My blog below is a peek inside the life God has blessed me with. I will post personal things, bible verses, memories, encouragements, funny things, questions and experiences. I welcome any, and all readers to comment on the posts. I love to hear from you, I love to hear your stories. Start conversations, share life experiences, pray for each other.
- Joshua Baurer
Joshua, I was just re-reading some of your posts and just interested in hearing more about Gods call to be a pastor the last 13 years or so. Love to hear more on that if you care to write or talk in person sometime about. Praising God with you for all He is doing in your life. And continuing to pray He will bless you with the needed finances/visa/job etc for the coming year. Blessings and prayers Aunt Jill
Well over the past 13 years I didn't directly know that it was God's call to be a pastor, but you could say I saw Him hinting it. I don't know exactly for sure if it's 13 years, more or less, but I do know that it's been a while. I've, here and there, felt this feeling of "I might be a pastor someday." I had many thoughts about it, but I didn't want to think on it too much. Though I wanted to follow God, I didn't want to be a pastor, I wanted to do something 'a bit more exciting,' something more with my interests. And I think that is how a lot of people view the "job" of a pastor. The Holy Spirit just kept speaking here and there to me (though I didn't know then that it was him). I'v had a huge number of people in and out of family tell me that I either would be a good pastor or I should be a pastor. I always thanked them, but thought as little as possible on it. Over time when things like that would happen I had an inkling that it was God's doing and I tried to ignore it, since that's not what I had on my agenda for my future life. I felt that maybe God was saying something about it, but I didn't want to go into that field, so I wasn't going to listen or apply what I felt God might be saying to me. This past year at SLI really opened me up to who God really is and to learn how to hear his voice. Because of that I now know that it was God speaking all those years, and he has changed my heart (only something he can do) to be more open to pastoring.
And, ironically, as I've been writing this, I've been talking with someone (via Facebook) that is wanting me to help them with an organization that would be great training for such a future. - it's just a huge step outside of comfort that I don't know if I'm fully ready to handle yet.
Joshua, I was just re-reading some of your posts and just interested in hearing more about Gods call to be a pastor the last 13 years or so. Love to hear more on that if you care to write or talk in person sometime about. Praising God with you for all He is doing in your life. And continuing to pray He will bless you with the needed finances/visa/job etc for the coming year.
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Aunt Jill
Well over the past 13 years I didn't directly know that it was God's call to be a pastor, but you could say I saw Him hinting it. I don't know exactly for sure if it's 13 years, more or less, but I do know that it's been a while. I've, here and there, felt this feeling of "I might be a pastor someday." I had many thoughts about it, but I didn't want to think on it too much. Though I wanted to follow God, I didn't want to be a pastor, I wanted to do something 'a bit more exciting,' something more with my interests. And I think that is how a lot of people view the "job" of a pastor. The Holy Spirit just kept speaking here and there to me (though I didn't know then that it was him). I'v had a huge number of people in and out of family tell me that I either would be a good pastor or I should be a pastor. I always thanked them, but thought as little as possible on it. Over time when things like that would happen I had an inkling that it was God's doing and I tried to ignore it, since that's not what I had on my agenda for my future life. I felt that maybe God was saying something about it, but I didn't want to go into that field, so I wasn't going to listen or apply what I felt God might be saying to me. This past year at SLI really opened me up to who God really is and to learn how to hear his voice. Because of that I now know that it was God speaking all those years, and he has changed my heart (only something he can do) to be more open to pastoring.
DeleteAnd, ironically, as I've been writing this, I've been talking with someone (via Facebook) that is wanting me to help them with an organization that would be great training for such a future. - it's just a huge step outside of comfort that I don't know if I'm fully ready to handle yet.
DeleteThanks for sharing Joshua.
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