I finished my first week of truck driving school. It was quite a challenge. There is a big difference from the atmomsphere of our nice comfortable office at church and the class room I find myself in. I'm so thrilled that I have an opportunity to be light in the dark and take light into a dark place. I find myself still with a desire to pastor, but now its not to pew sitting folks its to lost folks. I'm realizing that I might be the only person who will share Gods good news to these people and already opportunities are arising to be light and to share Gods light. I find myself offering to pray for people even though are are total non believers in God. I've found that there are very few folks who will refuse an offer to pray. Jesus said, "you are the light of the world." My pulpit has changed from a building to the world. I will let my light shine before men so that they can see my good works and glorify my father in heaven!
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I look forward to your blogs even more. It takes alot of guts to trust God with the church and make a huge change. You will always be a pastor, Pastor Pat. You don't need an office or a title to be a pastor of multitudes. As someone who has also made the change from full time ministry to a different career, it is quite an adjustment and a hard one too! I love having my job here, but I would like to be stirred up more and stronger so that I can be a light. So I hope you will continue to have words of encouragement for those who of us who have also experienced great change. Omar and I still love you very much.
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