Last Wednesday, during my prayer and reading time, I was feeling a little overwhelmed with the pressures of the day. It was early in the morning before anyone in the house was up, but already I was feeling like there was no way to get it all done. There were meetings to lead and planning to be done. The church is in the midst of searching for a music minister and so trying to discern God’s direction has been heavy on my mind and heart for weeks. All these things were running through my mind.
I began to pray and take my focus off my day and put it on God. As I did, God began to calm me down. I opened my Bible and began to read but as I read and prayed, my mind began to race back toward my list of things to do that day. I continued to try and focus on God and what God would say to me and the most amazing thing happened. God spoke.
No, not in an audible voice but it was clearly God. God impressed me with this thought and these words, “Listen to me and bring them along.”
As a pastor, I needed to be reminded of that simple process. My calling is to listen to God and then bring people along the path God has chosen for us. Am I the only one God speaks to in our church? Absolutely not. But I am in the position that people look to me for leadership. So it was helpful to remember that my primary task is to listen to God and then lead people in God’s direction.
Many of you are leaders in your churches. You have people who look to you to take the lead. Stop today and listen to God. Remember that God has a plan for you and those you lead. Your task is to simply listen to God and then bring them along.
Be blessed today.
Clay in the Hands 
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