Well it is 8:50am Saturday morning, I have been awake since around 6am and this is another day in the life of a youth pastor. Yesterday was one of those days where you go to work with high expectations of taking on the world, ministering to kids, and getting all my work done for the next 5 years.
As I planned out my day early in the morning I quickly realized that, "Man I have alot to do". So I started working through my to do list, crossing off every item that I completed (I like to see progress). One third of the way through the day I realized, "I am not going to be able to take on the world today", so I put it off for another time. Several hours later and now two thirds of the way through my day I come to the conclusion that not only am I not going to be able to take on the world today, I am not going to be able to go out and minister to any kids or get all my work done for the next 5 years, so I put this off for another time as well.
As I left the office I thought about all the things I wanted to accomplish but did not and about how hard I worked but did not get anything done. I told my self "next week will be different"!
Wait! - There is still Hope!
So you thought my day was over. After leaving work I meet my beautifull wife over at The Rock 'N' Java for a concert that we had promoted. With high expectations of 250 - 350 people showing up we werequickly dissapointed that only about 115 showed up. Drowning in my sorrows I was interupted by the fact that all 115 of them are young people - wait a minute I am a youth pastor - wait a minute I have an opportunity to minister to young people. So I shook myself loose from discouragement and fullfilled my orignal agenda for the day.
1) I ministered to young people
2) I felt like I was on top of the world
3) I felt like I did enough work to last me five years
Satisfied with this I crawl into bed at 1am, kiss my wife good night and thank God for my family, my life, my church, my friends and my job. Fighting to keep my eyes open I mutter these last words, "God let's do it all over again tomorrow".
As I planned out my day early in the morning I quickly realized that, "Man I have alot to do". So I started working through my to do list, crossing off every item that I completed (I like to see progress). One third of the way through the day I realized, "I am not going to be able to take on the world today", so I put it off for another time. Several hours later and now two thirds of the way through my day I come to the conclusion that not only am I not going to be able to take on the world today, I am not going to be able to go out and minister to any kids or get all my work done for the next 5 years, so I put this off for another time as well.
As I left the office I thought about all the things I wanted to accomplish but did not and about how hard I worked but did not get anything done. I told my self "next week will be different"!
Wait! - There is still Hope!
So you thought my day was over. After leaving work I meet my beautifull wife over at The Rock 'N' Java for a concert that we had promoted. With high expectations of 250 - 350 people showing up we werequickly dissapointed that only about 115 showed up. Drowning in my sorrows I was interupted by the fact that all 115 of them are young people - wait a minute I am a youth pastor - wait a minute I have an opportunity to minister to young people. So I shook myself loose from discouragement and fullfilled my orignal agenda for the day.
1) I ministered to young people
2) I felt like I was on top of the world
3) I felt like I did enough work to last me five years
Satisfied with this I crawl into bed at 1am, kiss my wife good night and thank God for my family, my life, my church, my friends and my job. Fighting to keep my eyes open I mutter these last words, "God let's do it all over again tomorrow".
Thanks for listening
PB
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