Just what God is up to.
1. Last night was supposed to be the first meeting of our new couples Bible Study. Mike and I have talked about starting one for over a year. We finally set a date and invited 5 couples. I cooked and clean most of the day; Mike had a list of talking points. I prayed that this would just be a starting point of a tight group that would provide each other with challenge and encouragement. Long story short, no one came. One couple called and said they couldn't make it, but I guess the others just forgot or something. That's completely feasible, but doesn't help much. They said they were excited. I don't really even know how I feel about it. I'm disappointed of course because as much as anything I wanted this group for Mike and I because I know that we need it. But I'm also not really surprised, kinda just reinforces my impression that a strong marriage and family life is just not a priority around here. I told Mike that it certainly doesn't do anything for my homesickness for Cornerstone and the connection groups there. Should we try again? What is God trying to teach us? Will Mike have the motivation to try again? Are we supposed to give up and just go to our respective men's and women's groups like everyone else? Why is spirituality so segregated around here????
2. On, a more positive note, a few months ago we were contacted by Bethany Christian Services about needing a mentor for a 13 year old girl in the area. At the time, I thought, gee I should do that, but never actually acted on it. God kept bringing it to mind though so finally today I called them thinking I'd just see if they needed any other mentors or if they had a list I could join. Turns out that that same girl needed a mentor again, the first one had only been available for the summer. Cool. Talk about timing. So, we'll see how this goes....
Definitely try again - that really stinks that no one came, but sometimes people really do just forget or other things come up...if you can get them to come a couple times hopefully it will become more of a part of their schedule! I hope you're able to get the group going - I know that would be great for you guys and it sounds like other people around there really need it too! And thats cool about the mentor thing!
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