Over the last few days I have had several options come across by dining room table (I used to have a desk) regarding my future. In a recent post I called it the next great adventure, but to be honest an adventure sounds exciting, but right now some of the options seem to be a little frighting. One option is taking me completely out of ministry, while another is leading me into a ministry opportunity which I have very little experience, actually none, but it does sound exciting. While I am weighing the options, one nagging question keeps coming to mind; How do I know something is an opportunity. What if it is something that looks attractive, but in reality I am simply going from the frying pan into the fire?
To help me determine if an option is really an opportunity I am falling back on my class notes from one of Master's lectures by E. Ray "Cotton" Jones. Cotton said with every opportunity one must weigh it in light of 5 filters;
1. Is it an opportunity to your gifts in the ministry?
2. Will it give you an opportunity to grow?
3. What are your trusted associates telling you about the opportunity?
4. How will your family be impacted by the opportunity
5. Do you sense God's leading in this opportunity?
I am sure there are more "filters" but these seem to be the ones I am using at this point in my life. Over the next few weeks I hope I am able to announce a new opportunity that will match up with these 5 filters as we continue to seek God's will for our family.
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