It has been so long since I put any blogs on my page. So much has happened since 2012 when I last blogged. God has led me in so many directions, some I understood and some I thought I understood but didn't. How do we know whether God is leading us into a better place to serve Him or if He is leading us to learn something from where He led us. Recently, I have questioned my spiritual life and whether I still have the fire within me that I once had. I realized that I have slowly over the years have been giving up some of the responsibilities I have had at church. There were times I even dreaded getting up on Sunday mornings to go to church. That's a pretty good indication that I lost my fire for the Lord and my service to Him. The church where I attended has lost their Pastor to a terrible car accident. It was a shock to all of us. It has been about 6 months since that happened and the church is still at a loss as to what to do about it. They don't want to hire another Pastor because they say' they couldn't possibly replace the one we had'. If we were to say those words to Jesus, I am sure His answer would be "O ye of little faith, Has God shortened His arms?" I believe that God always has something better in store for us in our future. Our job is to believe that and trust Him that He will do just that. I am not one to idolize another person and neither should a church body with their Pastor. If I were going to church for the people I would still be attending there but because I realized that I need to be in a place where I will get my fire back for the Lord and serve Him better I have been in search for that place God will eventually lead me. In the meantime, I have visited several churches and because I have a ministry at the nursing home where I have volunteered for the last 18 years, I know my fire is there. I serve communion there every Sunday morning and recently extended it into a prayer, praise and worship service. For the time being I believe God wants me there. Whether it is permanent or not, I guess time will tell. On Friday's I teach a Bible class and have been teaching on how to discern false teaching or truth from the Bible. In my search I have learned that there are many false teachings out there. That is what I meant when I said He may be leading us somewhere to learn something but it is not the place we are to stay in. I believe that when God puts me in the place He wants me to stay I will have the peace of mind in knowing for certain that this is what God wants of me. Praying that God leads me always and I will learn valuable lessons along the way.
