Monday Thoughts: Growing

We had some great discussion about a number of things last night. One of the things Cory raised that we had talked about in the past but hand't discussed for a while was what we want to be known for. We all agreed that the defining characteristic we hoped to be known for is love. We want to love God, love each other, and love our friends and neighbors. This will often require sacrifice or doing things that are uncomfortable. Despite this, the reward of developing deep community and relationships will be worth the difficulty.

We spent quite a bit of time talking about how we're feeling about Infuse right now too. There are things that are difficult for all of us in pursuing something that is currently so small. Missing times of corporate worship and fellowship with a larger body, being impatient to see more fruit from what we're doing, and wanting to get better at connecting with people in our communities. But it was so encouraging to also hear how excited people are about where we're at right now. All of us can see the ways God is working and answering the prayers we're praying directly. Things are happening and we can see the beginning of what can be. We are all being challenged in our relationships with God through what we're doing right now. I think all of us feel that we are growing in our faith significantly, and that is very encouraging.