It all started yesterday in my Stress and Anxiety Managements class. We had to make goals, and lately I have been afraid of talking too much about my faith and not acting on it so I had made goals to share my faith. I then proceeded to get out of class an hour early, and I went to the HUB to get some food. While I was walking through the HUB trying to figure out what I wanted to eat I ran into someone I use to hang out with in middle school and a little bit in high school and he asked me to eat lunch with him so I did.
In the beginning all we really talked about was school and how everything was going then we sat down to eat and he was telling me about building a beer pong table which didn't really excite me all that much, so I asked him about his plans after school. He told me he wanted to be a doctor, and then he asked me what I planned on doing. I told him I really have been feeling the calling to be a pastor of some sort after I graduate and eventually start a church plant, and then everything changed. He got really excited and asked me what caused the change in faith, and I explained the transforming power the Gospel has had in my life lately. For the next 45 minutes we talked about faith and he explained to me he knows what is right he just doesn't live that way.
It was awesome and I was completely happy with the talk we had yesterday. It was totally all God's doing it was just too perfect. Then today he texted me while I was in class telling me about a Bible study he was going to right after my class got out and he invited me to come. I couldn't pass that junk up so I went and we were discussing Philippians chapter 3. I was stunned God is definitely alive and working in my life and bringing people to his Kingdom in Gainesville. If you have been keeping up with my blogs or you have talked to me lately you know I have totally been all about studying some Philippians chapter 3 lately. When I spoke with Sam at fusion that was where my message came from. It was so perfect it blew my mind. Praise the Lord for sure. At the study we were able to talk for like 50 minutes about what Paul was saying, and although we were really only able to scratch the surface of it I hope and pray everyone got something out of it.
On top of all that in my life group at GCL we have been talking about discipleship, and the past two days I have really been able to help disciple this lost friend. It's so exciting. This is what Jesus called us to do in the Great Commission, and it so satisfying. Now I just need to have faith in the Lord and begin to disciple someone I don't know at all. Anyways I just wanted to share what God has been doing here in Gainesville and how He is definitely working within me. Praise the Lord for he is alive and working to build a Kingdom here on earth through us.
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