Today we didn't have a Bible study, instead it was a sharing section. I have definitely encountered a lot this week, and see many things and experienced many things that God has been teaching me. However, it was not until Pete told us to read through the Scriptures again this morning, have I really really really pondered on what exactly have I experienced throughout the chapters.
So I kinda wrote down a little of what I was about to share...
What strikes me the most was that...after a few sharings, what I wrote down just went down the drain. God nudged me to share, to share what's really on my heart, even if it means that I'll shed some tears. In the end, I did share...and people in the room who previously knew me probably was really shocked too? (Perhaps?) I shared things that not many people have known...maybe for the person that I shared my full testimony with, and a few others who I've shared this piece of me by random?
All of us were vulnerable to one another. There was definitely an incredible amount of trust within the group. There were things that people have indicated that they haven't shared with people much...and stories.
Very first time...It was my very first time to really encounter this kind of fellowship. We did not tell people of our struggles to gain pity or anything, but it was simply an act of praising God through sharing our stories. Simply it was all of us testifying God's work in our life in that week, as testimonies to encourage one another. To be honest, I have never been so open about my own story throughout these 4 years. Even being in a fellowship, I have never felt so comfortable in being myself (like...the me who can be crazy), and to share so much in such a short period of time.
It was only 7 days. Once again God surprises me so much! His transformational power again exceeds what I'll ever expect. Not only within myself, but for others as well. The act of digging deep into the Scriptures together, the act of fellowshipping with one another, the act of seeking Him more...drew all of us closer in His name.
In the beginning, not all of us we in the class could call each other brothers and sisters. Yet in the end of the week, all of us were brothers and sisters in Christ. In the beginning, only a few of us knew each other, and in the end of the week, we all knew each other on a deeper level. In the beginning, we thought we knew the parables...in the end of the week, I guess we all realized that we've only scratched the surface before.
It was an amazing experience meeting IVCF peeps :D The next few days will be hard...but I will continue to be grateful in the blessings He has given me :) "The Chinese Fire Drill" will not end at Mark Central! :) Hope to see them at Urbana2012 if I have the $$$ to go!
Yesu Azali Awa - Jesus is Here (A song that we ended worship with :D)
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