“Great topic”" Chaos I find that word really powerful, for I fall into chaos most often. Were all so quick to judge but dont realize that we fall short of any “Gift” that the “LORD” has for us when we forget to put him first. I love all my friends even though sometimes..I fall weak minded and take judgement when I know that the proper way of life is to give not too receive, but when I talk about receiving. I mean lets take time to enjoy what the Lord has giving us before we even think about it in a bad way, We only live once why allow chaos to win, Lets thank chaos for being apart of us and find ways to turn it around, without letting it win over are good judgements that we have for others or for things that come into or life’s that we may not be ready for but choose to work with to make us better humans. “God is great, together we are great”
Happy thanksgiving

Remember when David first found favor with Saul, and Saul gave him a detachment of troops to lead. Then Saul turned on David, forcing him to flee and take refuge in the wilderness. There, 400 men, who were described as disenfranchised and distressed, followed him, and he would later turn these needful people into an army of Samsons, his “mighty men.” Our church has split off, and the people whom God wanted to move have been moved, because they have chosen to worship and serve elsewhere. The Lord has also launched people, like you, Maria, Brian, Nolan and Jay, because your discipleship at the church has ended, and all of you must now go to another level of ministry, of leadership. But since you all are leaving or have left on good terms, your connection with the church remains unbroken. Therefore, whatever you accomplish during this new season will only strengthen us as well, because the anointing of our church will always be with you, and you get to build on it wherever the Lord takes you henceforth.

From a ministry standpoint, chaos is not always bad. Sometimes it is a refining for something more pure to emerge. After all, the quality of the oil is not known, so to speak, until it is pressed. It was rather ironic that, on October 25th, the day you guys announced to the church that you were moving on was also the fourth anniversary of my ordination. I remember that summer well. My girlfriend at the time tried to kill herself twice, because she couldn’t get over her past, and even if I tried to move heaven and earth for her, she broke up with me five weeks before I became a pastor. But far from things settling down, every year since then has been even more chaotic. You better get used to it, it’s what our job is all about. Some well-meaning people have approached me in the past, wanting to be pastors, and I’ve told them you might as well sign up for a suicide mission…but it does have its perks once you get used to it!

For myself personally, I always look forward to the hustle and bustle of the holidays, because there’s always something happening… Despite the commotion, there is life and a joy that is shared. I do want to be able, and am learning how, to be like David, the great anointed king, who, in the midst of all the chaos and drama in his life, could sing: “Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor His lovingkindness from me.”

You should be proud of the way you’ve handled this past year. Let’s pray that 2010 will be a less chaotic year, but then again, with a new baby, you shall soon enter a much more pleasantly chaotic world. Happy sleepless nights and poppee diapers.