Today as I was reading and working through the book that I am reading one of the questions that was asked was what have I learned this week about God. There are so many things that I have learned over the course of the week, but one of the things I have really been grateful for is the way that the Lord places people in your life. In times when I feel like I am constantly meeting new people and continually having to say goodbye, I am grateful that the Lord gives us people to walk through life with and ways to stay in touch with the people we are close to.
Every night after session we all get together to talk about what we need to do differently and what we need for the next day. A lot of times these meetings are short and everyone just wants to get them over with. We are busy all day and everyone just sees this as one more thing to do. During my week as PC in Ohio one of our nightly meetings wasn't the normal business lets get out of here meeting. My director, Jayson French, had us each grab someone we didn't really know and share our stories of a time we were in a pit and pray with one another. At first I was like really, tell someone I don't know my story of being in a pit? That's not an easy thing to do. But I was way wrong. After Jayson said to break off and do that, Maria, who I had been with for a week and a half but never really had a conversation with grabbed me and asked if I wanted to pair up with her. We shared parts of our stories, we were vulnerable with one another and we spent time praying for one another and since that day we haven't stopped praying for one another. It's been a huge blessing! We have known each other for 3 weeks, but really didn't start talking until half way through the 2nd week and I feel like we have known each other forever. We aren't in the same place all summer, but we have stayed in touch and we have another week together in California. I am so grateful for her. And I am so grateful for the reminder that God gives us people to walk through life with. It is amazing how when we are vulnerable with people and when we are committed to praying for people that God can use that to draw you together. I am also amazed that no matter what your story or experiences that God can use you to encourage people.
It's hard to be open to getting close to people when you are from different places and only together for a short time, but I am reminded time and time again that I shouldn't be closed to this or doubt that God can work in those ways. When I allow God to do what God wants to do I get to meet incredible people and hear their stories. Never doubt what the Lord can do.
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