Tonight I am sitting in our basement watching a movie, catching up on email, working on a new KidzMatter resource, and writing a blog post. Oh, there’s one more thing I’m doing: thinking about tomorrow morning. I love Sundays. Sunday is the only day that I can’t wait for the alarm clock to ring at 6:15.
Tomorrow morning I’ll arrive at the church and do what I love - making sure we have enough nursery workers and that all the teachers show up. Oh wait, that’s the part I don’t like. The part I love is leading kid’s church at the 8:15 and 10:45 services.
Here’s my Saturday night thought. Hundreds of parents will place their trust in me tomorrow. They will work hard to get their kids to kid’s church on time with their little Bibles in hand. Our bus workers spent hours today visiting their bus routes so the buses will be filled with kids who will hear about Jesus. My pastor has trusted me to faithfully teach the principles and precepts of God’s Word to the most impressionable part of the church - our kids.
Since hundreds of parents are counting on me, since my bus workers have worked so hard today, and since my pastor has placed his trust in me - I must do my best. I’ve got to give it my all!
Thanks for this thought, Ryan. It’s easy to get caught up in the parts of our jobs that we don’t like (like “Will there be enough nursery workers?” and “Will any small group leaders call in sick?”) and forget the bigger picture — that God has given us this great privilege to share His truths with kids. What an amazing thing that is! It’s good to be reminded to do our best and not be so focused on the details that we lose sight of the most important part of what we do.