Someone asked the other day what jobs I have had prior to becoming a pastor. I wondered later if they were thinking that I might need to prepare myself for another line of work.
As if anyone cared, here is the list of jobs I have held.
High School
Bicycle shop
Mcdonalds
Gallenkamp Shoes
College
Furniture mover in the summer
McDonalds
Gas Station Attendant
Dishwasher
Post College
I laid asphalt
youth director at a tiny church
Seminary
youth director at a Methodist church
deck builder
kwik copy printing
ups delivery
post seminary
pastor
bank teller
pastor
pastor
pastor
et cetera
because inquiring minds wanted to know.
It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.
And in your time as a dad, a husband, a friend, and a pastor, you've gotten to use all these skills you honed, except for maybe etcetera. Your family and your church undoubtedly benefited from your being good at:
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Fixing bicycles
Washing Dishes
Moving Furniture
Grilling Burgers
Gassing up the cars
Guiding Youth, even when they don't listen
Being the bank - when teenagers need a loan from dad'
Repairing and rebuilding your deck
Asphalting the church parking lot
All those skills you learned were not a waste.