5 More Sermons to Go

I've looked at my schedule and I have 5 more sermons to prepare before the end of the year.  Due to some misunderstanding I will not be preaching in January, which is the last month I am on staff at the church I currently serve at.  In some ways I am looking forward to this break in serving.  I am burnt out.  Not much left to give.  The sermons are harder and harder to prepare.  I don't have a word from the Lord to give to the congregation.  It is harder and harder to focus on the Lord these days, but I must -- for my own good as well as for the good of the people I am responsible for.

Some positive news....  I am getting closer to coming on staff at Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) in Northern Virginia.  While I didn't think I did well in my interview with the State Director, the Regional Director (who was also present at the interview) said that the interview went well and that the State Director was impressed.  There will be a State Committee meeting on 11/15/2014, where I hope that the State Director will put forth a favorable reference for me in my application to join CEF.  After that I expect that I will be scheduled to meet the State Committee on 1/10/2015.  If all goes well, I can come on staff.  Somehow, as I think about this time-table, things seem vaguely familiar.  I think I had a dream about this a couple of years ago, but it didn't make any sense because it was not what I expected.  Now I see things falling into place.

I need to start raising funds asap.  It is hard to concentrate on this when I have sermons to prepare, but I suspect that is just some excuse in my mind.  I have the time.  Need to make use of the available time.