entreat the Lord to give the people of Bellevue and submission to his sovereign rule. May God bring repentance and restoration to that congregation where God's Word has been preached faithfully for many decades.
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