Imagine Family Ministries
  • KidMin Themes & Object Talks
  • Children's Ministry Leader
  • Lessons & Admin
    • Ministry Admin Docs
    • Kids Curriculum
    • Recommended Links
    • Pre-Teen Journey to the Summit >
      • Journey to the Summit Comments:
  • Parents
  • About Me

Imagine the Potential 
Home+Church=Spiritually Strong Kids
A site all about Family & Children's Ministry

Children's Pastor, Sit at the Feet of Jesus This Week

5/15/2013

0 Comments

 
At His feet that He reminds me that when I am found in Him I leave nothing to be desired.

Picture
Ministry causes me to run crazy sometimes. Planning for Sunday's service each and every week never ends. Managing volunteers, being a participating member of a church staff, and organizing outreach events seem to pile my plate with more than I can, at times, handle. I seem to forget sometimes the importance of sitting at the feet of Jesus. 

It's when I am there that I am renewed, refreshed, and find a place where I am caused to be changed. I wish I could be more intentional about taking the time to sit at Jesus' feet. To look into His eyes as He gently reminds me that I am His. At His feet where He tells me of His love for me. At His feet that He reminds me that when I am found in Him I leave nothing to be desired. 

Mark 14:3-9 tells of Mary anointing Jesus with a priceless gift. I want to be Mary. I want to have her heart. I want to stop in the midst of the craziness and just sit and be with Jesus. 

When I sit with Jesus, I find:
A place I belong
. I often find myself trying to determine where I belong. When I'm in a group of older people, I feel out of place at times, when I'm with a group of male pastors, I feel different. When I sit with Jesus He reminds me that I really do
belong. I am His. I matter. Not what I do. I matter.  

What I believe about Jesus comes to the surface. Do I believe that Jesus will give me enough hours today to accomplish all that needs to be done? Do I believe that He's enough to sustain me? That He will provide the volunteers needed for ministry? That He will continue to provide me with creative ideas? When I sit at His feet I believe He is enough. 

My behaviors are  changed when I sit with Jesus. I find that I am no longer consumed with my to do list. I am now consumed with Him. Jesus has a plan for my day. If I sit with Him and know His will it will change my behaviors. I realize that He is in charge. It's no longer about what I am able to accomplish in a day, it becomes about me bringing glory to Him.
 
Do you belong at the feet of Jesus today? Take time in the middle of ministry mayhem and sit. Be still. Believe He's enough. Find your place of belonging like none other. Allow His presence today to change your behaviors. 

How about you? What do you do to find rest at the feet of Jesus? In what ways does this change you? 


 
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    About Me

    Jill Waltz
    I blog about Children's Ministry, Family Ministry, Leadership, and parenting. 
    #kidmin 

    #fammin
    I'm a children's pastor who is doing what I know I was designed to do. I love to encourage others who are in ministry.  The things you'll read on here are the things I'd share with you over a cup of coffee as we swap ideas and share the victories and frustrations of ministry. 

    I am the Children's Pastor at the Anderson First Church of the Nazarene. The views and opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Anderson First Church.

    My Approach to Children's & Family Ministry 

    Archives

    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    April 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012

    RSS Feed

    View my profile on LinkedIn
Proudly powered by Weebly
  • KidMin Themes & Object Talks
  • Children's Ministry Leader
  • Lessons & Admin
    • Ministry Admin Docs
    • Kids Curriculum
    • Recommended Links
    • Pre-Teen Journey to the Summit >
      • Journey to the Summit Comments:
  • Parents
  • About Me
✕