Today I made a lot of future friends. Will I hope they will be some close friends in the future. The thing about friends is you need to nuture the relationship at the beginning. You have to spend time and work hard in order to get closer, this could be with anything, friends, spouse, sisters, brothers, etc...
I went to a small group today. When I got their I was the first one and I figured I was at the wrong place because no one was there. Finally some guy walked in and was opening the door that pointed to the room I had been informed to go to when I had arrived. So I asked him if he was Jim (that is who I had been emailing back and forth in order to attend this group) he said yea who are you, I said Helen and he said Helen who? So I thought could this guy not remember me? I felt weird. He gave me the keys to the room downstairs. I later realized that he was Jim but not the Jim that I had spoken to over email, therefore that was the weird exchanges of our faces.
So after 20 mins everyone that attended this group was seated and I looked around I became a bit uneasy because I noticed that everyone was a couple except myself. I came all by lonesome and everyone had a husband or wife there.
I noticed the close bond these people had to eachother, they chatted with eachother for about half another before we even got started. I was warned by the Jim I met at the door that they tend to talk a lot and that this was the best group I could have joined. So once we got into the study of our spiritual growth with Christ. I must say it was intimidating talking to complete strangers about a study that is this personal. The good thing is you do not have to say anything you can just listen. So at one point I felt as though this was like one of those alcoholic anonymous meetings that everyone sits around and talks about their problems. However after a few mintues I warmed up to them and I couldn't stop talking about our study. I realized that I was probably the youngest in the group. I also realized that even though I had less life experience and in my head I thought that these people would be all incredibly experienced Christians they weren't. Some are going through serious problems, some have fought a good fight to be in the excellent condition they are.
Its funny to think about this analogy but its like school when there is a lot of different ethnic groups, or different levels of understanding in one classroom. This was like a bunch of different people in different specific area of spiritual growth, we were all at different places in our lives, but we have eachother to encourage ourselves. I shortly realized that for some reason, as hard as I had tried in the past to join one of these groups and I couldnt get into one, I was at the right group. I was so excited that I had gone by myself and met all these people. I am definetly fond of a few couples but the one that sticks out the most is the one with the norwegian husband. His accent is awesome and you can tell that he has had a lot of life experience. A lot of the things I went through or am going through he has dealt with.
These people are very nice and I look forward to having some of their wisdom. I also can't wait to share about my experiences with them. They are not only lovers of the Most High but they are adventurous old folks, there are 2 couples who love to go white water rafting, another couple loves camping in Florida. ha There is so much that I still have yet to uncover. The cool thing is they are like parents to me. They have some good advice.
So as I stated in one of my previous emails about challenging yourselves. I have ventured out of my comfort zone to go meet some strangers and boy oh boy this was an awesome experience. I leave you with one thought. If you have everything you need and want, but still feel a void, then you can agree there is something missing, even though it appears you are content with everything. Perhaps the missing puzzle is right in front of you. Go and search God even for just one day, but I mean really serach for him! I can asure you this will fill that void, it will change your life, you will feel and be a better person.
Peace folks!
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