I Am a Child of God

I am a child of God. For that, I am thankful. To know that I am a child of God is a wonderful thing to me, because as a child of God, I know that I am loved by God. And that love is a love that will never go away no matter what happens in my life.

I am a human being. A sinner saved by grace. A person who still, after 52 years of life, makes mistakes, sometimes says the wrong thing at the wrong time, sometimes gets irritated with my children and my spouse, yet seeks to follow Christ and the Christian way to the best of my ability on a daily bases.

I am thankful, that my God forgives me of my foolishness and mistakes that I make, loves me in spite of myself, and still calls me into this life of ministry. I lean on him for guidance and follow where he sends me, even when that takes me further away from where my children live. I do so, because He knows best. Being further away from my children doesn't change my love for them or how often I will see them and be with them, it just changes the physical distant between us and wears on this old body a little more as I travel the roads to share as much time with them as I can.

I pray and know that God is in the midst of things right now as I prepare for transition. I know that I will follow his calling and love and work hard for these churches to which he has called me too. I pray that the people will give me a chance and will get to know me for who I really am.

May God receive all the Glory for the Great things he has done and is doing in my life.