| Subject: Re: 12-11-2002 (part 2) |
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Date Posted: 17:30:51 12/13/02 Fri
In reply to:
Ian Line
's message, "12-11-2002 (part 2)" on 22:17:15 12/11/02 Wed
ok...so I'm assuming that you are all REALLY talking about Bill and Dave being a lot of the problem here. Honestly, on my part, I could care less what their personal choices are. I do not have any hard feelings toward them or expect any more out of them than I have seen before. We shouldn't have expectations on people anyway. You set yourself up for dissapointment when you do that. Two people walking away is no reason for a cause of panic. They were and are not anyone's vision, path, guide, leader, etc. GOD IS.
Secondly, the other part of the problem is really nonexistent if you take the petty secrets, arguments, cold shoulder treatments, and the "seemingly unconquerable(and quite immature)" division and exclusiveness of the above mentioned. I agree that we have all grown apart in the few months since summer. I also agree that there should be a renewed "coming together." I don't, however, think that a meeting, or group discussion will help anything. The people that would come, are the people that have been writing in here and the ones that NEED to come won't because they are too cool to admit they are wrong, weak, and hurt.
As far as "coming together" again, I personally don't feel as close of a connection as I did before. This is because of my walk right now and where God is taking me. Please know, that I do not look down on anyone in this situation nor am I seperating myself because of any of the attitudes and actions mentioned. I do want to be a part of things at Tri City though. I am willing to help in any way that I can.
To all of you, I would like to say-
I think God is still around. I think that He kept such a consistent conversation with us in the past months to get us hooked- to get us to hold on to Him when He is quiet.
Remember that one person's point of view, friendship, or love is not the only reflection there can be of a healthy Godly relationship. Pour yourself into God not one or two people.Follow God, not a "cool" guy.
Know that a relationship and a unified group is only part of our relationships with God. It is not our only source of God's power. It is not our only post to lean on. It is a small part of many many things that make a connection with our God.
Do not rely on a person. Do not rely on a prayer meeting or worship time. Do not rely on hanging out with the same "Godly" people all the time.
It's good to be alone . It's good to stand apart. It's good to let God grow you up. :) It's time to start acting more like grown ups. It's not about a "he said, she said" thing. That stuff is for the past. It's not about finding belonging in a group of friends.
To Ian- I am proud of you. I want you to know that I see a piece of something really good happening if you keep pressing. You mentioned pressing into a wall that you have not built. No one built a wall, God doesn't just give the really really cool stuff away. You gotta dig. and dig. and dig. and dig. It builds character, endurance, respect for the Almighty, and heck of a lot of patience. There's no wall. There's just the learning. waiting, and the rooting out the junk part.
You also said some things about this whole thing being childish. It is. Ian, God has molded you in a way that your heart is "older" than your head. You are mature in way that is better than knowledge. It's a great thing. It is also a hard thing. You see the people around you. You see the problems. You don't understand why things happen the way they do or why people act the way they act. You see those ways as immaturity, and it is. You don't understand why people twice your age, act half your age. The people that you thought were at your level somehow seem like they have reverted back to childhood or junior high games. Please do not feel alone in this. I also find myself stopping and looking back and looking at the present and saying to myself- "what happened?" It is a part of the endless cycle of growing up and growing in God. I can relate to your viewpoint and frustrations. I understand because God has given me those "decoding" eyes too. It most often seems like a nusiance than a blessing though.
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