tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686942122965225945.post4950084195166673863..comments2023-04-05T08:58:48.279-06:00Comments on (the) Real Joy: Stir the Soil(the) Real Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908706855482445383noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686942122965225945.post-10782369095376784702016-02-10T13:33:21.368-07:002016-02-10T13:33:21.368-07:00As I am visiting as your neighbor on the linkup at...As I am visiting as your neighbor on the linkup at #TellHisStory, my heart is drawn to your story here. I retired about a year and a half ago from a church staff where I had been totally immersed for 13 years. It was all the things you mentioned and possibly a few others. I believe the Lord blessed that time and whatever I offered, but it also exposed me to many things that were behind the current in Oz that were hard to see, hear, and carry. This staff was for the church my husband and I were a part of for 21 years. As I have taken time to reflect, breathe, and listen to the Lord, I am coming to see more clearly. It has meant beginning to seek the Lord for a new church body to be a part of as a non-staff member and to sense Him afresh and in ways I had not noticed were slipping away in the midst of 24/7 involvement. My prayer would agree with the one you posted and that the Lord might speak gently and clearly of what He would have you know, see, and understand. Blessings on you! PamAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07226770075164231059noreply@blogger.com