Signs of Growth
When I started working at One7, I was a very different person than I am today… I hate to admit it but I was downright selfish 95% of the time. I wanted things done my way, when I wanted to do them and if it was uncomfortable or caused me to be inconvenienced chances were that I would whine, complain or come up with a reason that it just couldn’t be done that way.
It wasn’t long after I started working there that God continually impressed upon my heart John 3:30 where it says ” I must decrease and you must increase.” As I began to hide these words in my heart, my perspective shifted… this life He has given me to lead is not about me… It’s about Him receiving the glory for what He is doing inside of me. Every once in a while, I will look up from what I am doing to realize and thank God that He is working in me.
Tonight is one of those nights… As I am sitting here dripping wet from a night of hanging out with kids at Birchcroft realizing that a year ago… I would have been begging to go inside at the first sign of rain.. I would have whined and complained about being wet once we didn’t leave and lastly I would have missed the opportunity to show kids that I love them even when it is cold and rainy outside. You see instead… tonight I played a little longer, hugged the kids soaking wet, and saw that in the midst of me no longer caring about my comfort I was able to watch God work in the lives of those around me.
I have by no means mastered this whole dying to myself thing but I am seeing small but sure signs of growth… And for that I am thankful!
