Poolside

What a sweet month June is.

An invitation came to sit on the side of a neighbor’s pool every Saturday morning for one hour in June.  The invitation went out to others to come sit as well.  There was no long-term commitment.  There was no heavy expectation to know something or necessarily say anything.  Many faces were unfamiliar, but we just all had a Saturday morning hour in June.

I have this natural tendency to hole myself up in a chair in the corner of a room content as can be, making it all about me.  But, a Saturday morning and a chair around the pool brought diverse women together in God’s chosen little community.

Wouldn’t you say that our comfort zone doesn’t like to be disturbed?  But if we permit, God presents many opportunities to put others in our path of His choosing.  He assembles hearts.  It might be for our benefit, but it also might be for theirs.

It’s like in Romans when Paul says, “When we get together I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours.”

Both young and old, inspired Biblical conversations each Saturday morning with mutual desires to develop resilience and perseverance through life’s circumstances.  God’s word is the sword to fight our battles.  We all need an army of saints.

“And let us not neglect our meeting together as some people do, but encourage one another especially now that the day of His return is drawing near.”

Don’t be like me operating with natural tendencies.  Consider extending or accepting an invitation to challenge who you are in God’s identity.

Romans 1:12

Hebrews 10:25