I think I can honestly say I have no clue what I've sold my soul to.
In two weeks, the next three years of my life begin as an student/intern at Faith Bible Seminary. If you are not familiar at all with Faith Bible Seminary then this must sound totally boring. As for me, I can't think of anything more exciting to do with this stage of my life than to be a part of Faith Ministries.
Before I was born, my dad also became an intern at Faith Baptist Church where he got his most valued training for the ministry. Today my dad is a missionary to Mexico working hard to spread the Good News through church planting and leadership training and loving his job. I heavily admire my dad and if I could get the same kind of training that my dad got, I would hope that I could be an equally effective ambassador of Christ. Years later, I plan to be an intern at that very same church.
A lot has change since my dad's day. FBC is now several times bigger (2,000 people), has its own Christian school, and has a nine million dollar community center on the other side of the parking lot housing hundreds of new community events. The pastoral staff has evolved into an aggressive ministry-growing beast and the church has become an organic disciple-booming factory. The name of FBC is beginning to reach major spiritual leaders across the country and across the world. Even more importantly, FBC is not interested in spreading the fame of its own name but the name of God. It is known for its focus on sticking to the truths of the Bible. To say that I'm looking forward to being a part of all that would be an understatement. In return for the free education and free housing, I have sold my soul to this beast so that it may do with me as it pleases. And I can't wait!
Christ has liberated my soul from its enslavement to sin. Now I can't help but enslave it all over again for the purpose of spreading the name of God. It's impossible to not be owned. You must be a slave of something be it shopping, body building, praise, work, or even the desire to control yourself. Not every person has the privilege of enslaving their life for the sake of God in such an obvious way, learning about the love of my Creator and soiling my hands by loving people. Do you wonder what it's like to foolishly fight for the eternity of souls? Maybe you'll learn something through this blog.
So, in this post I have expressed mixed feelings toward this commitment that I have made. However, to conclude, I want to make my feelings clear. It may sound like I have somewhat of an idea of what me and my fellow interns are in for, but I don't feel like it. I want to be realistic about the hard work ahead. But at the same time, I don't want to whine about it. In fact, I feel incredibly blessed and completely unworthy of such blessings. All I can do is lift up these blessings in any way I can to attempt to glorify my Creator. I will be doing that through serving in the Community Center, Hispanic Ministries, Skate Park, and countless other unexpected adventures. This blog is another such attempt. Here I hope to share what I learn in my seminary experiences. I don't know how often I will be able to post or even what stories I will be allowed to make public. But my hope is that this blog will become an exploration of God's beauty in the enslavement of a liberated soul.
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