It's been WAY TOO LONG since I've written a post here and a lot has changed in my life and my family too.
From the time that I had resigned from my position as pastor at Central Assembly of God, in Arlington, TX, I had felt that I may not return to pastoring a local church ever.
Really, I had wondered how long it would be before I would be able to return. The only problem with that was that it all rested in God's plan and not mine. No matter how badly I wanted to return to the pastorate, I couldn't make that happen faster than God was willing to allow me to wait and be ready.
So, for a few months, I searched for employment in the business world, while I worried about how our bills would be paid.
During this time, which was in the Fall of 2014, God had really done some amazing things in our lives, most of which was that He provided for us, in ways and through people more than I could list, but it was truly amazing. I'll always be reminded of His faithfulness to us and I'm thankful that such a time that we can talk about can be used to encouraged others who may be going through a similar situation.
During this time also, we found out that we were pregnant and so, Baby Michaelson #2 was only way and due in early June of 2015.
No job, no church to pastor, no income, no happiness in my life other than my wife and son and my family. I had even grown a bit distant with God too because I felt like He wasn't even there and yet, He was.
I had interviewed with a few insurance companies and then took the plunge to obtain a license to sell insurance in the state of Texas and I barely passed.
While I had interviewed with a few different insurance companies, I settled with employment at MassMutual in Fort Worth, Texas, where by God's providence I was associated with some new friends who were believers too. A few of the people whom I worked with saw their work as a ministry to others, where they disclosed that they had often prayed with people while discussing their insurance planning for their future and the security of their family when they had departed this life and entered the next.
Many of the people that I worked with knew the industry very well and their experience proved it and they were passionate about their work. Not so much because of the money they had earned, but for the people they served.
I had a hard time developing that type of passion because my mind was so fixed on the enjoyment of reading the bible, studying, referencing a lexicon for Hebrew or Greek translation of a text. My passion was preaching God's Word. I couldn't herald life insurance or disability insurance with passion the way I could concerning a text from Scripture.
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