First

My first post, this could be a giant cluster of nothing. I'm not sure what it is I even want to say. I wake up early and look outside of my dorm room window and see the sun rising, I think-"beauty". I walk outside to a freezing cold gust of wind, after I caught my breath I thought, "what an amazing day." I'm amazed at how the rising sun, the thing that's supposed to provide some heat, can bring no heat at all. I eat my breakfast and go to class, at a miserable hour, luckily class was good(music can't really be bad.) I head to a mandatory chapel. My plans were to scan and then duck out, however, my plans were interrupted by an attractive girl. So I stayed, ironically she did what I wanted to, scanned and bounced. I sat as a band got up and led, it was good, sometimes I wonder why I couldn't be blessed with the ability to play music. I thought to myself, why am I hear? Not in chapel, but at this school. This guy got up and spoke about how he is going to graduate in a few months and he fears he isn't ready spiritually to be in ministry. My reaction was simple, "well then don't go." But seriously if your not ready no one is making you do it, take your break. That's when I started thinking, am I ready?

Why is it that even the worst sermons make me think?

Then, after about 10 seconds I remembered why I was here and I got my answer to the question, Am I ready? I am here to love people and to develop these friendships I have. I don't want to leave, why, because I love the fellowship. I am developing my love of people, even the ones who piss me off; those guys who think they know everything, of course they don't, so I simply smile and laugh at the fact they one day they will be reminded of their ignorance. The fear for myself is that one day I will become that guy. Will there be one day that I act, or think, I'm better than those around me? I pray not. I pray that I surround myself with the lowly people of this world, I hope I am one of the lowly. But the question still stands, am I ready? Can you be ready for ministry? What is ministry?

I have professors that tell me how to do ministry. But is that the only way? I hear that there only particular ways to preach, says who?

My ministry will be hanging out with people. This makes me being in school very ironic, I am paying money to learn that I want to hang out with people. I know some of you are going to read this... (well truthfully I could be the only one to read it, but I like to make myself more important than I am...it's a confidence booster)..but I know whoever reads this could say, "what happens when someone comes to you with problems, are you just going to hang out then?"...maybe, let's be honest, we are not dumb people. Think back to the problem you had, if you talked to someone you probably figured out your answer. So simply being in conversation with people can help...I love the movie Patch Adams. He is asked at one point if he has been helping patients. He answers "yes". And he goes on to describe how the patients are doctors and everyone helps everyone...Is this church? I hear people saying they want a "New Testament church," do you really? Are you willing to let the lowly help the wealthy, and then share what you have...

My answer is simple, sure. I mean, I'm not going to say I know everything, but I can say I know how to hold a conversation and I know how to love. So am I ready for ministry, I think a lot of us can say we are ready.

Love Loudly.. Live Graciously.. Be Conversational