I'm really seeing better how someone shares a thought or answer to a question and it evokes a thought in someone else that becomes a life-changing thought. The group is diverse. 16 men from all walks and demographics. Some with self-esteem issues, pride issues, anger issues and addiction issues, just to name a few.
I was reluctant to believe that the power of a group would work when I discovered this CR thing. It didn't seem all that manly of a thought. Man was I wrong.
Watching people transform in front of my eyes is life blood for me. I need it for growth. I love growth, and the challenge of a group of peers that can see through me.
The scriptures about iron sharpening iron, and safety in a multitude of council, and faithful are the wounds of a friend are alive to me.
Previously, I had no council, no peer group, and no real friends that would wound me when needed. God has surrounded with people that represent grace, love, and compassion but not an enabling bunch.
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I cannot begin to express the feeling I get when I simply sit at my desk and pray over the needs of our group.
God has used this group to teach me trust, which is something I thought I had lost forever, and a new kind of compassion that previously was foreign to me.
I love you guys with all of my heart and I really enjoy our times together and praying with you throughout the week.
May God be praised for what He is doing in our lives through the CR program.
They say hind-sight is 20/20, well that being said, I look back to one of the most important decisions that I ever made, to have lunch with a brother beginning the process of resolution in my own heart.
Thank you Keith, I appreciate you more than you may know.
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