LADY IN WAITING

Nope, I'm not talking about Kate, the soon-to-be Princess in England. Although I feel pretty royal tonight. We're going to one of the biggest events of the year in our ministerial circle here.  We are members of the Copiah County Ministerial Alliance and it is a wonderful thread of support and love from a group of ministers.  It is designed to educate, motivate, empower, support, and inspire the ministers in this, and surrounding counties.  I am a member of the Ministers' Wives department.

The Ministers' Wives are truly wonderful women whom I've come to love, adore, admire, and aspire to be like one day. I could not have met a better group of women to help me in this life of being a minister's wife.

Most of the ministers are pastors with their own churches. Jerry, along with others in the group, is not yet a pastor. We love the support and mentoring they give him as he and I are preparing and waiting for when God calls and places him in his new assignment as a pastor. I, therefore, am a First Lady in Waiting.

We are already blessed to attend the functions of the ministerial life.  That means that when called upon, Jerry preaches. That also mean that we attend functions, services, programs, etc. Which means that I, as a minister's wife am there as well.

Tonight, they're treating us like royalty. It's a beautiful event. They usher the couples in and we sit in places of honor. This is our 3rd year there. One year, we were both on program to do speak (briefly). We were well received. This year, Jerry will be part of the Devotional Team.  Also, the ministers have formed together a chorale and they will be performing tonight. I had the opportunity to hear them rehearse, and they sound fantastic!

The highlight of the evening will be the presenting and acknowledgement  of scholarship recipients.  The Wives Department work on fundraising all year to give these scholarships. I am so excited about this.

So, as I am a Lady in Waiting, I thank God for the opportunities that God presents to us.  He allows us to touch the lives of many.  I feel honored to be here. I'm not big on position. But I believe that we all ought to take advantage of the position that God places us in for the Lord's glory!  We should not just carry a title, but we ought to work the work that it entails.  I thank God for giving us this opportunity.