Sunday, July 26, 2009

Fellowship Requires Time

Fellowship. I love it. But it takes sacrifice. I feel that I don't have a lot to sacrifice. I'm already sacrificing a lot of time I could use to write, sleep, or just watch one 30-minute TV show.

Today I spent a lot of time in ministry with middle and high school students from church. I haven't had the chance to spend much time with them this summer, sadly, and it was long overdue. I really enjoyed it. But today I also realized how much time these students demand. It's not them personally, but and youth ministry requires a lot of time and energy.

This is a transition time for me. I graduate from college in just under 3 weeks, and then I am supposed to find a job and become a "real adult." I am swamped with my last class, my internship, and work as it is. I have no time for myself, no time for fellowship. I need someone on my case to pull me back and say, "slow down for 10 minutes and let's talk." I need to find someone and say, "I need to slow down for 10 minutes. Let's talk." But I have too many things on my to-do list for me to allow myself to rest.

Oh, God. How I could use some fellowship.