On June 27th of 2012 I wrote a post called “Losing My Soul” that resonated with people. To be honest I never set out to do that, it just happened that way. I received some very heartfelt emails, texts and comments from many others that felt the same way. Today this thing has come full circle. Let me explain.
At the time I wrote that post I was dying inside. I was in the midst of a weekly commute to Indianapolis where I would sit in a cubicle, next to the women’s bathroom, and a conference room, and a copier and the three hole punch. All day I would hear meetings, the flush of toilets, copies being made and papers being punched. All day. All week. This was just the icing on a very bitter occupational cake for me. I was miserable working where I was working and doing what I was doing. I knew God had other plans for me but I had no idea where, when or what.
Fast forward to where we are today. I’m now in a sweet spot of life. I working in ministry (which I NEVER saw coming), for one of the fastest growing churches in Ohio and possibly the entire United States. We’re growing so fast that we needed new office space. Over the weekend we moved from our basement location in a business downtown to the former headquarters of America Online (you know those people that used to mail you all of the CD’s). Thanks to our relationship with Tree of Life Ministries, we have been given the entire 3rd floor of a wing of their massive building. You’ll never guess where my office is….
A corner office with windows on 2 sides.
As I type this, the light is beaming through my windows. I could fit about 4 full cubicles in this office. It is exceedingly more than I could ever have imagined on June 27th, 2012. Don’t miss this point though, this isn’t about office spaces, titles, or steps up a ladder. This is about God going before us. It’s about God knowing our pain, or suffering, our misery and our desires. Many times it will never look like what we thought it would but it will be so much more than we ever imagined.
Be honest. Be faithful. Leave the rest to His very capable hands.
Corner offices with big windows (that overlook a City Barbecue by the way) are great, but it’s just window dressing. What I find even more remarkable is that I’m in a position where my heart is alive. My soul is alive. I am alive. I just finished writing some hand written notes to the many people I baptized 2 weeks ago. I didn’t do it because I had to. I did it because I wanted to. It was my joy.
Written from my corner office….
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