And the results....

No, not the primary/caucus results; rather, the result of my application for department manager at Wegmans. Instead of the manager position, I was placed in the management training program. This means I will be working on developing my weaknesses and increasing my strengths under the guidance of a bunch of people. I am excited about this opportunity. It also means that within a year, I will most likely be promoted on to a department manager.

This also means that my search to re-enter the ministry will be put on hold. If God steers me very clearly down that path, then I will follow; but for now, it appears He still wants us to stay put. Both of us will be able to continue working with the Princeton Community Church in a variety of different ways; I am happy about that. We have been given more time to rest and grow and just rely on how God is leading us.

I entitled this blog after the story of Jonah. He was called, he ran away, he got caught, he got called again. After my exit from the ministry almost three years ago, I interpreted that to mean that one day God would call me again, and His call would be for me to re-enter full-time ministry. (I know this may still happen, but it also may not.) One thing I failed to realize is that Jonah was NOT called to what he wanted to be called to. Reading the rest of Jonah, we see that the prophet was upset when his message was heeded. He was called a second time, but the call was still more an exercise in following God's will instead of getting to do what he wanted. I know what I want my second calling to be; perhaps God is calling me to something else. Now, I only hope my ultimate reaction is greater than sitting on a hill and pouting....

God bless you--PM