Small Group

        This past week has been exceptionally difficult for me (wedding, youth ministry, children's ministry/ marriage, body image, all typical things) and the week totally ended in the most beautiful way. On Sunday, I was able to witness some work that God has been doing in a friend's heart. I love it. More on that later.....And.....Last night I fell in love with God all over again. Passionately, maddening, unexplainable love with my creator. I love moments like that where I just take a step back, or shall I say am FORCED to take a step back and glance at the bigness of God.
         Our church just launched small groups last month and I couldn't be happier. Bryce and I are able to be a part of the most awesome small group where people are transparent, genuine, and inquisitive. We discuss real ideas about a real God. I haven't been a part of a small group that I haven't lead or had some part in leading in probably 4 years or so. It is so refreshing to just sit back and fellowship with other Christians and LEARN! I love to learn. Is that weird? ha. Anyway, at small group, we have been doing a brief overview of the entire Bible (WOAH) so that way we can do a more in depth study of specific books in the future. I am just pumped about studying the Bible. Studying God. Learning His character, His stories, His word. Don't get me wrong, I love a good self help book as much as the next person about how to love your husband more or how to be more thankful. Those are seriously great. I am just ecstatic to just study God's word for a while in a group setting.
            I have learned some mind blowing things already in just a few weeks. I have been actively present in church for over 10 years now and been in a hundred different small groups and there is still so much to learn. The mind blowing thing for this week is that when the flood happened, the water and so much pressure from it has made a huge impact on the Earth causing it to age. This really provides a giant link between science and creation. Finding out new things about God is fun! I cannot believe I had never heard this before.
           We watched this video in small group last night called "Everything is Spiritual" by Rob Bell. He explains so many things and really forces you to stand in awe of God and his giant power. One really cool thing I learned from the video is that our blood has the same percentage of salt that the ocean does, 3.4%. If we had 4% or the ocean had 4%, neither would survive. God is just so intricate! I want to know Him.

This is the video if you have time to watch it!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2rklwkm_dQ