God Has a Sick Sense of Humor

I am convinced that God has a sick sense of humor. I am a 41 year old woman with 2 kids a husband, who has been a dance instructor for 22 years, and now God calls me to go to school for ministry. What is up with that?! After wrestling with God for about a year (of course He won) I am now in my 2nd year of Seminary.


I was extremely content with my life I was a stay at home Mom who spent her day making people happy. I would clean my house, attend Home Team, Coach Home Team leaders in our church, go shopping and would lead a dance class at the church. Life was great! Or so I thought.


You see there was something that I knew God wanted me to do but I was unsure exactly what it was until I was introduced to ‘the restlessness inside of me’. It would poke and nudge me constantly, ever bringing thoughts of, “You need to go to school”. “You need to learn more to do what I have created you for”. God most certainly wasn’t talking to me. I am 39 years old (at the time) for crying out loud! So I gave in after months of trying to tune out the thoughts and tried a free class at a local Christian college. This was not a fun experience by any means. You see no one except for me, my friend and 2 others in the class of were over the age of 20 and in the age of technology it is hard to keep up with those young whipper-snappers who came out of the womb with computer keyboards attached to their fingers. I hated it and quit the class trying to convince myself that God was not talking to me, He was talking to the guy next to me about going to school.


I finally gave in and applied for a program that was specifically designed for women who were already involved in ministry. I had resolved myself to the fact that if God really wanted me to do this I would be accepted into the program. This was also trying for me. I had applied, went on my first interview ever (which I had convinced myself I had bombed) and waited to hear back from the Director. I waited and waited and waited. As I waited it occurred to me that I really wanted this. Not in just a sense of being accepted but I knew that I had to do this. I called the program director and she informed me that “Yes” I was going to be apart of this program. I became a part of Cohort 3 of the Priscilla Institute and had gained not only friends, but a support system that I had never imagined. This past year in school was not easy by any means, but the joy that learning God’s word at a deeper level and learning more about ministry is worth the effort.


Maybe God is not nudging you to go to school maybe He is poking you to lead a small group or volunteer for student ministry. No matter what God is calling you to do it is important. Don’t let your age or anything else stop you from doing what you were created for. Trust God, trust yourself and go for it. We don’t get do-overs of this life and I know that God has a purpose for all of us.