in the middle

I'm living in a strange tension right now. The point between being a 50 hour a week title examiner at a title company and becoming a full time pastor and ministry leader. If ever there were an earthly parallel to the now and the not yet, it seems we are living it presently. As we are bound to the day to day obligations in Missouri and yet we are working towards realizing the the things to come in Florida. Much like the Kingdom of Heaven, which is at hand, but, not yet fully come. Of course living in that tension can suck, because, as humans we are impatient. However, it's the thought of things to come that give us hope. As natural disasters seem to be ever present on this earth, we often ask "why God?" forgetting we are living in the now. One day God will truly wipe every tear from our eyes and there will be no more pain, but not yet.