A Whirlwind Call

Yikes! What happened here? If it weren't for the money I'd have to say it's time to quit my jobs. If I were independantly wealthy I mean. Today I was offered, though tenatively, the position of youth director...I think...at a local church that I have never been to. Ok, settle down Dan. =P

Sorry, I am a bit wound up rigth now. See, a few weeks back my Mother told me a story about a church that her friend goes to. In this church their was, to my knowledge, a young man who was very active and able in leading others to Christ and his church. He had gathered up quite a few young people there when he passed away. In his passing, again to my knowledge, their was something of a void in the youth of that church. Since then people have been trying to get things back on track, but are having a small amount of trouble with these youth as far as keeping them focused and interested. So somehow my name finds its way in to a conversation and I hear that they might want me to speak to the youth. About my exsperiances or maybe something else. Then today I call and talk to this womans husband. A very good man I believe who has put forth a great deal of effort in the wake of the troubles. He is a good example of a spiritually mature(ing) man, if a single conversation can elicit such an observation. I was however blown away with the opportunities that were presenting themselves. I even felt bad in a way for turning down the position of part time youth director, but I very much want to help in some fashion. (Not because I want to be involved in youth ministries, in fact I was avoiding that. I just love that opportunities to serve in bigger and bigger ways are popping up. Seek and you shall find.) So I am sitting down to gather ideas to speak on and my mind is racing with topics and applications. Pertinent info to speak on which will form bonds and hopefully provide some type of insite. Or so I hope. Again it will ultimatly be left to Him. As it should be.

Side note:
Born again. That was one of the things the man on the other line asked me right away. That was the only thing that threw me off the entire (wonderfull) conversation. Am I? Yes, but by definition a born again is one who has been born of the flesh (already dieing) nad then born of the Holy Spirit (in faith and by grace). So then any real Christian, anyone touched by salvation through Christ, is a born again. Essentially then all christians are born again. Having thought that out, though maybe I missed the point, I wonder why people say that? It is very possible that he did not see a difference in saying christian and born again. Maybe I'm the only one who is trying to continue a distinction. Very possible. In the past I have heard others, saved and un-saved, make a clear distinction between the average christian and born again christians. I don't see a reason and I guess they didn't have one. Sometimes people just do things and think things without reason. Like me trying to figure out why someone would try to use a word in a way that he probably didn't even intend. The man probably saw no difference in the two words. My history has done this to me in the past. Things I'm used to hearing still haunt me even though they don't apply now. Anyway, this was just a thought I had to follow through. Don't mind me.