Growing in the Lord & Walking in the Spirit

I wanted to title this blog post "The power of prayer" but I did not think it was a fair title because I have not, and maybe never really will see the results of the prayer that I have done for others. Nor am I aware of how many people have prayed for me to get me where I am. But, this post came about from something that God has been teaching me about a weak- or at least reminding me about.  I have been going through a lot of life changes, as most college students have after they finish their school year and transition into summer. Now, I would like to claim that I had it harder than anyone else, but that is simply not true. But, it was enough stress for me to want to talk to everyone about it. And when I talked to anyone about it, I asked them all to pray for me. When I had an interview, I asked for prayer. When I had a test I asked for prayer. When I had my first day I asked for prayer. This went on for a while. I was calmly, and without really thinking about it, asking peo...

 At my church, we have a Young Adults group that meets together about once a month to study God's Word together and discuss it as a group. This summer, the hope is to meet twice a month instead as we go through asking questions that are either difficult to answer or something that many people will have conflicting opinions in. The end goal is not to agree necessarily, but to know how to use discernment and to come to a logical conclusion with evidence to support our answer.  My goal is to write down my notes and observations as I listen to what others have said. I will use pen names for each of my peers for their privacy, but if they want to correct what they had said, they can reach out to me and ask me which of the pen names is associated with what they had said. I want to write down more than just what I have said because I value all of their opinions and conclusions. I also want to be able to see where they got their evidence so I can evaluate what I believe with the evide...