character

My summer has been full of weekends out of town, so I haven't been too involved in any church activities yet. The women of Faith Baptist church had a women's ministry kickoff this past sunday and I went. It was hard being there and not knowing anyone. I met some great people there. Not quite sure I would remember their names, however:-)

I'm now in a wednesday night "women of character" study with about 45 women. It's not a great setting for getting to know women on a more personal level, but the topic is great. I signed up for a study/accountibility group on Tues night. I missed the first lesson since I didn't realize it started this week. They're reading the book "Idols of the Heart" by Elyse Fitzpatrick. I also signed up to meet with a mentor regularly. I am hoping that my mentor will help me with memorization of verses of the Bible. I don't know who she is, but I'm excited to meet her.

What does it mean to have character? Already the Women of Character study is challenging my thoughts about what that looks like in my life. I must say, I tend to be satisfied with the status quo. Stagnancy in a Christian walk is dangerous to fulfulling God's purpose. Life becomes mundane. We are too easily satisfied with too little. We settle. God has so much more for us, if we're willing to be open to what that means in our life. I'm excited to see what I will learn about myself in the next few months.