At the Laundromat...
Ellipses. That's what those things are. You thought they were three periods in a row, but they're not! They are ellipses.
Cool fact.
Here we are at the laundromat, having finished a week of canvassing. (It's the first week, but I don't want to think about that, because it makes time seem to go more slowly. If I say "a" week, it could be any week, right?)
Not that time is going slowly or anything! It seems like I just started leading, and I'm already done with 4 days! Amazing.
So I always used to want to be a leader. I wanted the security of the van, the relief of not having to possibly annoy people, and the rest of not having to walk everywhere.
Incidentally, now that I'm a leader, I don't really find those things I was looking for in the job.
As a leader, I have to watch almost everything that is going on around me, remember it all, and make snap decisions based on the information I take in.
It's really eight hours of decision making, while sitting around. Sounds like an office job, right?
It is similar, except it involves driving around, figuring out where you are, where your students are, and where to take them next.
It is a fun job, don't get me wrong, but it carries a lot of responsibility.
I miss actually canvassing. As I get better at leading, I'm going to work with my students as much as I can. Or I'll hop out and canvass by myself.
This week:
Drove from Arkansas to Nashville with my dad.
Continued on from Nashville to Louisville by myself. (First long drive by myself. Listened to a few sermons to keep from getting bored)
Met a bunch of new people.
Sat through hours of training. (For the students, not me)
Got out and watched Josiah lead for a few hours.
Led for a few hours the next day with the KY/TN publishing director (who told tried to train me almost exactly opposite of how Josiah trained me)
Stayed up late with a student who got anaphylaxis.
Led the next day with Josiah again.
Gave a worship. (Scary, but it worked)
Lead all by myself for the whole day.
Got slightly lost.
Miscalculated how fast students would do a buisiness strip. (Apparently I should just leave Isaac at a gas station for a whole morning, and he'll be fine)
Students went the exact opposite direction I told them to go, and met divine appointments.
Had two comebacks come through beautifully. (Thank You, Jesus)
And finished the week in good spirits, not too tired, not sick.
Talk about great faithfulness! I don't deserve the way God treats me, but I'm so thankful for His kindness.
He gives the strength, wisdom, cheerfulness, and peace I ask for.
Some of the decisions I made this week didn't make sense to me, but they ended up working out perfectly.
When Solomon told me to commit my works to God and that my thoughts would be established, he was right on.
When God told Isaiah that He would direct him, He meant that He would direct me too!
When Jesus told Moses that His presence would go with him and that He would give him rest, He meant that for me too.
He means it for you, too.
All you have to do is step out, and He'll come through.
This week I had evidence to prove it, and if you think about it, I'm sure you do too.
Cool fact.
Here we are at the laundromat, having finished a week of canvassing. (It's the first week, but I don't want to think about that, because it makes time seem to go more slowly. If I say "a" week, it could be any week, right?)
Not that time is going slowly or anything! It seems like I just started leading, and I'm already done with 4 days! Amazing.
So I always used to want to be a leader. I wanted the security of the van, the relief of not having to possibly annoy people, and the rest of not having to walk everywhere.
Incidentally, now that I'm a leader, I don't really find those things I was looking for in the job.
As a leader, I have to watch almost everything that is going on around me, remember it all, and make snap decisions based on the information I take in.
It's really eight hours of decision making, while sitting around. Sounds like an office job, right?
It is similar, except it involves driving around, figuring out where you are, where your students are, and where to take them next.
It is a fun job, don't get me wrong, but it carries a lot of responsibility.
I miss actually canvassing. As I get better at leading, I'm going to work with my students as much as I can. Or I'll hop out and canvass by myself.
This week:
Drove from Arkansas to Nashville with my dad.
Continued on from Nashville to Louisville by myself. (First long drive by myself. Listened to a few sermons to keep from getting bored)
Met a bunch of new people.
Sat through hours of training. (For the students, not me)
Got out and watched Josiah lead for a few hours.
Led for a few hours the next day with the KY/TN publishing director (who told tried to train me almost exactly opposite of how Josiah trained me)
Stayed up late with a student who got anaphylaxis.
Led the next day with Josiah again.
Gave a worship. (Scary, but it worked)
Lead all by myself for the whole day.
Got slightly lost.
Miscalculated how fast students would do a buisiness strip. (Apparently I should just leave Isaac at a gas station for a whole morning, and he'll be fine)
Students went the exact opposite direction I told them to go, and met divine appointments.
Had two comebacks come through beautifully. (Thank You, Jesus)
And finished the week in good spirits, not too tired, not sick.
Talk about great faithfulness! I don't deserve the way God treats me, but I'm so thankful for His kindness.
He gives the strength, wisdom, cheerfulness, and peace I ask for.
Some of the decisions I made this week didn't make sense to me, but they ended up working out perfectly.
When Solomon told me to commit my works to God and that my thoughts would be established, he was right on.
When God told Isaiah that He would direct him, He meant that He would direct me too!
When Jesus told Moses that His presence would go with him and that He would give him rest, He meant that for me too.
He means it for you, too.
All you have to do is step out, and He'll come through.
This week I had evidence to prove it, and if you think about it, I'm sure you do too.
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