Isaiah 51:1-5
I have been thinking all day about your choices. I feel you have a very solid work ethic and this is truly a dilemma for you to decide. You have opinions from all around you. But you are a praying man and I know you are listening to God. You have built a wonderful kingdom over there. It would not be anything like it is if it wasn't for you. You made that happen. Your commitment to the neighborhood and the people in it. You brought life back into a community that was dying. Is it at the level you want, probably not, but its better than it was. The connections that you have, the willingness to work with the ones who can make a difference and actually get something done is truly remarkable. No one was doing anything with basketball players and the young men until you decided to begin the collaboration with gangs. Now I have heard about two different basketball things with former players. You started that. Marching to protest the injustice. You brought back the power that communities can have to influence the lawmakers. You made banks take notice. You made businesses take notice. You organized peaceful, effective movements. You did this. So when you think about the fact that attendance is down and tithes are down, you have to look at the economy as well. I personally don't even have a full-time job and haven't had one for a year now. I have been employed, but under employed. I think many people love you and will want you to stay as senior pastor and keep doing what you have been doing. The only thing is you will keep getting the same results. But does that mean you have to walk away from your industry. You have built many outreach functions through your own funding and contributions from others. Will someone else be able to do what you have done, I don't know. I don't imagine you are ready to turn it over to someone else and who would that someone be. Would you do a search or would you have the people there just take over. Would you feel comfortable having someone else do your job? Are you ready to turn the reigns over to someone else? Are you feeling the pull to do something else. I don't want to be selfish and put my wants and desires in your life plans. If you were unhappy with your choice with me then I would feel really bad. But why do I think the worse. Maybe you would be happy and it would be one of the best things we had done with our lives. We would be together and able to do any of the things you wanted. Amazing how real it all is. The possibilities are endless. The commitment to something is the problem. What to choose. How to make the right decision. Remember that God is Your First Love, your highest priority. See his present above all else, your experience of peace and joy is in him. While we journey through life remember that God's glory brightens the world around us. Your choice will brighten your heart and relieve the pressure you feel. Submit wholeheartedly to your decision. You will know what you want. Listen to Him. Follow your heart.
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