I can’t begin to tell you just how wise our loving Father is.  Yesterday I blogged about His Spirit’s nudge to me about being quiet and listening as I went into the building I was to work with.  At the end of their leadership meeting where I had attended and listened to each of the school’s dept leaders, I was then asked what my thoughts were.  The principal said, “You have been awfully quiet, what would you want us to hear from you?”  I was then able to confirm and shed additional insights.  But in so doing, the leaders were able to hear and learn from one another by hearing each of them shed light coming from their own depts.  I told them I was on assignment to listen this morning rather than speak.

Tomorrow I have a Celebrate Recovery leadership meeting after church ends, where we will be talking about some shifts in our leadership.  As I begin to actually get the recovery ministries operational at a training level I need to be able to use my time as such.  There is a man in our group God had shown to me would someday take my place when I felt Him nudging me to step aside.  He and I have talked a number of times about this and now tomorrow  will be the day to take this step.  In so doing I also have to address replacing his position which he has had in our leadership.  I’ve also had this conversation but haven’t heard back from the one to know if he is ready to say yes.

God is pressing in on me to realize that my choice to serve Him fully is always in the arena of choice.  However, if I am going to be the servant of Him He would intend, the idea of choice needs to come to an end.  When I sense Him nudging, I am to act on it.  If I sense fear, dread, “a sense of yikes” in any of these I can address what the fear may be about, but I need to not dismiss the nudge as an item to disregard.  I’ve known this need about serving God for a long, long time.  But, living up to it has taken on new meaning.  I sense God wanting me to be totally sold out to Him.  I want this too.  There is less fear these days.  More is about the dread of needing to work through tough topics with others, etc.  Doing this about topics I’ve always kept hidden is a much newer thing for me.  However, God seems to be saying I’m ready to walk into this and so I’m doing it with humble confidence in Him and His Team–God Himself, Jesus The Almighty Son and The Holy Spirit.  God is also providing tremendous human support too.  For all of this I am most grateful!