I have been in Savannah for about three months, next week. If you don't know what I am doing here, I shall fill you in right now: I was hired by Isle of Hope UMC to create and lead a new "non-traditional" worship service, called "The Anchor". It has been quite an adventure. They are taking good care of me!
We had our first "preview" service this past Sunday, August 16th. It was more than exciting to see everyone attend the service in support of this new endeavor! It has been a challenging road, and is proving to be even more challenging as we roll along. However, because God loves us, and is faithful to us, he continues to lead and guide us in very tangible ways. I have enjoyed waiting on God, and seeking His will, and even finding out that what He wants is not what I had planned! This is definitely an exhausting job-- starting a service from scratch--especially in the midst of such a rich worship movement. Sometimes I feel like we are so far behind in this worship culture that expectations of the service are far too high for what we are equipped to do for now. Then I realize that God has equipped us perfectly for what he desires from us. For nothing is new to God! The task, I feel, is to avoid forgetting the ultimate goal that is building the kingdom of God. As the work piles up, and new ideas go flying around, it is very easy to become overwhelmed. As I realize the work I will have to do to just maintain the service, it is easy to become overwhelmed... but God... who ordained every day before I was even formed in the womb, has equipped me through his Word, the Bible. He gives me an ultimate peace, in my heart, even when my thoughts and to-do list are often tumultuous.
Psalm131
1 My heart is not proud, O LORD,
my eyes are not haughty;
I do not concern myself with great matters
or things too wonderful for me.
2 But I have stilled and quieted my soul;
like a weaned child with its mother,
like a weaned child is my soul within me.
both now and forevermore
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