WHO AM I AND WHY AM I DOING THIS? In brief, I am one who the
Lord has restored and I believe He is directing me to "comfort
others with the comfort I have been comforted with." I entered
ministry as a boy, and I left ministry in 1997 broken, burned-out
and fragmented like a broken piece of pottery. I have traveled a
long, painful, difficult road to a place of peace and contentment.
Through the unconditional love and acceptance of others in my
broken state, God has brought healing to me. The people and the
path I have taken is not one that I would have chosen, nor did I
think it would have led me to the place I am in today. I never
aspired to return to ministry, at least not in the classic sense. I
have never ceased ministering to others, even in my most difficult
times, for some reason God never allowed that. Believe me I wasn’t
looking for nor did I ever aspire to return to ministry. But I
believe the Lord had other plans. I will be honest, I was hurt and
wounded by the church and
yet I have been healed by the
church. Over the last 4 years God has drawn me back in an has
allowed me to minister in a church called Faith Community Church,
where I lead worship and help pastor a wonderful group of people.
This particular church is the place God used to revive my soul and
breathe life into me. I believe my primary calling, frankly for the
rest of my days is to lead a community of believers where men and
women receive comfort, and are gently led them down a path of
restoration. There is no magic in this, no formula, no one thing
that ministers healing. It's a combination of things, some obvious
and some not so obvious until you look back and realize just how
intentional God is.
I believe I am to comfort others with the
comfort I have been comforted with. What was I comforted with?
People who believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself, people
who loved me when I’m sure I wasn’t easy to love, people who
accepted me and allowed for a process to unfold, people who were
patient, kind and generous, people l laughed with, had fun with and
cried buckets of tears with. If you would like to know more about
me, please visit my website: "http://www.carltuttle.com/about-carl/">www.carltuttle.com.
I'm looking forward to getting to know you.
