Currently I am transitioning into a new job as a part time Hospice chaplain. I am being challenged in so many different ways. I am learning that so much of what we spend our time thinking about really doesn’t matter as we sit before deaths door.
Much of our theological and doctrinal discussions fade, although important, are no longer as significant. It seems that as people begin to transition from death to life the relationship that we have with God and others matters most. Are we at peace with our beliefs about God? Are we at peace with others? Have we lived life the way we desired to live?
As I sit and meet with patience and their families I am able to reflect. Over the past few years I have begun to view the Scriptures differently. I read to learn about God. I read to learn about people. I read to discover how I believe God is leading me to live. I confess that I don’t read the Scriptures to prove that I am right and you are wrong. I read the Scriptures because I want God to teach me how to live no matter what circumstances I am facing.
In this time of transition I am learning that God has put dreams and desires on my heart and has given me the freedom to pursue them. As I pursue Him and examine what the Scriptures teach, I am set free to live my life for His glory. In this transition I am learning that I have put some of the dreams on hold because of my desire to walk beside others. I want to see others realize the hopes and dreams that God has created them for and in many ways I am hoping that our dreams line up.
So instead of living into the dreams I have “waited patiently” trusting that if they are of God they will come to be. In some ways this has been good. In others ways I have been holding myself back.
I am thankful for what my latest transition is revealing. I am thankful for those who I get to walk with through transition. Now to spend more time in the Scripture and live my life for His glory, wherever that may lead me to be stationed.
