Tonight at small group we had another man event. Each time we meet we do something out of the ordinary and refer to it as a man event. Tonight was an old school rumble in the yard... straight out of "The Outsiders". So picture this... 6 middle school boys (Zach, Mack, Addison, Conner, Colin and Emory) plus Nick and myself in the front yard of 282 Roberts street wrestling one another outside of a circle in the grass. It was at night so it was completely dark besides the lights of our two trucks shinning to illuminate the battle. this only backed our greaser image.
I think tonight was a very positive small group night. Being able to just be boys and wrestle around without being yelled at for being crazy allows guys to be guys. We talked afterward about the event being part of our fellowship... guys connecting with other guys just by doing things together... experiencing life together. I so want these guys to grow not only in their relationship with God, but also in their relationship with each other.
In Matt. 22 Jesus tells us it is the most important thing in life... might even say it as our purpose to love God with ALL we have "our heart, soul and mind" and to love our neighbors as ourselves. The goal of small group is this... to connect with God and make Him priority to where EVERYTHING else lines itself to this fact and to love others just like that. I pray for these guys that God would make them change not because they are weird, out of control, ADD, wrong or annoying... but instead change because God wants us each to look like Jesus. And I can garauntee not one of us is there yet.
So let us strive to look more like the savior. Sometimes it is 5 steps forward, 3 steps back... but that is a 2 step progress.
TTYL
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all i know is that when it comes to gang colors, we wear the same hue, shade, etc. you mess with us and you get cut
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