What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. - Eleanor Powell
I’ve been checking out different churches- not for myself, but now that my sister has accepted Christ in her life and wants to find a church, I am attending different churches with her. I must say, it’s such a humbling experience going to a new church, or a new anywhere really. Going outside of your comfort zone forces you to face yourself, kind of like staring into a mirror completely naked. You feel exposed and like you’re being examined, watched. You feel small and insignificant. I haven’t felt small and insignificant in a while. Everywhere I go, I know people. I’m literally running into friends and people I know everywhere I go. It’s a real ego stroke everytime you bump into people you know when you’re out and about. I’ve forgotten what it’s like to be new; to be in a place where nobody knows you and you don’t know anyone. I have begun to re-evaluate the way I carry myself, the way I speak to people, my body language. I’ve gotten so busy lately that I’ve noticed myself detaching myself from people and relationships. However, that should not be a crutch. I’m not sure what else to say; at this point I’m going in circles in my head, it’s like getting lost in a maze of metacognition. Also, it doesn’t help that I’m trying to watch a movie with subtitles.
Moving on…
With that said, I want to share something someone at TACF said when my sister and I attended the service a few weeks ago: “Joy can be stolen when you base it on your circumstances. Our Joy and peace is found in the revelation of who God is.”
Ask yourself: Where does your joy lie?
