6.02.2009

This Cubs game is stressing me out

I started my job at Newpointe Community Church two days ago and now I'm sitting here, getting ready to go to bed early since I have to be a real person and wake up early, and watching the Cubs game. I have to say, this game is really intense. I'm very excited because I'm actually understanding more of what the announcers are saying than I would have a year ago, and I get excited and upset at the right times. For example, the Cubs walked two guys in the bottom of the 10th for some reason I don't know. That, I will admit, I don't understand because I would have just thought it best to man up and try to get the guy out, but oh well. Someone help me in that regard.

But, what I do understand is that with bases loaded, the Braves got a hit, and the Cubs had this amazing play and got the runner out before he got to first, moving them into the 11th inning. It was exciting. I'm well on my way to understanding more about baseball and the Cubs and earning more man-points.

But in more important news, I'm enjoying my time at Newpointe so far. I've felt really welcome at the church and I really like the people on staff there. The church is really growing (within 1 year they had about 600 new members) and I like the direction they are heading in. I'm still kind of anxious as I start to meet more people and gain more responsibility, and its hard to put myself in the "work" mindset over the "school" mindset. I come back from work and still feel like I should be doing stuff because I think "Oh, that paper is due tomorrow" when in reality, it's more like "Oh, that thing should get done before Sunday but I can do it at work" kind of thing.
For the past two days (my first two days) I've been stuck behind my desk (Yes, I have a cubicle, a computer, a phone and my own desk chair - awesome) working on the computer. Definitely not something I'm interested in doing for the rest of my life. I know that this is the nature of starting a job, so I'm excited to get to the point where I'm doing more than just typing things. It's also hard knowing that I'm only going to be there two and a half months, which means I won't make as deep of relationships with a lot of the people as I would in another environment. I pray that God will deepen those relationships in spite of the short amount of time, and if not that, that He would help deepen relationships I've already built. It feels very selfish to me to know that I'm going to be learning a lot more than I'm going to be able to give. I'm excited for the opportunity to put into practice what I've been learning over my past three years and use the lessons I've come to appreciate deeply to help others grow as well, and I pray that God would make those gifts readily available for me to remember and to implement well.

I'm going to try updating this guy more often throughout the summer since: 1) I don't get good cell phone service here except for when I'm out on top of the roof (literally) and 2) I won't see a lot of you much this summer and I want to keep you updated on what God's teaching me as I'm working at my internship.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I can't believe you're watching a baseball game on TV, even if it's the Cubs. Who are you? Glad to hear your internship is starting out good. I'm sure you'll do a fantastic job this summer. As for developing deep relationships in such a short amount of time, you might be surprised! I look forward to your blog being updated more often if for no other reason than keeping you off the roof! Can't wait to read your review of that concert coming up.

Dauthan said...

Hooray for learning baseball! I hope that you do get out from behind that desk.

Also, Amanda wants to know what you did for Jo's bday.

Infinity said...

You never cease to amaze me! Have a wonderful summer! :-)