Been visiting my past journals over the last couple of days – been great reflecting on how God worked in my life and how he continually is shaping me along the way.
During my trip down memory lane – a couple of significant light bulbs have happened for me that I thought I would share…
Here we go:
- I can’t do it alone…and neither can you. We need each other. Why do we consistently put ourselves through the ringer trying to do things ourselves when God has expressed His love for us through the church?
- People need us. Our story is not unique and needs to be shared. Your greatest source of pain could very well be someone else’s source of healing.
- Growth, unfortunately, can never happen without pain. And now for the worse news – it’s often the most painful things that you endure that bring the most growth. Don’t hate the growth – embrace the growth and ask God for the strength to persevere well and to grow in the midst of the pains
- Community is worth fighting for. Fight for it.
- You get out of community what you put into it. You want to be known – make yourself known. You want to develop deep relationships – seek people out to develop those relationships. If you put in the effort, your rewards will be great!
- Hold on tight to what you know is true – even when your not even sure you believe it. Remember that faith is hoping in what is unseen – hold tightly to that hope.
- Just be real, honest, and who God made you to be. Life’s too short to waste it on being a superficial person that you are not – be you.
Just some things that God has been teaching me.
Filed under: Leadership, Personal, Reflection
