So I am in a class at Baker right now called "Listening to Your Inner Voice." We have been exploring God's call in our life and our vocation. Today we went to Valley View United Methodist Church in Overland Park for a panel discussion.
When we stepped into the sanctuary, a lot of things hit me all at once. I looked around at what I thought was a very impressive sanctuary. I could see myself greeting people as they sat down. I could see myself giving the latest message.
Once our panel discussion was over I wanted to look around the church, mostly out of curiosity. So Ben, Becky, Alyssa and I all went to investigate the church. Pretty soon we ran into Ira who showed us around (he had been a pastor there before.) Then the visions came back, I saw myself walking around the hallways during Sunday school, peering into the classrooms, visiting with people as they tried to find their class. Then Ira took us down in the basement to the fellowship hall. I saw myself giving a blessing over the meal that the congregation would partake in soon afterwards. We went into their gymnasium and I saw myself partaking in some pick=up basketball with youth and younger adults in our Sunday best.
Mind you, I wasn't trying to picture all of these things, I just saw them happen. I can't explain why I saw them, I just did. Then I started wondering, "was God calling me to minister in THIS church?" That couldn't be possible, I was a United Methodist, our preachers moved around a lot. While its possible that someday I would work in this church, it was highly unlikely.
That is when my inner voice screamed at me. It said "but don't you see? This is what being a pastor is about. The people! You can do all that stuff, ANYWHERE! However, it is what you're meant to do. Minister to people as an elder."
I have to say I smiled rather large on that one. Thank you inner voice! Thank you for reminding me, this is what I'm called to do, any boy am I excited about it!
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