Holy Huddles

I am guilty of this.

God is convicting me of this.

How often do we stay in our own little comfortable groups of people that we know and love so well and not pay attention to the rest of the body?

We justify it by saying "I am doing so much, I don't have time".

We "meet" three to five people each week at church, but after saying "hi, my name is Kathryn", what do I truly do with it?

I think that if we do not know people well, we are afraid that it will be awkward.

I had the Birkenfelds over for dinner this week.

I did not know them very well.

It was not awkward, Brock put on costumes and ran around screaming with the boys while Megan and I had sweet conversation.

But I want to go even deeper than this.

It is easy to love the lovable.

But what about the people who are more broken then us? (because we are all broken, even if we don't admit it)

How much time do we spend with people who are desperately trying to figure out what a relationship with Jesus looks like?

How much time do we spend with people who are struggling with their walk with Jesus?

Do we really want to listen when people pour out their guts to us and then be there when they need help putting them back together?

What are we afraid of?

Are we afraid that if we invest in other peoples lives who are struggling, we may have to admit that we struggle too?

I know that I would much rather the world only see my smile and the good things.

I do not particularly care for the world to see my short comings.

It is not pleasant to admit that I struggle with fear and anxiety.

Yes, all those things that Jesus says do not do...I do them.

For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." Romans 8:15

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6

I am asking Jesus to give me a heart like that...He is answering me and putting people in my path to do just that.

I am extremely challenged by the current sermon series.

You can listen to it at LHBC.

I am excited to see how our body responds.

To the good stuff and the bad stuff.

And it is not really bad stuff, it is only stuff that we are supposed to be doing and not doing and then feeling conviction about it.

Praise the Holy Spirit for conviction.

Thank You Jesus for moving in our lives when we respond.