I get paid to do this?
Last Sunday I gave out a homework assignment during my message. I encouraged NCCers to keep a gratitude journal this week. I think that's a great application of your focus determines your reality.
The Batterson family has been putting that into practice by sharing what we're grateful for at the dinner table. Here is one of mine.
I was listening to ESPN radio. And, yes, I'm grateful for ESPN radio in and of itself :) It's hard to imagine life without ESPN isn't it? But one of the announcers said something that had a stun gun effect on me. He said, "I can't believe I get paid to watch sports." That's how I feel about pastoring. I can't believe I get paid to do what I do. I've never taken that for granted, in part, because we didn't draw a full paycheck the first few years of church planting.
Here's the funny part. When I said that I'm grateful I get paid to pastor, Summer had this surprise expression on her face and she said, "You do?"
Surprise, surprise, surprise! I think our kids think we've got a money tree in our backyard :)
During The Game of Life series I did a message on pursuing God-given passions. I think the ultimate goal in choosing a vocation ought to be doing something we'd do even if we didn't get paid to do it. That's how I feel about what I do. I can honestly say I wouldn't want to be anywhere else doing anything else.
For what it's worth, one of my dreams is pastoring for free. I'd love to get to the point via good investments and good stewardship where I don't need a dime of income from NCC.
The Batterson family has been putting that into practice by sharing what we're grateful for at the dinner table. Here is one of mine.
I was listening to ESPN radio. And, yes, I'm grateful for ESPN radio in and of itself :) It's hard to imagine life without ESPN isn't it? But one of the announcers said something that had a stun gun effect on me. He said, "I can't believe I get paid to watch sports." That's how I feel about pastoring. I can't believe I get paid to do what I do. I've never taken that for granted, in part, because we didn't draw a full paycheck the first few years of church planting.
Here's the funny part. When I said that I'm grateful I get paid to pastor, Summer had this surprise expression on her face and she said, "You do?"
Surprise, surprise, surprise! I think our kids think we've got a money tree in our backyard :)
During The Game of Life series I did a message on pursuing God-given passions. I think the ultimate goal in choosing a vocation ought to be doing something we'd do even if we didn't get paid to do it. That's how I feel about what I do. I can honestly say I wouldn't want to be anywhere else doing anything else.
For what it's worth, one of my dreams is pastoring for free. I'd love to get to the point via good investments and good stewardship where I don't need a dime of income from NCC.
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