Contentment

The last two months have been crazy for First Media. We have produced three Palm Sunday weekend drama/musicals, Good Friday services, Easter services, a Children's Choir drama/musical, five VBS missions videos, four Transformational Church Sunday School lesson videos for every adult Sunday School class, end of year programs for Upwards sports, Mothers Day Out, schools, and on and on and on plus we've coordinated and staffed a ton of events! Tomorrow morning I leave at 6:00 for a week of shooting in Montana. When I get back I have a week to prepare for VBS and then a week of doing VBS. Whew!

(As I was typing this post, someone else called and wants me to produce yet another video!)

In the midst of all that it's very easy to get overwhelmed and frustrated. Sometimes I feel like I'm everyone's favorite target. I've been praying over the last several days that God would speak to me and help me to handle the frustration and the conflict that comes along with it. Here's where he led me:

"...for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know both how to have a little, and I know how to have a lot. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being content--whether well-fed or hungry, whether in abundance or in need. I am able to do all things through Him who strengthens me." Philippians 4:11-13

That verse obviously speaks to our physical needs, but I believe it speaks to our situational needs too. I need to learn to be content whether I'm on top of the mountain or down in the valley, whether I'm everyone's favorite hero or their favorite target. God will provide what I need regardless of my circumstances and I will "be able to do all things through Him who strengthens me."

P.S.
Pray for Keith Holloway and I as we are in Montana this week and next. We'll be shooting video with four pastors who are making a real impact for God's Kingdom in a state that's mostly unchurched.