Many of you know I live in Holdingford. Holdingford is a small farming community just North East of Avon off of HWY 94. Last night a strong wind past through town and it shook the whole house. The picture above is not my house, but evidence of what kind of damage wind can do. This morning, I was out on my run, and there was a lot of evidence of the storm last night. I spent most of my run cleaning off the trail so others would not have to!
What stood out to me: Verse 14 says, "As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming."
Why this stood out to me: This verse stands out to me because just before Paul writes this, he write about being unified in one body and living in community with one another. I feel sometimes we lose sight of the fact that God has gifted every one a little bit differently and think there are only a few people who have been endowed with gifts. But, that is not what scripture talks about. Scripture speaks to every believer having gifts unique to who they are, and it is when these gifts are used by the body of Christ we are not easily swayed from the true gospel.
How this applies in my life: If there is one thing I have learned from studying church history, it is that the church is always in need of reform. Not because what we are doing is bad or incorrect, but because there are always ways to do ministry more effectively. As this relates to camp, my staff know there is nothing I hold too dear to me about the program at camp. If something needs to be adjusted, tweaked, or completely ditched, they know they can approach me and openly talk about it. I am limited in my gifts. God has blessed me by surrounding me with people who have different gifts than I do. I am privileged to utilize those gifts for the Kingdom!
Tomorrow I will be reading Ephesians 4:17-32.
In His service,CrazyPete
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