It's a Good Problem to Have

I have heard that a lot over the last couple of years. I am the lead pastor at the Cabot campus of Fellowship Bible Church. We have experienced a lot of growth and most of the challenges that we have had come from growth--not enough kid's space, crowded worship center. We most recently had to move out of our offices and convert them into a nursery (not for plants, but babies). So now my office is wherever my laptop and I happen to be (right now, the Fireside Cafe at LR campus). When I talk about that, someone (with an office, of course) will say "that's a good problem to have." I have chosen, "there are worse problems to have." I have a hard time associating the word "good" with "problem." Unless of course we are talking about math, then a good problem is one that is challenging, but not impossible or overly obtuse. "Get to the point, Nerd-boy." Sorry.

Some problems are good. Challenges that arise because of God's blessings would be in that category. Problems that result in strengthening our relationship with Him, draw us closer to Him, strengthen our character would be more. My problem is that I think of good as being equivalent to my personal enjoyment. If that is true, no problems are good. But good is what a good God chooses to use in my life to accomplish great things in and through me.

Later,
Charlie