I just returned from a wonderful family reunion, but not an ordinary one. It was a reunion of my youth group from church- wonderful brothers and sisters in Christ that I shared many wonderful moments of laughter, drama, love, and most of all moments of spiritual growth.
We experienced the Lord together, and that is what drew us closer to each other, ultimately.
One of the most surreal moments was seeing 4 of the most influential spiritual influences of my growing up in one room! 2 youth minsters- one who led me to the Lord, and one who fostered my love for Jesus and ministry, one Sunday School teacher who singlehandedly helped me fall in love with Scripture and most of all, Jesus, and one fantastic mentor who helped mold me and shape my thoughts about who God wanted me to be in all areas of my life!! WOW!
One of the reasons I think this weekend was so amazing was because it reminds me of a family reunion that is to come!! Heaven will much like this, talking to one another about what God has done for us and seeing how far everyone has come in their personal relationship with Jesus. We'll have a chance to thank those who personally ministered to us and helped us grow, but most importantly, we'll finally be united fully with Christ!! What an amaing thing to look forward to. We will know and fully be known by the one who created us and bought us so that we would fully be His!! What a happy time that willl be!
6.18.2009
6.04.2009
Happy Birthday or Anniversary?
Yesterday, I celebrated a milestone- a spiritual milestone- twenty two years since I asked Jesus as my Savior, and began a relationship with Him. Until yesterday, I always refered to it as my "spiritual birthday"- it is , of course the day I was born into the Kingdom of heaven. But yesterday bloomed a new meaning from this sweet relationship.
It all started with a simple post on facebook. I decided I wanted to share what a special day it was for me on a status post. Then the most exciting comments began to roll in! A dear friend commented how cool it was to celebrate an anniversary with Jesus, another one commented how long she had been in realtionship with Jesus- 37 years! and it became more like a walk down memory lane for those who were relationship with my Jesus!!
What I discovered was a new perspective of my relationship WITH someone! I had viewed this day as a celebration for me (selfish as I always seem to be) instead of a celebration of a relationship that began that day! I spent the rest of the day recovering memories of the ups and downs I have had and how faithful Jesus has been to me over the years!
This new perspective vastly challenged me to think more in the terms of growing the bond with Jesus- like how I can work at my relationship with my Savior to make it stronger. Just like I strive to make my realtionship with Craig better, I need to constantly think of ways to grow closer to Jesus and to understand Him More and grow with Him! I have always seemed to think of this as "my realtionship" , but it always begins with Him, and is about Him!
Wow! I can't wait to celebrate my annivsersary with Jesus next year and look back on what we've been through together over this year! Its going to be amazing!!
It all started with a simple post on facebook. I decided I wanted to share what a special day it was for me on a status post. Then the most exciting comments began to roll in! A dear friend commented how cool it was to celebrate an anniversary with Jesus, another one commented how long she had been in realtionship with Jesus- 37 years! and it became more like a walk down memory lane for those who were relationship with my Jesus!!
What I discovered was a new perspective of my relationship WITH someone! I had viewed this day as a celebration for me (selfish as I always seem to be) instead of a celebration of a relationship that began that day! I spent the rest of the day recovering memories of the ups and downs I have had and how faithful Jesus has been to me over the years!
This new perspective vastly challenged me to think more in the terms of growing the bond with Jesus- like how I can work at my relationship with my Savior to make it stronger. Just like I strive to make my realtionship with Craig better, I need to constantly think of ways to grow closer to Jesus and to understand Him More and grow with Him! I have always seemed to think of this as "my realtionship" , but it always begins with Him, and is about Him!
Wow! I can't wait to celebrate my annivsersary with Jesus next year and look back on what we've been through together over this year! Its going to be amazing!!
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