What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. - Eleanor Powell
I’m dumbfounded and in disbelief when I realize that it’s only been about two weeks since I’ve been back from Urbana. The convictions, the emotions, the state of mind that I had a couple of weeks ago seems to be quickly ebbing away. I hate that I’m losing it so quickly. I wanted so badly for it to be a lasting feeling, but it feels like I’m trying to hold water in a sieve. I’m still super pumped about sharing the Gospel and being a witness though, and I’ve been trying to be proactive as a witness at school and within my friendships. I’d just like to speak on two of my experiences this past week.
This past Monday, a few of my colleagues from my cohort and I got together for our first Small Group/Bible Study meeting. We just spent some time sharing our spiritual backgrounds and getting to know each other a time of worship and prayer. It was weird to be meeting these people outside of the context of the classroom. Without devulging too much detail about the people of my small group, I just wanted to mention that I truly believe that God has crafted the group with purpose and poise. Something within the testimonies of each person that came out to small group this past Monday really spoke to me in that I noticed how much we all needed this Small Group. We needed this safe environment where we are free to share in the Good News of Jesus Christ and to pray for and with one another and to worship with one another. Faith and religion is something that is treated with apathy and sometimes even hostility in the classroom in my cohort so you can imagine we all were breathing a collective sigh of relief sitting together as a Small Group. I’m so excited to see where God takes this group and how we will grow together in the upcoming weeks.
The second really uplifting event of the week was when I met up with an old friend. I had an amazing chat with a special friend whom I met in my first year of undergrad while living in residence. When I met her back in first year, she introduced me to a life through the eyes/perspective of a Christ Follower. She opened my mind and heart to experiencing God in a different way- a personal way and for that I will be eternally grateful. Anyway, we met and got to talking about our lives and praying for one another. Without going into the details of the conversation I just want to say that there is something to be said, something so special, about sharing God’s love in conversation with someone of the same faith. I’m so grateful to God for the friends and people he has put in my life and I them. I hope that God can continue to use me to speak to others about Him through conversations and through my love of dialogue and communication/interaction.
