Life Groups

The past couple of months I have had the privilege of leading Bible study for 9th grade ladies in our new Life Groups for high school students. While I say ‘Bible study’, our group is much more than this, and while I say ‘leading’, I am merely facilitating our discussions as we all learn from each other and share in life. I have become so impressed with these young ladies and am thankful to call them my friends. My heart is filled with such great joy as I see their love for God and their desire to mature in their faith and walk with their Savior.

I’ve been challenged in ways I didn’t anticipate; mainly dealing with energy levels during pregnancy. We meet every Wednesday evening and normally by the evening time, I am running out of energy and starting to feel pretty uncomfortable. I’ve learned by body and my current limitations and through prayer realized that my Wednesdays must be filled with lots of quiet and relaxing time in order to serve in the way I so desire. Most Wednesdays by 6pm I’m starting to run dry, but I continue to pray for energy, passion and for His will to be done in all of our lives and at our fellowship time. It’s truly amazing… EVERYTIME God feels me with energy beyond fathom; fueled by such beautiful and wonderful passions for Him and serving His children. By the time I get home (already past my bedtime) I’m wide awake and can’t fall asleep for a while.

I am so thankful for these opportunities God has given to me. He has taken me out of my comfort zone quite a few times the past couple of months and each time I’m left energized further. I have also had fears lately though; mainly fears about balancing my energy to serve my family and others at this chapter in my life. I trust in God and thank Him for allowing me to see the lies satan tries to fill me with, as well as for the peace in understanding my limitations right now. For I know that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

I have been constantly reminding myself lately (so important for me to understand this once Gavin and Wyatt are born), that God is much bigger than any of my successes or failures. It’s freeing to know that my job is to serve God in the many ways He calls me to, and that all outcomes are in His hands. He works all things for good for those who love Him!

Just as a very brief summary, the past couple of months we have discussed the fact that we are created in God’s image and what that means. We’ve talked about our walk with God and serving God and fellowship with each other. Right now we are focusing on our identity in Christ and protecting it, trusting it and living it out. I thoroughly enjoy preparing for each night and then hearing the ladies’ perspectives on it all.