Repenting and Writing Anew :-)

Ha ha, so I don't know if repenting is the right word here, but it has been way too long since I last posted. Usually it comes with my work rhythms... which I think changed about the time I stopped posting. I was working overnights in May and now am working days shifts which doesn't give me the same "dead time" to write in my blog as an overnight job did... but day shift or night shift, it doesn't matter. I need to post!

Since May much has happened! I have transitioned locations with my company twice, moved from West Seattle to Downtown Seattle, and also began attending a church plant that was sent out of West Seattle Mars Hill to the the Downtown Business corridor called Downtown Cornerstone Church, being led by Pastor Adam Sinnett. Phew! A lot going on. One thing though that hasn't changed one bit is God! This has been the greatest thing that has happened in all of this! I have grown closer to my never changing, ever faithful God in the midst of constant change, ups and downs, and complete uncertainties. And yet I can say I have loved every minute of it!

This season certainly has been one where God is revealing idols in my heart, calling me to find my sufficiency and satisfaction in Jesus alone, and asking me if I really DO trust Him. And every unknown step to come to this Downtown church plant has tested each one of those areas. So I thank my God for where I am today, what He is taking me through and the highs and lows of being in a very new ministry with no certainties other than Jesus being on the throne!

And yet, I couldn't ask to be in a better place! In this time all I have is Jesus, and nothing else. It is creating a great sense of dependency on Him, and a dependency for being with His people in community. I am growing to love this great city of Seattle more and more, and I am praying for God to fill me for the missionary work he has me called to. I am salt and light in this great city, so that God's city, a people for His possession, may be birthed here in Seattle, through the Gospel for the glory of God! I am excited and hopefully will keep you more up-to-date on all that happens!

Enjoying the grace of God!
Paul