Me? A Chaplain?

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i have come to terms with my false pride--somewhat--and am doing my best to learn humility.  i apologize for anything i've ever done to anybody in the name of God.  Am i worthy of being a chaplain?  Can i show attentive respect?  Do i want to pay attention to folks who just moan and groan?  Folks who put themselves in the center of their own universe?  Do i have the patience for that?  Me?  A Chaplain?  Is it Your plan for me?  i failed at becoming a minister.  Can i let anybody let the conversation go where they want it to flow?  Or do i have to be the one in charge.  The one who has to take charge?  i say, no...now.  But what happens when i'm confronted with that person with whom i've grown impatient?  i can never claim i have an overabundance of patience.  Longsuffering has never been my strong characteristic because i never wanted to suffer for long.

YAH, open my eyes to see all wonderful things and all of Your precious promises.  i don't have to barely get by and that's because of You.  i remember those days of struggling all the time, even when i was employed.  i remember rummaging through trash cans for a snack.  My stomach was smitten with food already bitten.  Thank You for showing me how to walk in Your blessing!  Help me to stand firm in one place, regardless of the people and circumstances around me.  

i know that Faith does not move You, Abba Father.  You move by grace, and my faith only appropriates what You have already provided by grace.  If i ever amount to anything, it'll be by Your grace. You are not a man because You can't lie.  It's not in Your nature.  You need not repent of anything, like i have to repent.  What You say You do.  What You speak, You will make good.   In Jesus's name.  Amen 

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