I left the radio business for full time ministry approximately four years ago. What a wild ride it has been! There have been many suprises along the way (God has a sense of humor), but none bigger than my first assignment. When I first moved to Colorado, I had a passion for college and high school ministry. Honestly, the thought of doing children's ministry had never entered my mind. When I was first asked to be a children's pastor, I accepted with the thought that I would soon "move on" to something BIGGER. Sad but true...
Now, I am convinced that people who think this way are missing out on the secrets of the Kingdom of God. Jesus reveals this truth in Luke 10:21, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure." Again, in Matthew 18, Jesus teaches his disciples that if they truly want to become great they should become like children. There is something about children that envoked incredible passion in Jesus. There are secrets about God hidden in the hearts of children. I thought I would be doing the teaching and the kids would do the learning, but they have actually taught me much about the kingdom of God. So, we shall all go on and truly listen to the hearts of children. I imagine God has many more secrets to reveal through them.
