I was going through a wedding that I took pictures at last weekend and was wondering "why do we do the things we do at this time?" This thought has occurred to me at other times but was taken back last night by this. Spring and Jason's wedding was not totally traditional and that is what got me thinking.
Why do we cut the cake and make an event out of it? Why do we throw the bouquet/garter?
Jason and Spring's wedding took on a different meaning, worship. worship. Marriage is/should/become worship to God and make us take another look at our relationship with God and our spouse.
How do I do that?
Friday, March 7, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Jump in...
I finally decide it was time to get into the digital realm of the unknown where anything can be written and looked at and then talked about. My issue is that I don't know what to talk about. I feel like I need to have something to bring to the forum and discuss it, and so I will.
Last night in our small group we talked about how to get more involvement from our Sunday school class. Many ideas were brought up and discussed, many good points for why we do things in groups. I have been feeling lately that it is not the group that gets us to move forward but the relationship with each other that can spur us on. I know our pastor at Grace talks about the fact that it is not the program, or the activity, but rather it is the relationship that pushes people to a deeper commitment, and if the things that we do is just for the sake of having things to do, well we need to put a kabosh on it and figure out what to do next.
So what to do...?
Dinner, Games, Exercising, Bible study?
What can we do to to grow beyond ourselves, to help others grow, to get others to know Christ. Personally I need to get out of my comfort and expand my circle, challenge myself on who is my in my circle and who can I influence that would be influenced by me. There is wisdom in choosing who you spend your energy in and who will recevie it, if those are not mixing, am I with the right person that will grow deeper in a relationship with Christ. I know some of you will respond as to "the hard non-Xian the still needs Christ," I agree they do. But to me the question remains who and where is my time going and am I doing this as a "program" to be busy or am I connecting and relating that is making an impact?
Last night in our small group we talked about how to get more involvement from our Sunday school class. Many ideas were brought up and discussed, many good points for why we do things in groups. I have been feeling lately that it is not the group that gets us to move forward but the relationship with each other that can spur us on. I know our pastor at Grace talks about the fact that it is not the program, or the activity, but rather it is the relationship that pushes people to a deeper commitment, and if the things that we do is just for the sake of having things to do, well we need to put a kabosh on it and figure out what to do next.
So what to do...?
Dinner, Games, Exercising, Bible study?
What can we do to to grow beyond ourselves, to help others grow, to get others to know Christ. Personally I need to get out of my comfort and expand my circle, challenge myself on who is my in my circle and who can I influence that would be influenced by me. There is wisdom in choosing who you spend your energy in and who will recevie it, if those are not mixing, am I with the right person that will grow deeper in a relationship with Christ. I know some of you will respond as to "the hard non-Xian the still needs Christ," I agree they do. But to me the question remains who and where is my time going and am I doing this as a "program" to be busy or am I connecting and relating that is making an impact?
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