I LOVE my work

Notice that I said work and not job. As my Preacher has been teaching my SS class about being a working church, I have to say that I LOVE my work. Being the Jr. Church director is the work I do for the Lord and not a job that I have to complete each Sunday. I don't get paid for the time, labor, and effort put into leading Jr. Church. 


This morning, being Easter Sunday, I have planned all month for our lesson. Of course we talked about the Easter story and its meaning, but I had to gather easter eggs, empty egg cartons and so forth. I think one of the harder aspects of this work, is not knowing how many to plan for. On any average Sunday we run 10-15 children. The most so far to date, has been 24! However, the Lord is good. We had a grand total of 32, that's right, 32 kids this morning. Wow! 


Now believe it or not, I am the kind of person that tends to get stressed out easily. Especially with all the planning that went into this morning (I had only planned for 27), it was kind of a whirlwind to start off seeing child after child pour into the Fellowship Hall. I have to say though, that Jesus was gracious to me and things could not have gone any smoother than they did. There will always be times when I think I am prepared and the Lord proves me wrong, BUT he will always provide what is needed. 


So, after last minute shuffling around, adding workers and splitting up the kids into two smaller groups, I sat down with the 6-9 year olds and we talked about the Easter story. It had been on my heart lately to make sure that I make a conscience effort to stop and pray and offer the kids the opportunity to go and talk to someone if they are interested in learning more about being saved. I did that this morning, and the Lord knew that 3 kids would be saved! How amazing is our Lord. 


I am on a spiritual high right now. It is an indescribable feeling to know that those kids will now be in Heaven with me for eternity. Praise God!!!!