Mission

What am I accomplishing? This is the question that I was finding at the root of everything I was doing. Like most of you, I wear a lot of hats….husband, father, friend, teacher, coach, food pantry director, minister. I was wearing a lot of hats when I was confronted with this question. Am I good at any of it? Am I what people need? Am I influencing? Am I doing what God called me to do?

Truth is, I wrestle with all of these questions pretty frequently. And sometimes I just don’t know. But I do know this…facing this question brought me peace. Maybe not in all of my roles but in my role. See I was searching out this question trying to pursue where to work, what to do, what is my life…when my Father reached out to me in my chaos and confusion. A vision actually…I was finally face to face with Jesus. He put his arm around me and turned me around to a group of people looking at me. Then he said, “Those are the ones.” There were people I recognized, some I had walked closely with, some that had walked closely with me. And there were some I had never seen before. I was confused and I replied, “The ones?”  That’s when he said, “Yes…the ones who knew Me better because they knew you.”

And that moment was life changing for me. That moment was when I realized why I am here. It’s why all of us are here. In fact, the day will come when that is the only thing that will matter about the life I lived…how well did I understand and represent my Father to the people He sent me to on the earth? I don’t want to get that one wrong. 

It doesn’t matter what I do or where I work. It makes no difference about my roles. It matters little what I accomplish or if I chase my dreams or my vision for where I’ll be in ten years. What matters is who I’m helping to know and experience their Father better. End of story. That’s why I’m here. He’s changed my life…from an ordinary, ugly ball of clay to something I hope others find beautiful and useful. And that’s the story I’ll tell…until I can’t tell it any more. I hope you have time to listen.

Now I know what all of it is for. Everything. Anything. My role as a husband, father, and friend…to help people know and experience Him more. My role as a teacher, coach, food pantry director…to help people know and experience Him more. And when He pressed pottery on my heart during the pandemic of 2020…you guessed it…to help people know and experience Him more. The pottery process has taught me so much about our Father working in the hearts of his children. This is my place to share it with you…so you can know Him better and experience Him more. I hope you enjoy it. God bless you on your journey.