DC

Having finally made it to the DC area I got to see J and tomorrow I get to see my kids. Had an interview today that was supposed to last 30 minutes and ended up going an hour plus. If I can get a certain certification I can get a better position, the recruitment specialist was extremely excited about me and wanted other people at the company to meet me. During the interview I realized something, I have always sold myself short. I am good at what I do, I am a great leader and I can build a team and reach into peoples lives. I don't have to reach into those lives in a church. There are other great opportunities that I need to take.
I have said over and over that ministry needs to be outside the walls of the church, so why did I think that I had to minister in the walls. My eyes were opened to day at this interview for the first time to the very real and awesome possibility of being salt and light in the world, instead of trying to make other people want to be salt and light. I am not knocking the church, I am good at youth ministry, but it's time to move past it. I will continue to write, get these articles submitted and we will find a church to attend but it is time for me to move on.

I was excited at this interview, excited because someone saw me as desirable for a job helping others. I was very candid about what I would and wouldn't do and also very candid about purchasing. I told her that it is not someting that I will do that I will have someone else do all purchasing if I am given the position. She was totally fine with this.

Why does it take humanity so long to learn what important? Why do we have to learn the hard way. I did. It took forever to learn and now that I have learned I'm going to take it to the grave.