I thought this blog should be preceeded by a picture of the family by which God has so richly blessed me. His grace towards me has been so evident and so meaningful through each and every one of them and for them I thank God daily!
I'm not really a blog kinda guy, but I really want this to be a means by which I can keep in touch with some of the people I love whom I don't get to see often and so I think I will make an effort at this.
I love life in the ministry, but I don't feel as though I often do a good job with balancing life and ministry. I value and cherish the relationships that I have with both family and friends, yet I rarely make the time for them because I feel like I don't have the time. I know that the God that I serve would not have me to sacrifice the meaningful relationships in my life as a result of being too "busy in the ministry". Ministry IS relationships. It's about people. It's about people who have experienced God's grace in salvation being used by God to minister and encourage others to experience and walk in the grace of God. I have friends and family members that could benefit from my being there to bless and encourage them. I could benefit from being blessed and encouraged by them as well. In short, I feel like I have robbed many of us of the blessing that God has given us in time spent together. I have suffered as a result of my error in this area and by God's graceI desire to change. Please hold me accountable to call, email, and (if possible) get together with you all. It is to my benefit that I have closer contact with you all, and I pray that God would allow me the grace to make that happen. I love you guys!
Hopefully all of my blogs won't be of such an apologetic and repentant nature. I hope to be more light hearted in the future. Grace and peace...
~Issac
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