~The Beginning~

OK so in the beginning it was just an idea that i had and Elizabeth and i just happened to talk about our youth group and how we wanted to do something outside of just the regular Sunday and Wednesday atmosphere. I wasn't sure if anyone had thought about a bible study and i brought the idea to Elizabeth and oddly enough she felt the same way i did about it. so last week after Wednesday service i approached Scott and spoke with him about this idea and he got on board with it right away.

So yesterday we had our first small group meeting and to my surprise and Elizabeth's we had more people come to the group than we thought we come. and the day before i remember telling Elizabeth that i was so nervous because having an idea is one thing but fulfilling it is an another thing in itself. Going into this i wasn't sure what to expect and I'm not sure what the future holds for us but i have a good feeling and i hope that this continues and that we all grow spiritually and mentally. I just feel that this is something good and a lot has come from this experience and there is still more to come because it's just the beginning and it begins and ends with him. when we named the first meeting "The Beginning" i thought OK its just a title but Elizabeth pointed out to me today that its beginning of something more and something new.

However the first meeting in my opinion went better than expected we didn't stray from the reason why we were there, and everyone had there input on what was being said and i felt like it would be just Elizabeth and i talking and everyone else just listening, but that wasn't the case William had a lot to say and what surprised me was that he kept his clothes on. lol. I felt like Elizabeth and I weren't talking to ourselves but everyone had something to add to the discussion and that's what kept it going and we ultimately accomplished our goal and had fun doing so. i just feel that we are going in the right direction and i know that that direction is one of opportunity.

i know that I'm not the perfect human and i do have flaws and some of the things that Chan talks about in "crazy Love" are hard to do daily and i admit that i don't do them as i should but i want to be a better person and a better christian and we all have our reasons for why we do things and i know where my heart is, sometimes i wonder but i know that after what i saw and experienced yesterday that I'm in the right place. I'm excited to see where we go with our small groups and to see what god has planned for us because he knew us when were in our mothers womb.

"Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him: but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said " All authority in heaven and on earth ha been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the father the son and the holy spirit, and teaching them to obey everything i have commanded you. And surely i am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Matthew 28: 16-20

This isn't about one person, it's not about Elizabeth, Scott, Chan or even me. its about something more important than you and i Its all about god. And for me its a time that i realize that i hope that everyone gets something out of this experience and i pray that everyone grows spiritually.