I want to say thank you to the many people in my life who have already been reaching out and offering help and prayers since I was laid off from my job on Monday.
I am sorry if I write a lot about this for a while, but I share my life here whatever I happen to be in at that time. But I promise to share more about things that I get to do with my current freedom.
It is so awesome that I have a community of people around me who are willing to go out of their way to help anyway that they can. People are looking for jobs and taking my resume. People have sent me web sites where I can look at jobs that I might be interested in. It is a great reminder to me about how many people in my life really do care about me.
It has been a little overwhelming to me just for people to notice. I didn’t realize how many communities I have a connection with. There are people reaching out who I have not even talked to in a year or more. But I am seeing the impact that I had in their lives in the past through a church, small group, or other organizations.
My family is awesome and I am lucky to have the relationships that I do with my family and extended family. I am not sure what I would do without them sometimes. It would be easy for me to feel alone in this situation, but I feel far from it.
I want you to take a look at your communities. Where are you investing your time? Is it in relationships that could last for eternity, or is your treasure elsewhere? I want you to know that I treasure the relationships in my life. They are more valuable to me than anything else. I don’t have to go through anything alone and neither do you.
I am a big fan of small groups. I share my thoughts here about them often. I think that everyone should have the opportunity to be in one of some magnitude. Your small group may be your family or a close group of friends. Maybe you have a church small group that meets for a common interest. I want to encourage you to find a way to get in one and learn how to follow Jesus in community. If you are too busy, let me know, I may have a solution for you.
