Discernment

I spent a lot of time this weekend praying for increased discernment. I interviewed who is most likely going to be my new boss. A strange process  unique to work in ministry. Rarely in a regular job would you get to be a part of the decision making when it comes who would be leading you in a business. This was a rough interview for me because I have a lot of ownership of my ministry. I have prayed for it daily and worked in trenches and developed the relationships with my kids and volunteers and this interview was much more than just seeing if this person was a fit to working with me but rather how she fit in to our whole team. I compare it to an arranged marriage and you bring the suitor to the bride and her crazy and loving family and hope the two families mesh and can grow together which is so hard to determine after a few hours. Although I wait with anticipation for the decision and feel a bit of fear it is definitely sprinkled with excitment of a new era of growth for my kids and their families. Her directions may not be the same as mine but the passion is and in the end that will lead us to the same place and I can take solace in that.