New Pastor
Right about the time I was entering the fifth decade of life, a young man came to candidate for pastor at our church.
Up until this time, I had never had a pastor who was younger than I, but inevitably, this has to be the case at some point in our lives. It was something I had never considered.
As I listened to him teach, it was running through my mind that his age matched the length of time I had been a Christian, and I started to think, what could he possibly teach me? He was, after all, the age of my oldest son.
When he finished the lesson, he arrogantly (or so I thought) asked if there were any questions.
Sunday School was followed by church, and he preached. I couldn't tell you what verses he used or even what the point of the sermon was. All I know, is that he used the example of a middle-aged man in his sermon. He started telling us how a middle-aged man thinks. That stopped me in my tracks! How did he know how a middle-aged man thinks at the ripe old age of 27! I was just beginning to know how a middle-aged woman thinks.
It was then that I recognized his wisdom.
One of the men responsible for making a decision about him turned around and asked me what I thought. I gave a big smile and a thumbs up.
I've not regretted that thumbs up. This "youngster" was definitely an answer to my prayers.
Up until this time, I had never had a pastor who was younger than I, but inevitably, this has to be the case at some point in our lives. It was something I had never considered.
As I listened to him teach, it was running through my mind that his age matched the length of time I had been a Christian, and I started to think, what could he possibly teach me? He was, after all, the age of my oldest son.
When he finished the lesson, he arrogantly (or so I thought) asked if there were any questions.
Sunday School was followed by church, and he preached. I couldn't tell you what verses he used or even what the point of the sermon was. All I know, is that he used the example of a middle-aged man in his sermon. He started telling us how a middle-aged man thinks. That stopped me in my tracks! How did he know how a middle-aged man thinks at the ripe old age of 27! I was just beginning to know how a middle-aged woman thinks.
It was then that I recognized his wisdom.
One of the men responsible for making a decision about him turned around and asked me what I thought. I gave a big smile and a thumbs up.
I've not regretted that thumbs up. This "youngster" was definitely an answer to my prayers.
Comments
Post a Comment