Whoa, whoa, whoa! It's been nearly a month since my last post. To be honest, I have kind of wanted to blog over the last couple days, but I just didn't get to it before I went to bed.
Since the beginning of May, I have been blessed with a job, so over half of my weeks are usually spent working. I have to admit that I don't really like some of the work that they make me do. I don't mind a lot of the work, but when I get sent outside, I do it quite begrudgingly. I was fine with doing that outside stuff once in a while, like what they told me when I interviewed for the job, but it seems like I am outside more than I am inside now. And because I don't like dealing with conflict, I'll probably take way too long to address it. Oh, did I also mention I hate waking up early mornings? I also hate the closing shift. Haha. I'm so picky. Something like a 10am to 6pm shift would be pretty ideal for me.
Anyway, that's been my fun life throughout this past month. I am also beginning to get more involved at church again. I will be doing a Sunday school thing next week. Hopefully I actually prepare for that. I am treading in dangerous water because there have been quite a few times where I've gotten away with no preparation, but because there are some things I've learned in school that are still fresh, I can kind of just pull that out when the time called for it.
I also have to make a mention of a pretty proud "brother" moment that happened today. As the oldest child, I've had much of the spotlight for most of my life. And because my sister is, well, my sister, she gets a lot of attention too. During one of the songs during worship, my brother broke out in his solo, and I don't think I've ever felt more proud of him. I know it's a pretty eyebrow raising thing to be talking about my brother having the spotlight during a worship set, but that was something that I thought was really cool. It's unfortunate that, since he's the middle child, a lot of times he's played backseat to me in a lot of situations. That's why, I was so stoked to be the one that got to see him shine a little bit of what God's given him. My brother has worked for pretty much everything he has, when I get handed a lot of the things I have, so I am very proud to see how much he's grown in his musical ability (in this context).
I don't know that I have too much else to say because I have to work tomorrow, and I always dread working. I've made up my mind that the only reason I need to work is for the money so I can pay for school. I've also realized that no matter how much I work, I am not going to have enough money to pay. So I think getting student loans is inevitable. Sad day. If it's not in the church, I really don't like working. I think that's just how I'm wired. People are going to argue that I need more experience to be able to pastor. I kind of agree with that, now that I've thought more about it. I think the biggest thing is that I'm only 21. No one, no matter how many "jobs" they've worked, will really have THAT much experience to say that they're set to go into ministry. So I quite honestly think that the only real way I'll be able to gain experience is by working in the church and getting my nose dirty.
I've never been a "if I do this, then it will help that" type of person. I'm more of a "need to do this? well let's go do it" guy.
Enough of this schooling/working stuff. Put me on, coach!
