Saying Yes to God

It is awesome to look back at your life and see where you were as a Christian 20 years ago, 10 years ago and even 5 years ago, if your growing but if your not, I would have to think it would be kind of sad when you look back. I can see where I have grown during trials, but the really incouraging times is when you see some growth during good times. I go through some growth spurts, but what I want to go through is continous growth, no down time. Moment by moment never ending growth. I have learned some things recently, that when you are reluctant to change roles in the Church body you risk stalling growth for yourself and others. We recently changed Churches and Joda went to visit the old Church and she was impressed to see in just a couple of months how people had grown and stepped up to fill the role she had played in the class. I thought this was such a lesson to all of us that sometimes we get comfortable in our little role and never think for a minute that as long as we stay in the same spot, no one will step up, and how we are not making ourselfs avalible to God in other areas because we have found a comfort zone. We have been very blessed in our new Church body, and have expirenced a fellowship that is a growing opportunity each time we come together and it is so welcomed, it feels less like a town hall meeting and more like fellowship with God. I do not think for one minute that God wants us in our comfort zones, he wants us to be dependent on him to put one foot in front of the other, he wants us to grow in faith, he wants us to get out of the kitchen at least spiritually, he wants more than good deeds, he wants us to make sure that we love every single person he sends our way and give them real food to chew on. The food of life.