This week is our district council in the North Texas District. I thought that I would never say this, but I love being in the North Texas District. I went to our night service where Pastor Crabtree spoke. It was also our ordination service and we were also honoring those who have gone before us and have been ordained for 50 years. I sat there about thirty minutes before service started and I starting speaking to an older gentleman. We got to talking and I noticed that his tag said ordained. I ask him how long he has been ordained and his reply was "50 years, but I look much older then that". He starting doing ministry when he was 15 years old. I asked him what is the greatest thing that he has learned in all of his years of ministry. His reply "Patience" he continued to say "you have to be patient and let the Lord guide you in ministry or you will make some bad decisions".
Lord knows I am not a patient guy, but it started to ring something in my head. I need not to look in the far distant future, but prepare myself everyday for the task at hand. When the time comes and God calls me I will go, but I have prepared myself for that opportunity.
I just want to thank Vic Ostrom for spending time with a 27 year old minister who has only been doing this for about four years know. It was a wonderful time talking with him.
God Bless you all.
Greg
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