Comments on: and so it is

By: nathaniel

nathaniel — Mon, 02 May 2005 04:28:30 +0000

Great thoughts and reflections on the past. It\'s awesome you have come to this point and realization. I agree with Steve that it is fun and gives a nice feeling inside thinking of all the great memories at Beulah. I have many myself and actually have been thinking quite a bit about it all too. With Dan\'s wedding and other significant changes coming up, it is great to remember the good ol times. The following might not relate exactly to what you were saying. \"stepping out of your comfort zone\"…we\'ve all heard this phrase so many times before. Probably so much so that it has lost the meaning. However, I still think it has the same meaning and usefulness. We are people who steer towards habit, comfort and familiarity: things that make life easier. Therefore, doing otherwise requires an intentional effort and willingness. And the easy life is what it is and may not foster personal and spiritual growth. That is why stepping out of our comfort zone is mentioned so much because it is here that we are truly challenged and have only our faith to dwell on. We are called to walk by faith, not by sight. For me it is easy to get by on sight, and walking by faith is often the second choice. A quote from K.P. Yohannan that has been encouraging to me: \"Don\'t be like Naaman and let your reasoning postpone the promises of God at work in your life. Believe Him and step out in faith. Faith throws itself onto God and holds Him to His character and His Word. Faith never fails because God never fails.\"

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 01 May 2005 22:10:10 +0000

Sheh, I completely relate to your thoughts, especially now that I can see in my horizon an adventure that will lead me away from here to the land of fish and chips. I happen to be one of those sentimental gushers who loves to look back on memories and fears change because why mess with such a good thing. I think we, as a group, are more fortunate than we can see. First, we have such awesome friendships with so many people, ones that take time to build, and that I had never envisioned would lead us away from each other at some point. Second, we have been a big part of God moving in many ways, like 98a. To see a dream like that take shape and be the very image of our dreams is an incredible testimony to Jesus. The most incredible part of all of this, is that I can step back and look at our situation right now. Five years ago, we were a group of young and energetic kids with a lot of potential and ideas as to how to begin our journey to get there. It seems like only yesterday, but now we are all starting to fulfill some of these dreams. With Nathaniel going to Africa, you and Ryerson, Jen and Regent, DT and Beulah, jasmin and music, me and england, or anyone else doing crazy things. It is awesome to see people stepping out and doing what they love to do, even though it is hard to see people go. We were talking the other day about this pursuit of dreams and realized something. That in the midst of your dreams, it is not as we see it from far away. Whenever you picture a dream, you picture either fulfilling it or the benefits that come from it. But what is sometimes hard to see is that a dream is not made by the big steps, but by the character choices that are made each day that lead to the fulfillment of the dream. That and with the dream still comes the hurt of possibly leaving other things behind, or that sometimes even pursuing your dream seems undesirable. Either way, it is really awesome to see people growing up and stepping out. yet our base is still set here, in Edmonton, in Beulah, in the friendships we have made. that will never change. I hope.

By: tyler

tyler — Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:58:35 +0000

yeah life is a strange thing, there is no final outcome to any of the life changing transitions we go through. But knowing that we can go through transitions together and finding strength in the bonds we build, makes the future brighter.