Soliciting…
January 22, 2008 by stephi92569
What amazes me is that on our door here at work we have a pretty good sized sign that says “NO SOLICITING” and people still come in here trying to sell things or try to get us to use their services. We just had a guy and his 2 sons come in here to sell cookies. I felt bad about them having to be turned away. Apparently, they had been here before selling the cookies 2 other times within the past year. Julie told him that they guys in the back are very busy and they do not want the cookies. I’m not for sure what the cookies are for, but there is like 3 cookies in a container for about $5.00.
Well, we have decided that for our small group, we are going to be asking questions. I found a really good article by John Ortberg called No More Mr. Nice Group. It talks about taking off the masks and confessing what is going on in your life, and being able to talk to everyone in your group honestly. Then when you look in the mirror, what do you really see or better yet, how do you see yourself. It was on www.christianitytoday.com. But we feel that since this group has been together for so long, we would like to know where they feel they are spiritually and where they think the group is spiritually. I think it will be a good thing to talk to everyone and give everyone input on the situation.
Tonight we are going over to the “Head” Group Leaders, I don’t know what else to call them. They are over all the small groups. Anyway, since we are still apprenticing we now have 12 people that are interested in a Saturday evening small group. Brian and I have been tossing around the weekend small groups and I think this is going to be it. We would really like to finish our book with the group we are with, but I understand that we are in need of getting the new small group together. We are excited about it, but it is also very scary. We will be meeting a lot of new people. I will let everyone know what happens tonight.
I better go and get the few things I have left to do, done. Love to all!!! XOXOXO
Today’s Bible verse is:
Matthew 7:7-8
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”
