This is a word that has been on my mind a lot lately because it is the name of the first series we are doing at StuCo this year. With. It is so simple yet so complex. I have been considering my relationships and who I am with. Because of the addition of my responsibilities at the Shorewood campus I am about to be "with" more people. That is going to be the single greatest challenge in my mind as I attempt to balance the responsibility of 2 locations instead of just 1. More leaders, more students, more parents - more people to be "with". It should be a good thing - a very good thing.
The challenge of the "With" series really is about who are we influencing and who is influencing us. The fact that I get to influence people is something that both humbles me and challenges me. I want to be an inspiring leader - as leaders inspire me. I never want to take for granted the awesome privilege it is to encourage, support, challenge or otherwise influence someone on their journey of finding their way back to God. I know the people that have served that purpose for me are very dear to me even if they are no longer near to me.
When a message challenges me as I prepare it, I find that I enjoy it a lot more as I grow through the progression of development. So I find myself embracing the idea of how can I be intentional in my relationships. Of course for me, I always seem to learn best through failure and I had a significant 1 with my most important earthly relationship over the weekend. I once again neglected to be intentional with a relationship I should be most intentional with and not only that selfishly lashed out. Now I need to begin to rebuild and invest anew where I should never have withdrawn. Interesting how I can spend so much time thinking about something and than completely miss the application of the idea.
The challenge then is this - who are you with? Who do you choose to be an influencer with and have influence over you? Who has God directed your steps to and how is He stirring in you to step out and be His voice to? It's an amazing thing that God let's us be part of that process and is so cool when we allow Him to use us. Of course if you are not with God in the 1st place, than get with the program.
2 comments:
Tim it has been amazing serving in StuCo for the last year with you as our leader! You have done an incredible job over the last year ! If anyone is able to handle having 2 teams and do it well it's you ! I am so excited to get to be a part of this team and get back into things tomorrow - Launch should be great - let us know if there is anything we can do to help ! We Can't wait !!!!
I second what Kerry said. all the way.
i am mostly commenting you so you have the link to my blog.
read my most recent post.
please
if you cant, and want to make it difficult, ill write it all by hand
*sigh*
whatever
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