Gotta have it first!

The Spirit is blowing and I'm doing my best to "Get in the way of the wind." Kari, our dynamic new Youth Specialist is offering a discipleship opportunity for our high school girls with a three week Bible Study on "loving." I had the opportunity to hang out with these lovely ladies this past week and feel the Spirit breezing through the student center. One of the ladies there, Lindsey, reminded us of the importance of loving ourselves as "practicing love" for others. I thought that was great. Goes back to that Biblical core value of "love others, as you LOVE YOURSELF." Nothing like being reminded that we can't offer others what we don't have in our own hearts, and being challenged to love beyond what we think we are capable of because of God's love abiding in us and empowering us to love that generously. Here's to experiencing God so deeply in our lives, taking moments to feel the wind on our face(the Ruach of God)that because God first loves us, and we LOVE OURSELVES, that we can then love others.