What an exercise we did in class. Putting your entire life down on paper. Compare all the significant, non-spiritually related events on one side and all the significant spiritual events in your life on the other. Then look back and compare both sides to each other and see how each event impacted you in both a non-spiritual and spiritual way. It was neat to see those two separated on two timelines. We tend to mesh together both sides so many times when we think back and we can loose a large point of perspective if we do that. But taking the time to separate them (which really doesn’t take that long) can allow you to see just how God moved in your life. In my life I was amazed to see just how late the events that shaped me occurred in my life. It wasn’t until 2006 that I truly felt and recognized God as more than a god, but as one who wants relationship.
It hasn’t been 6 years, making it amazing to see what has happened in such a short period of time. All of the significant events that shaped me have happened in the last third of my life, which also shows just how much discipling has occurred within that time. It is neat to look back at the picture of my life and see how good God has been through all of my mistakes and poor decisions.
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