Holy Club 21

Can I be trusted?

Can I be trusted with a confidence? Can I be trusted to do what I say? Can I be trusted to respond lovingly in almost any situation?

It's hard to see ourselves as others see us. I'm not sure whether I beat myself up unnecessarily or whether I really need to up my game - I suspect it depends on the day!

The accountability group really helps with this - when we trust the people we share with enough, we can really help one another to be the best we can be.

A number of people have expressed interest in a virtual accountability group - I plan to give it a try after Easter. So far no-one living close enough to do a face to face. Message me if you want to join in.

Today's Holy Club practice is another look at reading the Bible. Previously we've looked at regular reading of the whole Bible - a great idea. Today I want to think about the way God uses certain passages as a place to halt us in scripture until we really wrestle with it enough to hear what God wants to say to us. Sometimes reading the same passage over and over.

A few years ago when I was minister at North Camp Methodist Church, we had a prolonged period of early morning prayer - over a year of praying every day. 

When we began to pray the Bible passage that spoke to us was Jeremiah 29. 
We began with verse 11 - God has plans to prosper us.
Then we moved back to verse 7 and prayed that God would bring peace and prosperity to our community - praying for businesses, individuals, schools, doctors, the army garrison etc etc. 
Then we moved on to verse 13 'you will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

We tried several times to move on to a different Bible passage, God brought us back - we spent a year praying into half a chapter of the Bible - it was brilliant!

Bible passage to meditate on: Jeremiah 29:4-14 (it may take some time!)