Meet Courtney Packer

Anybody who knows me is aware of my inability to sit still. I love to be involved in everything. This was never more true than when I was in college. I attended a small Baptist college in East Texas. For the first time in my life I was surrounded with so many opportunities to get involved in ministry. I couldn't say no. I wanted to do everything, and I did. I was in a service-based sorority, I traveled with a drama team, I led a Bible study group for new freshmen, I was a welcome week leader, and I helped plan the weekly Monday night fellowship. 

I began to find my worth in all the different ministries I led. I took pride in the fact that people on campus knew that I was a leader. I became so busy that I started to replace my time with the Lord with all my ministry obligations. I didn't realize it at the time, but I was dying spiritually. Instead of allowing the Lord to work through me, I was trusting my own self-sufficiency.

In Psalm 131 David writes about the problem of becoming too busy and self-sufficient. David talks about getting still and humbling ourselves before the Lord. He encourages us to get back to our childlike faith. When we get back to this place, we are able to put all our hope in the Lord.

Unfortunately, this was a lesson that I had to learn the hard way. Because I was spending less time with the Lord, my ministries began to suffer. People started to notice that I didn't have it all together. I had to be still before the Lord and begin to listen to Him again. Once I allowed Him to direct my course again, I found that life was a lot less hectic. Ministry became an outpouring of my heart instead of a prideful ambition. I was no longer serving Him for my own glory, but for the glory of His name.