Community

Written 08.06.2010

Tonight my life group and I are going up to Arrowhead for a weekend of hanging out and being awesome - you know, that's how we roll. I've been thinking a lot about community lately and it's importance to us in our lives.

The Bible tells us the importance of having close friends in our lives, it uses the analogy of iron sharpening iron - I mean, are you going to sharpen iron with wood, or platstic? Nope. We need equals in our lives, or we'll become - dull.

While I make every attempt to surround myself with a diverse group of friends that will keep me relevant and real, I also recognize the importance of connecting with a close group of friends that will help me grow in the right direction, and that I can help do the same for them.

So what are we doing up here? Hanging out, talking, playing random games, growing closer together. No, we don't have a structured schedule of bible readings and quiet times - not that I'm against any of that, but our focus is on growing as a community - and I love it.

See, when we go back down into the real world with smog and traffic and bad drivers, we will be more effective as a group and in turn we will be more effective for God - and I'm pretty stoked about this.