John said something a couple weeks ago about how blessed we are in SLO with the fellowship we have there. Though at the time he said it, I knew it was true, the meaning hasn't really sunk in fully until the past few days. I am incredibly blessed with the people in my life, though I often take their presence for granted.
And though this past almost month has been a blessing to be still and quiet before God with very few people around me (basically my family and John's family), I am missing people very much. I miss people in SLO quite a bit, but I realize the thing I am missing the most is the aspect of fellowship as a whole.
I am here in Colorado this summer, which is exactly where God has me. I see that clearly each day. Yet tonight, I see the necessity for being intentional in seeking out fellowship here, even with people I haven't seen in a long while.
There is a need to have multiple people in one's life, both for the pouring out and receiving. I realize I am much better for the people in my life if I have this.
I talked to my mom for a good while tonight, letting her in on my life, something I don't usually do. In the missing of fellowship, however, God still uses situations for His best--because I need to open up to my mom more. Through His grace, I was able to do so tonight.
There lies responsibility on my part to maintain and be a good steward of what God has given me, and I know I often fail at doing so. That is why I am so thankful to have a gracious, sovereign God who knows me full well and is in control of every situation and my entire life. I am nothing without Him.
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