Dawson's Call

Ty and I knew when God spared Dawson's life as an infant from Congestive Heart Failure that he had a plan for him and we had a big responsibilty as his parents to raise him knowing God. We did not know or claim to know what God had in store for him all those years ago but we knew Dawson was special. Now, we know without a doubt that he has been called into the ministry. Dawson felt that call a couple of years ago but it has been confirmed in many ways these last two weeks to him. What is so special about this situation is many people struggle with knowing whether they are really being called into the ministry or not but God has made it so clear to Dawson that he has not doubts whatsoever and Ty and I as his parents know now from his sickness and healing that God spared him for this reason. As a mom, I cannot even explain how peaceful it feels to know that God has chosen his child, my child, to lead his flock. I know with this brings hard times, temptations, frustrations, sacrifices that no other can understand other than those who are in ministry but the rewards will be seeing the lives of others being changed by walking so closely with God and sharing the word with all that he can. God has blessed my family so much by the people he has put in our paths and a few years ago he changed our direction a little and we thought we knew why but we really did not know anything. God lead us to the First Church of the Nazarene for so many reasons other then the ones we thought. We have grown beyond limits that we thought we could and are in less leaderships roles, we have built stronger relationships with people in a few years then with some people we have known a lifetime, and our children have grown in their faith to a knowledge we cannot keep up with. God is so good and we are so thankful he picked us! Dawson is forever changed and hopefully will be forever changing people with the spirit of God working within him. Our church is definitaly blessed with the Holy Spirit along with our Pastors and I thank them for giving their lives to the Lord and to their Church! My prayer is that God will unite every person that enters our doors and that we will all worship as one.