New Year's Resolution...

As a new years resolution, I've decided I would begin the process of blogging. So, here I am. I've journaled for years so I guess it's time I do this too. So many pastor friends have encouraged it. Maybe it will be cool. Maybe not. I'm ok with that :-)

This past week, I went backpacking with my friend Brad Grizzle up at the Buffalo River. We had a great time, but one of the things he asked me was what my goals were this year as a Christian. To which I couldn't answer. Not initially. Probably because I hadn't given it much thought. He also asked me a couple of other questions: What was your biggest accomplishment of 2009? What was the hardest thing you faced in 2009? It's odd to me that these last two are so much easier to answer than the first one. My biggest accomplishment in '09 was moving my family home so we could begin pastoring in our hometown... What a blessing! My hardest thing I faced was leaving my last church. If I had that to do all over, I would want it done all over. Not that I would change anything on my end, but I won't go there. The amazing thing is that I guess I would go there all over again if it meant God was going to bring me here. In Ed Saucier's sermon yesterday, he said he would have chosen things differently if he could go back and do them all over again, but that would not have put him here and that would not have placed him where he is today. So true that is, and I praise God that He's guided our steps.

Now, back to that first question... the reason I think I struggle with answering it is because I've never had that leadership in my life that's really demonstrated how to set or cast a vision and truly demonstrate that well. Sure, I've read tons of books on the subject of visioneering, casting vision, etc. But I've never really functioned like that or known someone who's demonstrated it well. I've set goals. I set goals for myself and carry them out as best I can, but what vision do I set from here? I feel like God has blessed me with the vision I've seen over the past three years... A vision to return to the people of the Arkansas River Valley and minister to my own. It's with great prayer that I enter these next few days as I seek to discover what God would have in store for 2010 and how I should challenge myself to grow in Him. Praise God, I'm on a church staff that wants to help better me as a pastor and help me develop and grow in my own abilities as well as my own goals. One thing's certain, I will be welcoming a daughter into the world come March, Miss Hallie Jordan Post :-)

Eternally His,

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