i'm very excited because i think i've found a church. in fact i'm quite sure of it. there's nothing spectacular about it, except the peace i feel being there. i even went sunday night AND to an orientation for their women's mentoring ministry on monday.
normally, i am a chicken. i'm so afraid to make decisions and to step out in faith unless i'm SURE i heard from God. i know that without faith it's impossible to please God. but when i'm not hearing anything from Him, i'm so afraid i'll step out in sin, make a wrong decision and it will backfire and have repercussions.
so for me to talk to people before slipping out the door sunday morning was a big step. it's so nice that God knows how much we desire fellowship and ministry. i think i know what paul meant when he wrote to the romans "i long to see you so that i may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong that is that you and i may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith" (1:11-12). i was craving fellowship like i never have.
so today i had a follow-up appointment with the nurse practitioner (i've never actually met the doctor though she signs off on my perscriptions...long story short, i was having weird headaches, i have a muscle strain and am going to PT and taking muscle relaxers and am feeling much better). so we're talking about how i'm feeling and i tell her some of it is probably just stress.
karen: what are you stressed about?
me: well, i have no job, i don't know what i want to do, i have no friends, and i couldn't find a church
karen: oh, but have you found a church now?
me:i think i have
karen:where is it?
me: it's off route 16, called turning point at calvary
karen: THAT'S MY CHURCH! i knew you were going to say that!
me: shut up!
we laughed and then had a sweet little counseling session. she told me i could use her for a reference, she's best friends with the lady who runs the mentoring ministry, she encouraged me to get involved with bible study and told me about a couple christian schools i might be able to teach at, etc.
it was sweet and has had me smiling all day.
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God is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good! I love "non-coincidences!"
God is awesome. Thanks for sharing and encouraging the rest of us! Your faith is such a testimony.
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