6 He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him.
Psalm 126:4-5
I love this Bible verse. The first time I ever caught the meaning was when I read the illustration attached to it (http://www.sermonillustrations.com/a-z/g/giving.htm Go down to the first one under Lengthy Illustrations).
I was thinking this week that community is really hard to create and frustrating sometimes. Leading in community can even be harder. We want people to know Jesus and be a part of something special, but our society and personal decisions makes that difficult. Sometimes it is easier to walk away than to walk towards. But this verse reminds me that if I want to return with joy with a fruitful harvest I have got to be willing to do the difficult and painful things. I have to walk in tears at times if I am ever going to see the return I long for.
For those of you who are leading a community, whether you are a LIFE Group leader, host, elder, minister, mom or dad, know that the tears that you willingly shed now will indeed bring joy in the future. Go out weeping when necessary so others can can home to Jesus and to Christian community.
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so, remember that time we were friends. and you told me about things in your life, aka, your blog. thanks, i am glad i found it on accident. ha ha.
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