Boxes, boxes, and more boxes! We’ve been living out of boxes for the past
week or so. Have you ever experienced
the adventure of navigating a new house through the maze of random furniture
and boxes? If you hadn’t guessed, our family has recently moved from Highland
back to Crestline to begin the next season of our lives.
While my wife and I are excited about the new season, the
stress of packing and moving was overwhelming.
Yet, in the scramble of life and transition, God revealed Himself
through quiet blessings…none greater than in who showed up to help us
move. Our parents? No. Our brothers and sisters? No. Our closest co-workers? No. Well then who? Our Life Groups!
My family and I are so overwhelmingly blessed to belong to a
community of people who love us deeply and are equally loved by us! None of them share our last names yet stand
in our lives as family. Our children
love them as aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents in Christ. Julie and I love them as brothers, sisters,
and parents in Christ.
For those of you that think Life Groups are simply modified
bible studies, you’re missing the point and falling short of the mark. Life Groups are just what their name
signifies…groups of people doing “life” together. They’re a new family bound by a mutual love
of Christ. We share common struggles,
common joy’s, challenge each other and celebrate together! That’s “life” right?
Don’t walk through life alone…join a Life Group and
encounter Christ in a ways many don’t think are possible!
By Michael White
Michael:
ReplyDeleteMay God richly bless you and your family in this next season of life! And yes, I know the feeling of living "through the boxes."