The Jersey shore is my first home. It is were I grew up and spent all my childhood. Despite all this the Lord called me out of my east coast comfort and to the flatlands of Texas for something greater. There have been many transitions since moving to Texas:
Hearing people say howdy, fixin' to, and y'all
Eating my first piece of brisket/Texas BBQ
and the southern culture in general
Change is good but when everything in your life is uprooted it can quickly change from good to chaos. Driving 27 hours in two days, moving into a new apartment, and yes the joys of paying all my own bills(thank you to my mom and dad for not making me pay any part of the electricity bills these past 24 years, I owe you!). Even though it was chaos the Lord was present throughout the entire time.
The Lord only placed one word on my heart as I prepared to uproot my life and head to Texas and that word was "faithful." I have done some other years of missionary work yet it was just that "me" doing missionary work not the Lord working through me...I thought it was all this guy.
I promised the Lord that this time would be different, this time when I serve the Lord I will allow him to do everything and allow me to simple be his humble instrument. The hard thing about this is that it is a lot harder to do than to say. But in that moment I came to realize we are called to greatness...And we achieve that greatness through our faithfulness. No, this is not greatness on a football field under the Friday lights in Texas, instead this greatness is being the best Christian we can be. Benedict says an awesome quote that has inspired me, "The world offers you comfort, but you were not made for comfort, you were made for greatness."
What act of faithfulness is God calling me to today?
Do I want to be great for God?
These are the questions I ask myself everyday since starting full time ministry in Texas. I had to come to the realization that I cant be superman....and He doesn't want me to be...all I have to do is be faithful and he will take care of the rest!
Peace In Christ,
Joey
