community

in this season of community, i’ve begun to rediscover what it means to go deep. it’s not all flowers and daisies when people come forward and simply offer up themselves. we humans are not pretty people on the inside. but it’s most of all humbling. sometimes my 7 or 8 or 9 years of being a Christian is nothing in the face of my frustrations and weaknesses. it begs the question– how deep can someone dig to find your flaws? when all else fades, what is there left?
we are called to be Christ-imitators, just as much when we are in community as when we are by ourselves. sometimes when the unbelieving world is not watching, things seem to slide more easily. but it’s our brothers and sisters, the ones running by our sides, that we ought to love so extravagantly because we are in so many ways one body. maturity means laying down our lives for our friends. what does it mean to lay down your life– your likes and dislikes, your pet peeves, your discomfort? how much is the community God has called you to worth to you?

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