Most of this is a letter I wrote to Zach after he spoke at the House. I wanted to record my thoughts here and expand on them a little more.
I really enjoyed your talk tonight. You echoed a lot of the things our Lord has been teaching me. Especially, that just being part of the Body is a huge blessing. Everyone at Whitton has been a huge blessing to me since my very first Sunday, even if they aren't trying to be or even know me personally. Even if you don't know the peaks and valleys of everyone's journey with Christ, just seeing how faithful He is in all our lives and how we all endure trials and enjoy the sweet life He gives each one of us, is filled with lessons and encouragement for all believers.
Lately, I've been thinking a lot about the our youth group and the students at Phx Christian, how important it is that they be surrounded and loved by older/more mature believers who have been where they are. It's not their parents can't be a great source of wisdom and encouragement, but just like all of us, they need to see the gospel lived out by a myriad of other believers as well.
When I come to girls bible study on Tuesday or the House on Saturday, I'm not there to preach, but to simply show up and live life with these younger believers. Relationships can only begin to be formed when we show up on a regular basis. I'm content to let the Lord reveal what ever He has in mind in His own time frame. I refuse to over think this. So much of my anxiety comes from running ahead of Him.
As I was sitting by Charitie tonight (whom the Lord not only put in my life, but literally placed in my car as I drove her to school for a year and 1/2, while she talked to me non-stop for 20 mins 5 days a week. I'd have to be really dense not to see His hand in our friendship.), I noticed that while she appeared to be busy brushing her hair or trying to talk to me and not paying attention to you, she was paying attention to me (reading the notes I was taking). If I'm focused on Christ and she sees that, that's probably a more powerful example than anything I could say to her.
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