It is interesting being a pastor. If you are serious about your job it feels a lot like being a parent. Not like you get to boss people but like you get to carry the burdens, anticipate a blessing or celebrate the wins. I love my job and that means I really love the people. Saying that, this economy has really thrown a wrench in many lives that I love and care about. As a man of God and spiritual leader sometimes I feel as if I should have an answer for them. "This is the problem and this is the solution; we can all go home now." But it is obviously not like that. For many this is a long, arduous journey but like any good Christian parent or any good pastor you know that God does have the answer. In the midst of the pain you know that if each person will seek the Lord He will respond to them and provide what they need this very moment. Lynn and I had to seek the Lord in our times of real lack. When our son was 17 months old, along came the twins. At that point we moved away from our parents to live in Florida. I had no job and no money and no support network. But I had God and that turned out to be the only support I needed. He miraculously provided week after week. It is what He did for us and in us that we want so much for our friends. His power got us through our time of need and this same power is at work today. The greater the need, the greater the miracle and the greater the testimony. As Lynn and I look back some 30 years later we call those lean times "precious memories". They are precious because God was with us and He alone carried us through.
