OVERFLOW!!

I love love love love LOVE bible study so much. I’m so eternally grateful that I ran into babu and jared and everyone in the elevator that day because going to this weekly space has really contributed to my happiness and my development and my relationship with God. How blessed am I that I get to dive into the word with so many amazing God fearing people who introduce me to perspectives I would’ve never considered. It’s so crazy how all my dilemmas and situations that I contemplate over get discussed and brought up in bible study. EVERY TIME. It’s a direct answer and I’m just so grateful. I’m grateful for Jonathan and his words of wisdom and Carlton too. Some of the things that stood out to me that Jonathan said is that I’m complicating things and so caught up on being selfish when it’s not as big as I make it. I need to remember who I am here to serve and be confident in Christ and my relationship with Him and what I am called to do. We get so caught up in "Oh I'm a christian I need or should do this" but really we should be doing things out of Grace because he does those things and because we want to do it. Because once we start focusing on us and forcing ourselves to do things out of expectations of what we think Christians should do then we’re learning onto self-righteous. Listen and stick to what God has been teaching you. You don’t have to do things you do not have the capacity to do. Remember that God doesn’t always answer the intentionally tricky questions by the pharisees straight away, but rather says things that reveals their shortcomings. With that being said, have discussions with others about what You’re comfortable with, but also yourself. What are your intentions behind whatever you’re doing and also ask yourself if you have the capacity to do so. Everything you do should be operating out of overflow. Overflow from the love and grace of God. There’s a reason that you don’t feel right or want to do something and we shouldn’t feel the need to do anything out of expectation, compulsion or reluctance. (2 Corinthians 9:7). I need to remember who I am at the end of the day and not do things because I’m trying to please others because that’s not what we’re called to do. My only job at the end of the day is to please God and have my behaviors and actions reflect him.