Last night, or early this morning, I had a rather poignant dream. I was at my parent's house and having a rough time with my youngest son, Noah. He would not listen to me and I was getting quite upset with him; more than quite upset, I was downright angry with him. My dad then looked at me in a way I haven't been looked at by him in over two decades. "What is the problem?" He asked. I told him that Noah just wouldn't listen. "No, what is the REAL problem?... are you doing what the Lord called you to do or are you doing what the Lord wants you to do?" At first I woke up quite puzzled at what my dad had asked and even now after thinking about it all day, I still wonder if there is more to it than what I think.
See, I think there is definitely a difference between doing the ministry and DOING the ministry. I pastor because that is what God has called me to do. In other words, it is my life, much like your job is your life. But I also pastor because that is what God wants me to do. His desire for me is to serve His children. I want to serve His children. I believe that this dream was not a rebuke but a warning that I need to be the one listening to Him and doing, every moment, what He would have me to do.
Now instead of puzzled, I am quite thankful. Thanks Dad.
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