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Job Description

Sheep

Job Title: Sheep

Reports to: the Shepherd

Compensation: Eternal Life

Benefits: Everything you need

Job Summary

The job of a sheep is to follow the Shepherd and stay close to Him. Period.

Duties and scope of responsibility 

- Responsible for doing whatever the Shepherd says

- Should acknowledge their role as a sheep (not very smart)

- Should not try to go their own way

- Depends on the Shepherd for every need, big or small

- Watches the Shepherd closely and learns His ways

- Helps other sheep (or not-yet sheep) get to know the Shepherd better

- Becomes close friends with the Shepherd

- Loyal to the Shepherd

Skills required

Candidates for this position are accepted "as is". It will be the Shepherds responsibility to fit them for the job. The only requirement is a willing and open heart. Even then the Shepherd can offer training.

Working conditions

By the world's standards, the working conditions can often be very poor. Position requires a long journey, climbs over steep mountains and through dark valleys. However, the Shepherd will always be leading and there is no need to fear. He will carry when necessary and knows the way quite well. He has promised green pastures and still waters. He also restores souls.

This job is particularly for the faint of heart, who feel the need of their Shepherd. All applications accepted. The job will require death to self, but will provide life everlasting and unquenchable joy. The Shepherd loves His sheep fiercely, and will adopt as His own all who wish it. 

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Exhilarating Fear

I've never been the extreme sports type. Jumping out of airplanes or riding roller coasters has never been my thing either. But there's been a few things in my life that have given me that same type of adrenaline rush - fear mixed with excitement, the possibilities vs the POSSIBILITIES.

I remember one night in particular. It was around midnight and I was feeling very scared. I said, "God I can't do this! I can't possibly leave my safe and quiet life and venture out into the unknown. I'm too scared!" A few hours later found me on a plane, heading for a year of mission service, never guessing just how drastically my life was about to change. I'm so grateful He didn't let me chicken out! Exhilarating fear! It pushes us to places we ordinarily wouldn't have gone. It grows us and challenges us, if we let it. 

Another word for this exhilarating fear is "faith". Faith through the unknown, faith that we are known, faith in the POSSIBILITIES that exist when we say yes to friendship with Jesus.

Faith is diving off the cliff, stepping out of the boat, walking on the water, believing that Jesus is there to catch you. It's showing up, being all in, choosing to trust, day by day. It can also be waiting patiently while everyone else is busy doing something. Faith is that hope that God will show up, that He is enough, that I am enough in Him.

That terrifying feeling when you don't know what to do. That electrifying feeling when you realize that it really doesn't matter after all (He's got it all under control). I heard someone say once (can't remember who), that when you have nothing left but Jesus, you will find that He is more than enough.

"When You don’t move the mountains I’m needing You to move

When You don’t part the waters I wish I could walk through

When You don’t give the answers as I cry out to You

I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in You"

(From "Trust in You", Lauren Daigle)