I’ve been reflecting on all of the things that have happened this year, and my attention was brought to the fall retreat that happened in early November. Every year the retreat is a highlight of my year, but it seems like in the following months it is really easy to forget the things taught/learned on the retreat.
As I look through my notes from the retreat, I am reminded of the powerful topics that our speaker, Chad Relffs, talked about.
- The Gospel
- Being a Light in Your Family
- How to Shine Like a Star
- Share the Light of the World
Maybe you remember one of these topics, or remember something else that your small group talked about. There are two of these topics that really stick out to me. I have to question if I am really living up to how I promised myself I would change at the retreat. The two topics that spoke to me the most were: “How to Shine Like a Star” and “Share the Light of the World”. These two topics go hand in hand with one another. A shining star is noticed by everybody who is around it. This idea comes from Philippians 2:12-18. A shining star is a person who is not afraid to show other people the love of God. The second topic that spoke to me was “Share the Light of the World”. Being a star, and sharing the light, almost seem like the same thing. Sharing the light of the world is different, however, in the fact that you have to be proactive about speaking the Gospel. Shining like a star is living a life according to God’s calling on your life, thus, showing the world you are a follower of Jesus Christ. However, sharing the light of the world is actively speaking it to the people that you are around everyday. Do you see the difference?
As this year goes on and we live everyday, are we committing ourselves to God, in the way that we said we would? Did we really change ourselves like we said we would? I want to hear your voice. What do you remember from the fall retreat? What did you learn that you are living out? What commitment did you make with yourself, or with God, that you forgot about?
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out of my life time there has been no commitments that i forgot about that come to mind when i set a goal of any kind i all ways stick with it to the end of it or to when i am no longer able to do them but i think every one has forgoten a commit they have made once in there life time i most likely have or will before i die no one is perfect in any way shape or forme so there for every one has or will