This "no" hurt

I have been applying for youth/ associate pastor positions for a while. I have this burning passion in my hear to eventually start a church, but I know that will only come with preparation. I don't want to do this to a church, but I had been looking for positions in youth ministry or college ministry and being honest about my intentions, that I would eventually use momentum and an obvious calling to start this church.

After looking for quite some time, and the result of recent developments, I think I have come to the realization that I need to force a passion on myself. I pray all of the time that God would take this passion away from me, but it hasn't happened. So, I think I will have to force it upon myself. This has been one of the most difficult things that I have gone through. I have played music, and I was able to get into most music venues that I chose. I have played sports and was part of great teams. I went to college, and I had my chance at a great education.

Ministry has been the one thing that has shown the most road blocks. I don't know why God would put something in my heart that no one else wants me to do.

It's been hard.

~Nigel

Fart Stories Are Funny

My wife and I were eating at On The Border tonight, and I went to use the restroom. When I arrived, I went to the urinal to hear a child in the stall next to me let out a loud groan. UGHHHHH!!!! His father, trying to play it off a little, jokingly asked, "are you okay in there?"

I wanted to laugh, but I held it in.

Next, you hear the child say, "I'm all done."

I was washing my hands at this point. I don't want you to think I was watching like it was a television show. It did, on the other hand, seemed too good to be true. As I am washing my hands, I notice that the father goes in to the same stall to use the restroom as well, but he quickly tells his child, "come back here."

Confused, the child hesitates, but the father repeats, "come back here." The child walks up. (I think they were looking in the toilet) "Did you not use toilet paper?" The father asks. i ran out the door. I didn't want to know what followed that.

I just thought it was funny.