Reflect, Share Your Struggle, and Real Growth.

As we allow ourselves to be healed, it is important that we also take the opportunity to grow.  Growth is not as simple as it might look, so we are going to take a look at growth over the next few entries.  We need to first look at Reflection, Sharing our Struggle, and finally Real Growth.  This is going to take several posts, so that we don’t skip over the most important part.

Once a pastor is found, it is important to take some time to reflect. 

Reflection is something that is often overlooked when it comes to then end of a long journey.  More often than not, we are so focused on the goal of getting a pastor, that when we finally find, and call a pastor, our churches, as well as, the staff simply allow themselves to be lulled to sleep.  Though rest is a real necessity for those who have been in your shoes, it is of superb importance that you reflect upon your recent journey and identify what has actually gone on. 

What were the high points?

What were the low points?

Where did you succeed?

Where did you fail?

Are you ready to restart your normal work obligations?

Can you focus on YOUR JOB again?

All of these questions, and more, must be answered if you are to grow from this process.  We all want to grow from our experiences, but we rarely take the time to reflect upon the trials of our past, so that we can actually grow.  The first thing we must do, however is reflect. 

But how?