I had a plan for my small group tonight. I thought we were going to do a study out of the book of Joshua. I thought I was going to lead. But nope, God had a different plan. Over the last month, we've added two new people to our group (which is a very good thing). Whenever you add new people to a small group you have to give everyone time to 'gel'. Tonight was all about gellin'. Our community/fellowship time where we stand around and raid the snacks rolled right into the time where we would normally do our study. As our time together progressed we were all able to share about what was really going on in their lives. And the awesome part was that other people in the group we're facilitating life-giving conversations. As the leader of my group I got to sit back and watch God use the stories of others to encourage and minister to one another. We never did our study, but as someone mentioned, we were definitely 'groupin'!
Sometimes the best time as a leader is when God inspires others to lead and to do the ministering instead of you. I just need to make sure I'm not standing in the way with my plans when He does this!
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