I was tired of having to pay a lot of money for something I rarely used.
So my options were either:
1) Use it more or
2) Cancel it and find something cheaper
Clearly, I chose option 2.
So here we are, back on my original blogger site, reading my thoughts and musings because I have a family budget that needs to be honored and adhered to. As well it should be. And my previous domain provider was simply too expensive in general, let alone the fact that I was blogging once every four months or so.
To all 2 of you who read this, welcome back! (I'm only sort of joking). However, depending on if I can find a better, cheaper provider, I may send this back to troymillerministries.com, or something like that.
It's been a while, so where should I catch up? If you didn't check out my aforementioned website, I am leading Contemporary worship at Christ UMC outside of Pittsburgh. I met, dated, and married the new youth director at the church. Her name is Melody. She's pretty cool. And now we are having a child come mid-October. So needless to say, the last two years or so have been crazy! I'm learning that the old adage is true: The only constant is change. This is especially the case when you have tried to surrender your life to the care and control of God.
I've always wondered why God doesn't just drop His plan for you in your lap and let you have at it. Why doesn't He seem to answer all my prayers the way I want Him to and block me from any and all bad situations? Over these last few years, I think I'm starting to understand (at least a small part of) the reason for this. As a stubborn, complicated human, I've come to see that if I had all the answers I had asked for and knew exactly where I needed to be and when, then I would neglect and forget the One who answered my prayers in the first place. Our Creator isn't a Genie. He doesn't bow to our every wish because He is first and foremost to be worshiped as Lord of All. When I simplify my relationship with Him to one between a person and a magic 8 ball, then I have made the things God gives me into my object of worship, rather than God himself. And God doesn't share affection. I wouldn't love my wife only because she cooks good meals for us. I love her because she is Melody Anne. I love her because of who she is. Period. The same should be said of my love for my Heavenly Father.
So it is my prayer for you that you would love and lean on Jesus Christ not only because he blesses you. Lean, not only because of what He does for you. Lean and love because he deserves nothing less. Love because He IS everything we've been looking for. And even when He doesn't give you the answers, love Him even more, just because.
In His Grace
