Fellowship
Fellowship
Well, I'm not sure if it's because this is my final year (and I had been sharing with a couple of my classmates, that each day I'm just feeling sadder because the days of our departure from the class and college is just drawing nearer and nearer ...) that I seemed to find myself spending more time (or perhaps, being willing to spend more time) with more of my classmates.
3 weeks had gone by (in fact 4, to include the week of college retreat) and thus far I'm really thankful to the Lord for the different opportunities to fellowship with my fellow friends. It's amazing how I'm beginning to allow myself to dine at the same table with friends I haven't done so in the past 2 years, and to my amazement, they are really fun people too =)
Somehow, friends seemed to be more willing to go out for coffee, or ice-cream, when we can find time. It was different from year 2 when everyone seemed to be busy mugging or searching for resources in the library. Have I changed?? Have we changed?? Or ....?? Nevertheless, it's a good change =)
A few of us had also started an accountability group where we want to keep each other in prayer and accountable where our walk with the Lord is concerned. This group was started because I felt convicted when I heard a dear lecturer mentioned (not in her exact words but the gist is this) ... "when you are in theological college, form good friendships and get together even though you are from different denominations. It's important to have friends from different denominations because sometimes in ministry, certains things that need to be shared and ventilated cannot be said to fellow ministers of the same denominations, that's when friends from other denominations can offer that support and help."
My PIC had also challenged me to give this idea a serious thought when he shared about how he benefitted from such accountability group when he was in college. My prayer is that God will continue to keep the passion of people in this group going and allow us courage to be honest with one another as we keep each other in check where our walk and ministry for the Lord is concerned.
Well, I'm not sure if it's because this is my final year (and I had been sharing with a couple of my classmates, that each day I'm just feeling sadder because the days of our departure from the class and college is just drawing nearer and nearer ...) that I seemed to find myself spending more time (or perhaps, being willing to spend more time) with more of my classmates.
3 weeks had gone by (in fact 4, to include the week of college retreat) and thus far I'm really thankful to the Lord for the different opportunities to fellowship with my fellow friends. It's amazing how I'm beginning to allow myself to dine at the same table with friends I haven't done so in the past 2 years, and to my amazement, they are really fun people too =)
Somehow, friends seemed to be more willing to go out for coffee, or ice-cream, when we can find time. It was different from year 2 when everyone seemed to be busy mugging or searching for resources in the library. Have I changed?? Have we changed?? Or ....?? Nevertheless, it's a good change =)
A few of us had also started an accountability group where we want to keep each other in prayer and accountable where our walk with the Lord is concerned. This group was started because I felt convicted when I heard a dear lecturer mentioned (not in her exact words but the gist is this) ... "when you are in theological college, form good friendships and get together even though you are from different denominations. It's important to have friends from different denominations because sometimes in ministry, certains things that need to be shared and ventilated cannot be said to fellow ministers of the same denominations, that's when friends from other denominations can offer that support and help."
My PIC had also challenged me to give this idea a serious thought when he shared about how he benefitted from such accountability group when he was in college. My prayer is that God will continue to keep the passion of people in this group going and allow us courage to be honest with one another as we keep each other in check where our walk and ministry for the Lord is concerned.
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