An Adventure in Ministry

  Yesterday after a challenging, yet beautiful conversation with one of my friends, she prayed over me, and something she said hit a nerve. She prayed for the many hats I wear and I was reminded of this picture I took the other day while playing with my little girl.  As I pondered the prayer and the picture, this poem began to form: My Many Hats To some I am a mother, a wife, a sister, a friend; To others I am a minister in a list that never ends; I wear the hat of cleaner, of gardener and cook, I even wear the hat of the writer of a book.   I wear the hat of mentor, of a pastor and a mate, I also am a carer and the one who advocates; There’s the paperwork and letters the admin and finance, And I like to wear a creative hat if I ever get a Chance!   The list is overwhelming of the many hats I wear, Often it’s the greatest joy but sometimes I despair! The pile of hats can sometimes slip I fear that they will tumble, That’s when I usually turn to God feeling tired

  It’s been a month since the Riverbank conference and if you were anything like me, God spoke to me about so much as the teaching was so rich. However, when I have had experiences like this, I like to take a look back after a while and see, when the rubber hits the road, when I go back to my everyday ordinary life, have I applied the teaching to my life and what has God continued to teach me of who he is.  The month since the conference has been jam packed, and looking back over that time there is one thing from the conference that God has been reminding me of, day by day, sometimes even moment by moment and that is that ‘He is enough! As our verse for the conference says:  ‘God’s grace IS enough - It’s all you need’ God has spoken to me;  When I have sat broken in grief…’I am enough’ When I have asked BIG questions…’I am enough’ When I can’t see him at work…’I am enough’ When I can’t get caught up in worry about the future…’I am enough’ When I’m exhausted…’I am enough’ When I feel li