Excitement
I am excited for this body. God works His ways. A week ago I was frustrated about the state of "self-focus" our body was in. Now, after seeing and hearing the general desires from other brothers and sisters to move out, to unify first and to reach the campus- no matter who- no matter how hard it seems, I am encouraged. It makes sense though, we have to become discontented with the current situation to really make the change. We have to recognize the weaknesses of the body and be real and allow God to make them strengths.
--> Update on Kate: (if anyone does read these, you may notice there is a more frequency of entries and they are somewhat more personal...I want to be real, I want to be intentional.)
Amy (staff ) and I just met. It was good. Everytime I verbalize what I learned at project, I realize more how much God did. I am afterall, a verbal processor so that is fitting. :) I am very excited and passionate on this new chapter of my involvement in Cru. We will be starting a woman's "team" and working on unifying the woman through organizing Cru-wide woman's times once a month. This is my calling. This is where I feel like I come alive. Pray for this ministry- it is His. --also, I've been encouraged by the peace that has come to relationships that were anything but peaceful. God has healed Case and I and there is a peace. We are brother and sister and that is perfect. Karen has grown and is in the light- freedom is something real and chains have been broken...I don't know if i've ever prayed so hard and so consistently as I did for my beloved sister. I love her as that and I carried that burden with her, although it was inwardly, it was always there. My current roomie, Ash, is a farting machine. On a serious note, we get along wonderfully and are both deep and crazy all in one!
Ok, I'm going to go be with The One in Whom I find all things- all love, all validation, all Truth, all restoration...
Question of the Day: Why are we, as Christians, scared to hold one another accountable so often when we know we are not loving one another fully unless we do?
I am excited for this body. God works His ways. A week ago I was frustrated about the state of "self-focus" our body was in. Now, after seeing and hearing the general desires from other brothers and sisters to move out, to unify first and to reach the campus- no matter who- no matter how hard it seems, I am encouraged. It makes sense though, we have to become discontented with the current situation to really make the change. We have to recognize the weaknesses of the body and be real and allow God to make them strengths.
--> Update on Kate: (if anyone does read these, you may notice there is a more frequency of entries and they are somewhat more personal...I want to be real, I want to be intentional.)
Amy (staff ) and I just met. It was good. Everytime I verbalize what I learned at project, I realize more how much God did. I am afterall, a verbal processor so that is fitting. :) I am very excited and passionate on this new chapter of my involvement in Cru. We will be starting a woman's "team" and working on unifying the woman through organizing Cru-wide woman's times once a month. This is my calling. This is where I feel like I come alive. Pray for this ministry- it is His. --also, I've been encouraged by the peace that has come to relationships that were anything but peaceful. God has healed Case and I and there is a peace. We are brother and sister and that is perfect. Karen has grown and is in the light- freedom is something real and chains have been broken...I don't know if i've ever prayed so hard and so consistently as I did for my beloved sister. I love her as that and I carried that burden with her, although it was inwardly, it was always there. My current roomie, Ash, is a farting machine. On a serious note, we get along wonderfully and are both deep and crazy all in one!
Ok, I'm going to go be with The One in Whom I find all things- all love, all validation, all Truth, all restoration...
Question of the Day: Why are we, as Christians, scared to hold one another accountable so often when we know we are not loving one another fully unless we do?
posted by Kate at 2:25 PM
5 Comments:
Kate I am so excited to hear of the new things going on in ministry at Lacrosse. I really miss you. I don;t think that there is a better job for you than leading the woman of your campus with a womans time. You are an amazing godfearing woman and you really impressed me this summer by being so loving and careful about what you said and did around guys. Don't change, Jeremy is a very lucky man to have you.
Pete
Jeremy is a very, very lucky man.
Jeremy's lucky? I'm more jealous of Kate. Haha sista, like the new look for the blog :)
Doug
Perhaps it is because, just like any accountability group or situation, it is a partnership or team effort. The reason we don't hold others accountable is the fear that they may too hold us accountable to everything we do. Instead of stepping up to the challenge of both loving others and challenging ourselves, so many of us step down and treat it as a sort of mutual respect: if i let them slide on this issue, perhaps they will not call me out on the next thing i do, and that way i won't feel as convicted. Of course we should all keep in mind that God knows and sees all, the only thing we're doing is hurting our Lord, as well as eachother and ourselves. I hope you all keep me accountable for my actions as i will try and do for you...
Love and miss you Kate, you're an awesome girl. Jeremy i look forward to getting to know you better and i know the both of you are so blessed with eachother!
- Trav
Hey- i wanted to thank all of you that post comments. I want us together, as a body, to attempt to grow in our understanding of Who God is and how we can better love and serve Him with our lives. Your feedback and ideas are an instrumental part of my life. Thank you. Kate
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