We started out talking about our views on what was discussed in class, which in itself was insightful as always, however we veered off onto a tangent that we followed and which led us all to stay for an extra half hour after class finished. We started talking about commitment, what leads to commitment, attraction, sex, and guilt all from a christian standpoint. We all come from such diverse backgrounds and are all at such different points in our walk with Christ that the thoughts and ideas that sprang up from our diversity fostered an openness and closeness that we, as a group, haven't experienced before.
As a fairly new Christian it was, and I am only going to speak for myself in this blog, so affirming for me to know that the others in the group struggled with the same types of issues as me. The concepts of real guilt, false guilt, and shame, and how it all fits in with the other topics we were discussing was especially significant. The Enemy is so adept at using guilt against us, even when there is nothing to be guilty about. One group member stated that Satan puts certain thoughts and ideas into our heads and then turns around and makes us feel guilty about it in the hopes of causing us to stumble. This is something that I am struggling with pretty intensely right now and I feel that the Lord used our group time to minister to me through our conversation. Thank you Lord!!
Thank you all for investing a little more of yourselves into our group than usual. God has used you to instruct, teach, guide, and invoke self awareness for a struggling Sister and I am very blessed by all of you!!
Love,
Kate
Excellent.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to know your group is moving deeper into vulnerability and intimacy. Harness that openness as you pray for one another.