It's official

December 11, 2008 in Technology and thoughts about it with 4 Comments

For the past two years I have been the A/V guy for Bearean Christian Church’s Gwinnett campus.  It’s been a great time, and the extra money has helped me through what would have been a few tough times otherwise. This church is not my ‘main church’, but it was somewhere I managed to learn a good bit about the word. (Even if I had to weed out stuff I don’t agree with.)

Last night it became official.  Pastor Kevin Lee called me to confirm what i had been fearing/hoping (does that make sense?)  For a few months now.  January 1st, they will be using their own sound guy and will no longer need my assistance.  While, I am kind of scared of that, for financial reasons, I am 100% certain that God will provide.  I am grateful that this has happened as well.  See.  The three days a week I worked were Mondays at 6:30pm, Thursdays at 6:30pm and Saturdays at 4:30pm.  So, while I was with work, it was just right in the middle of convenience.  Especially on Saturdays.  It didn’t feel like we could have a chill morning, then go for breakfast, and maybe catch a matinee show without feel rushed.  Come 2009 that won’t be the case.

Come 2009, I can pursue some things Andrea and I have been talking about.  Come 2009 I can focus on my wife, my personal career, and of course God.  In 2009 I will be a 1 (almost) job man.  So, while this may be crushing financially, it will be anything but in most other aspects of my life.

God is good.

  • http://jillvictoria.site90.com JillVictoria

    I understand the fear/hope emotion, even though I'm not sure how to describe it either in a way that would make sense to someone else. I'm sure God has something in store for you with the extra time.

  • http://www.whatsthislifefor.org PastorT

    Listen, I rarely talk numbers, for whatever reason, but check this out.

    Before Ria and I became Christians, together we made around $70,000 a year. Not rich by any means, but we ate well :-) . Keep in mind, I made about $50k of that.
    Upon becoming Christians, I decided that I would never work in a restaurant again and Ria and I worked at the same warehouse for about a year. At this warehouse, we made about $37,000 combined….Didn't change a thing, except we were at church every Sunday. After that year, Ria entered the Army and I QUIT and went to school full time. Now, if you know anything about the US Army, you know that they aren't paying us $37,000 a year. It's more like $30,000 and that will go down should we ever leave Germany.

    All that to say we have steadily taken decreases in pay since becoming followers of Christ. And not just that, but we do not live any differently than we did when we made $70,000 a year.

    That's a long way to say GOD IS GOOD and GOD IS FAITHFUL! Love Him like I know you do and He will provide! No stress…No worries…We're all in God's hands!

  • http://jillvictoria.site90.com JillVictoria

    I understand the fear/hope emotion, even though I'm not sure how to describe it either in a way that would make sense to someone else. I'm sure God has something in store for you with the extra time.

  • http://www.whatsthislifefor.org PastorT

    Listen, I rarely talk numbers, for whatever reason, but check this out.

    Before Ria and I became Christians, together we made around $70,000 a year. Not rich by any means, but we ate well :-) . Keep in mind, I made about $50k of that.
    Upon becoming Christians, I decided that I would never work in a restaurant again and Ria and I worked at the same warehouse for about a year. At this warehouse, we made about $37,000 combined….Didn't change a thing, except we were at church every Sunday. After that year, Ria entered the Army and I QUIT and went to school full time. Now, if you know anything about the US Army, you know that they aren't paying us $37,000 a year. It's more like $30,000 and that will go down should we ever leave Germany.

    All that to say we have steadily taken decreases in pay since becoming followers of Christ. And not just that, but we do not live any differently than we did when we made $70,000 a year.

    That's a long way to say GOD IS GOOD and GOD IS FAITHFUL! Love Him like I know you do and He will provide! No stress…No worries…We're all in God's hands!