His Love, Our Love

Mark 13:36-37 "in case he should come suddenly and find you asleep. "What I say to you I say to all, ' on the alert!'"

I had a really good chat with Miss D. today. I really didn't expect it but I know that it was the Holy Spirit leading us to share and talk today. To inspire each other and to be God's voice to each other.

Lately we realized we have just been very fatigued. Fatigued to the point that it's easy to do things without truly knowing what we're doing it for. What is the purpose of what we're doing? EMC, Sunday school, mentoring, Titus, teaching, practicing pharmacy, ....the list goes on.

We were also just feeling a void of what's going on in our church. There just seems to be such a lack of growth in the sense of seeing the joy of someone coming to Christ. When's the last time I have had that honour? Not that that's what really measures your faith, or our church's health but it's very important too!

I began to realize that one thing our church is really lacking is LOVE. To a point where even within our cell group some people outright say they can't LOVE certain cell group members. If we can't LOVE (agape) cell group members how can we love strangers?

It was good, I began to think of my class. I began to think about my student, A-girl. I had a problem with her this week. It was painful to have her upset at me, but at the same time I knew I couldn't let her go on the way she's been going. She can't continue to lie. She'll lose many people's trust that way. She's already losing mine although I love her very much. Ms. D says maybe A girl is somebody I'm supposed to share the gospel with. I'm not sure. I have to think about it. There are so many barriers to that. But I definitely need to pray about it. May God give me the wisdom to continue to love and discipline her. To help her to grow to the person God has intended for her to be.