There is just no way for words to communicate the power of a planned, deep process like GRIT. The students are learning that our expectation is for them to listen to God's Word and turn right around and apply it that very same day in multiple ways. Plus they are supposed to try to remember what they were learning yesterday and keep on applying that too. And on it goes. Rather quickly we have developed a good base of trust, a healthy way to handle conflict, and now we are adding the strong requirement of vulnerable accountability. Keep praying for all of us as we experience physical exercise on the outside and lots of biblical exercise on the inside and out.
Today we stopped on the way home from our mountain climbing to visit a museum that remembers the Kamikaze pilots of Japan. We saw very clearly that there was no such thing as a partially committed pilot. It was necessary that each pilot gave his all, his very life. In the same way, these students are connecting that God wants their entire life and future agenda. We went through our core study book this afternoon and each student was able to study the big picture of what God has done so far to build purpose and His plan into their lives. We realized how much God has given us and how far we still have to grow. But meanwhile, we are already very valueable to God's work here on earth. And so it goes...
Still growing myself, Pastor Lee
Labels: A word from Pastor Lee
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