"In between" times

After I do this, if I don't go downstairs and respond to like 6 emails (which I should do), I'm gonna either read the book of Jonah or read an article on the book of Jonah. Jonah is such an interesting book, and I'm not even thinking about the stupid fish, which takes the focus away from the important matters in the book. I remember having a conversation which a group of Free Methodist pastors and asking the question: "can a good Free Methodist not believe in a literal interpretation of the book of Jonah?" But I digress.....

Jonah will be the last prophet we consider in the prophets sermon series. The end of a sermon series is always a depressing time for me. You get into the subject matter, build up momentum and then "poof", it's over, and you're like "what am I gonna do now?" For two months I was focused and on-task. I felt the "yes!" of God. I knew what He was calling me to do and I was doing it. Now I'm getting back to square one and awaiting my new assignment.

It's an "in-between time" for me.

I do trust that God has good things around the corner, and that the next crop of sermons will be just as meaningful, but these times are still hard because you just don't know what God has up His sleeve.

And it's hard not to know.

grace & blessings

pjim

ps. I'm pretty sure the next series will come out of the gospels.