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Casting Crowns and friends
Jun. 3rd, 2006 12:27 amHelped out at church with a concert done partly by members of my church plus 14 other churches, followed by a Casting Crowns concert. I'll have to admit that choosing a church outreach function over the chance to spend time with friends wasn't an easy decision, but I think it's a decision that will do me good in the long run. After all, I can hang out with friends almost any time all weekend. But a concert doesn't always come along.
This week -- especially after Memorial Day -- I wrestled with the question of, if God asked me to give up my friends, would I be able to do so?
I think most Christians, myself included, think that whenever God asks them to give up something it's always either money or material possessions... or at least those are the things that everyone can relate to. But I think for me, those are fairly easy answers. I can't take those with me, so my job while I'm alive is to steward well what I have.
Friends, OTOH, are much harder for me to give up. I grew up a loner, and while I may have a fairly robust LJ friends list, the circle of those that I can truly call good friends... those I'd willingly sacrifice my life for, is much smaller. Some have toggled between my acquaintances versus really good friends.
I firmly believe that God puts people into other people's lives for a reason. We ourselves may not know that reason, but when you think about it perhaps it doesn't even matter.
This week -- especially after Memorial Day -- I wrestled with the question of, if God asked me to give up my friends, would I be able to do so?
I think most Christians, myself included, think that whenever God asks them to give up something it's always either money or material possessions... or at least those are the things that everyone can relate to. But I think for me, those are fairly easy answers. I can't take those with me, so my job while I'm alive is to steward well what I have.
Friends, OTOH, are much harder for me to give up. I grew up a loner, and while I may have a fairly robust LJ friends list, the circle of those that I can truly call good friends... those I'd willingly sacrifice my life for, is much smaller. Some have toggled between my acquaintances versus really good friends.
I firmly believe that God puts people into other people's lives for a reason. We ourselves may not know that reason, but when you think about it perhaps it doesn't even matter.
