like a fire

I have been reading this book for a couple of days now. Not a serious read, but I kind of glance at it occasionally and let it simmer a bit. It has proven to be a great experience for me. It could be that I have been in a very different situation lately being in another country and culture, but I have really enjoyed it and how ideas from it come out in my life.

Last night was the first TNL for high school since returning from London. We talked about how we say we want to be close to God, but we actually run from true intimacy with him. I used a lot of clips from a movie called Powder. I was really surprised by the response to the clips and how well they progressed along with the story of how we fear what we don’t understand. It’s great when things come together like that. Even more surprising was the group we had. I wasn’t expecting many teens since there is a pretty major event going on this week in Myrtle Beach called Getaway. We actually had a pretty good crowd and a couple of new people.

I have seen that I often make God safe and it plays out in my expectations of what he will do. I expect too little and see even less of what God can do. My only reassurance lately in that is that I am progressing towards more risky business in the kingdom.