She is worth far more than rubies. (Proverbs 31:10)
Just this weekend I was reminded about how wonderfully gifted my wife is. She is a counsellor, leader, organizer, coordinator, so many wonderful gifts that will be critical to our success as a pastoral couple. At times I almost feel overshadowed at how effortless she makes these things seem.
This morning I was thanking God for her while walking the dog, and I thought about how God has gifted me as a leader as well. We’re not the same. And in some ways, I would have to say that she is much more charismatic – people give her leadership automatically – than I am. While it would be easier to plant a church if I was that way too, instead of embroiling myself in sinful jealousy, I found my heart moving in a completely different direction. I just found myself praying that I would offer no appeal that way. That I would be invisible, that I would just be the kind of leader that points the way to Jesus. If the church we begin is thought of as a house of God, and oh yeah, that guy Shane talks on Sundays, I would be satisfied.
So thanks, God, for my wife, and let me simply point the way to you.
Tags: chuch plant, future, leadership, prayer, wife
