Wow, my heart has been turning in all sorts of directions in the past hour. Not to mention the last week. The beginning of the hour I was listening to a sermon by David Platt on disciple making. At the end, David was telling of stories of how small groups from his "faith family" have been living out the gospel tangibly without any planning of the leaders of the Church. The small groups were compelled to share the love of Christ and they did it in the form of community (small groups). This brought me to tears to hear how believers were compelled without the direction of the pastor to reach out "to all nations". They just wanted to be Christ to others and wanted to do it with each other to foster growth and be even more like Christ. It is beautiful to know that people get the gospel and are living it out maturely with other believers.
The last part of this hour, my heart got wrenched in a different way. My mother called me to check up and see how things were going. Our conversation got going and the subject of money, income, and responsibilities came up. I began to see the reality of the situation. I am blessed to have parents willing and able to support me so much financially, but all good things must come to an end. My monthly income now is only enough to cover certain bills, rent, food, and gas. In order for me to pay for the others in the future I will have to change something in my life. It is what scares me right now. I do not know what to change.
God is showing me a lot about his Church and what it looks like outside of what America has made it. Wouldn't it be great to live with others, literal or non-literal, purposefully growing with each other to know God, and make the world a little more like His kingdom.
How do you like that Peace
SPLAT.
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