I recently saw a post for a ministry position. This is not the one I mentioned in a recent post. I felt like this was potentially just another resume submitted, and I would hear nothing back. Two days ago, I had the opportunity to meet the pastor for lunch. Neither of us knows which way this will go, but there is such a stirring in my spirit. We will visit the worship service tomorrow and see what God is doing.
You, my readers, have been with me on a roller coaster ride. I began this blog right after my wife and I married. I was in ministry transition for over a year. I planted a church and stayed for nearly 2 years. I am in transition once again, yet I know God is up to something. If God is leading me to this ministry, it will lead me beyond my comfort zone while leading me to something I have envisioned for quite some time.
I ask that you join us in prayer. I’m not asking for God to give me the position. I’m simply asking “Thy will be done”. God’s way is best. I submit to whatever He is doing in this season (as difficult as that is). For the first time in a long time, I am hopeful.
Matthew Winters (Honest Thoughts from a Pastor) 
Praying!
“I will place shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or terrified, nor will any be missing,” declares the Lord….Jeremiah 23:4
“I will set up shepherds over them who will feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking,” says the Lord…NKJV
The Lord is always faithful, and He can be trusted above everyone…do not fear for he is with you.
Thank you! I’m excited about the future.
Reblogged this on Talmidimblogging.
Lifting you up in prayer, always! 🙂
Thanks, my friend!
I too am praying Thy Will Be Done…I feel Him stirring up my nest yet again. I will offer a prayer for you and your wife as well. My “go to” verse the past 2 years has been Psalm 119:105-Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. Lord I ask you to light their path with your precious Word in Jesus mighty name!
Thanks, Jackie! I will be praying for you too.
Dear Brother, may our Lord by His Spirit speak clearly to you! I’m just getting back to Jan Karon’s Mitford series. I read the first several books, but hadn’t kept up. I’d forgotten Father Tim’s favorite prayer is “the one that never fails” Thy will be done! I am so blessed by Karon’s true-to life characters and the topics she shares with much insight and mercy. May we ALL follow the Lord into His will for our lives!