Sharing this will maybe make some sense and have some relevance for you, so that's why I'm sharing it!
This past month, being new to Nashville, new to Vanderbilt, I've been impatient to say the least in trying to find opportunities for ministry. Through church or on campus or in Nashville, wherever it may be. My outlook has been "Lord, I want to do something NOW, please let me know what that is!!" However, God's wisdom is much greater than mine.
This past weekend, I really heard the Lord telling me "find and settle into community first. Get that cemented. Then you will have a strong base from which to serve..."
It makes so much sense!
I think Jesus went about the process of His ministry much the same way. We see Jesus baptized, then tempted by the devil, then he briefly begins to preach, and then goes about calling His disciples and setting up community.
Clearly, Jesus could go about His ministry doing it alone. He's Lord and didn't necessarily need the interactions and relationships with others, yet HE DID specifically go about finding it.
I thank God for making this clear to me this past weekend in a way my pea-brain and less than mustard seed sized heart could understand it, hopefully you can find something in this too!
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Hey Hunter- this really resonates with me- I was feeling pretty helpless in terms of not knowing how to serve the new community I'm a part of, and the Lord just allowed me to focus on settling into my new church community first... opportunities have started to come out of the woodwork now that I'm connecting here... God has our back. Thanks for your insight!
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