Occasionally I think about my old churches.
Honestly, I sometimes stalk them.
I see what they are doing.
I see if the ministery staff are the same.
I sneak a look into the youth ministry.
And I don’t know what I hope to find.
Do I want them to be doing amazingly well?
Would I revel in them struggling?
Would I like seeing people I didn’t enjoy working with no longer being there?
Is it nothing more than church snooping, like you would an ex on Facebook?
I would like to say that I wish nothing but unbridled blessings upon my old churches. I really would.
It would show a “kingdom mindset.”
It would show humility.
it would show that I trust that God is completely sovereign.
It would show that, ultimately, no success within a ministry was dependent upon me or my skills.
Of course, the longer I’ve been away, the easier it is to wish them well.
Two decades removed, things should - arguably must - be different. It would be damaging, and a little sad, if they were still the same.
Personally, it is because of what it reveals about my heart, that I keep wondering about my old ministry patches.
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