God loves His church

For the last 8 years I have been on staff at my beautiful church The Flipside. Working at a church was nothing I ever considered an option for my life. Especially since I attended a church less than 10x in my life before the age of 30. But apparently God had other plans for my life and I wouldn't change a thing! 

Working at a church is an interesting job. I think some of my friends think I sit around and pray all day and yes I definitely pray a lot but the truth is I do a lot more than that. One of the things that I have learned over the years is God so loves His church, his bride, his people...working at a church I can see Gods hand so mighty working all things out for the good of His people!

There was a moment in my journey where things were very confusing for me in my role and I asked The Lord to give me His eyes to see what He was up to. I felt so limited by my eyes, my agenda, I knew God was up to something good but I couldn't see it. So I asked...Lord give me your eyes! There was a song that really lead me to cry out to Him in the way. 

Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see,
Everything that I keep missing,
Give your love for humanity.
Give me your arms for the broken-hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach.
Give me Your heart for the ones forgotten.
Give me Your eyes so I can see.

The crazy thing is He actually did! He began to show me things that I had never noticed before about people, about the beauty He sees in the midst of an ugly situation. He started to give me vision that helped me know which direction to head in a project at work or direction to pray in a situation, things I never could have recognized or known on my own! 

When you work at a church Sunday is a big day. This is the where we all come together with the opportunity to worship corporately. It is beautiful! Every Sunday I ask The Lord again to give me His eyes to see. Lord show me the one that needs a welcoming smile, show me the one who is hurting and needs a word of encouragement, purpose my steps Lord to the one who is so lonely and feels no one cares so I can greet them and take away that doubt. I pray each Sunday that I would be a vessel of hope, reassurance and ultimately that I could be used completely as He desires!  So when the music starts I do all I can to step into His presence so He can show me my part! Sundays are a beautiful gift and I do my best each week to completely receive it so I can give back to the community of people I love--my family, my friends, my church!!