Well here we are after two and a half years! I'm waiting for the result of my selection conference.
It has certainly been one of the most exciting and challenging processes of my life. It has brought me closer to God in a very real way. I've had to reassess some ideas which were core to what I though it meant to be a Christian.
The conference itself was deeply challenging. Usually I'm quite chatty and enthusiastic but I woke on the first day of the conference with an awful throat infection and felt miserable the entire time I was there. My interviews were less than spectacular on my part and I came away feeling quite deflated.
After a few days of reflection I can happily say that things might work out yet...it's all in the hands of the Holy Spirit and I trust Him to make the right decision.
Im going to admit something though. The thought of not waiting for the next mark or sitting at 1130 in bed, falling asleep with my iPad in hand fills me with unbridled joy!
Any responsible, employed, church serving, family loving person who decides to respond to a call to Christian ministry could not be doing so out of vain conceit. It is utterly exhausting. It is very hard work. It is humbling. You ask people to pray for you even though you know that if you fail everyone will know. I can't think of why I would have put myself through this if I didn't have the call to love Christ's church.
So as a final thought love those in ministry.. they are most likely tired, stressed and stretched. Even then they still love you.
