Doing life TOGETHER - by Kim Metzer

“I tend to be busier than I should be

And I tend to think that time is gonna wait for me

Sometimes I forget and take for granted

That it’s a beautiful life we live

I don’t wanna miss the moments like this

This is a beautiful life You give”

 

These words are the lyrics at the start of the song Every Good Thing by The Afters.  This song came on the radio last night as I was returning home from a small group meeting.  It struck me as I listened to it that oftentimes we forget what a beautiful world we live in.  It’s easy to forget when sometimes it seems like we’re only surrounded by the ugly things of the world; the illnesses, the despair, the stress, the injustice.

“There will be days that give me more than I can take

But I know that You always make beauty from my heartache

Don’t wanna forget or take for granted

That it’s a beautiful life we live

I’m not gonna miss the moments like this

This is a beautiful life You give”

As Rod preached back in February, God will often give us more than we can handle so that we learn to rely on Him, not ourselves.  When Moses was crying out because he became overwhelmed, God said to him, “Then I’ll descend and speak with you there. I’ll take some of the spirit that is on you and place it on them. Then they will carry the burden of the people with you so that you won’t bear it alone.” Numbers 11:17 CEB

God wants us to lean on each other as well as on Him.  He wants us to be in community together, to do life together in order to support one another in His name.

“It’s our family, it’s our friends

It’s the feeling that I get when I see my children smile

You’re the reason for this life, everything we love

It’s You alive in us

You’re alive in us”

At our small group meeting we had been talking about how we came to be as a group.  As we reminisced about how each of us ended up at Redeemer and how our group was formed it was amazing to see God’s hand in all of it, how He directed our paths so that we ended up in this small group, this LIFE group, together.  What started as a group of parents with teenagers has morphed into a group of empty nesters tackling TOGETHER each life stage as it comes.

 “You’re the reason for every good thing, every heartbeat

Every day we get to breathe

You’re the reason for anything that lasts, every second chance

Every laugh, life is so sweet

You’re the reason for every good thing, every good thing

Every good thing, every good thing…”

 

I would love to see each of you in a small group, to see each of you have a group of friends doing life TOGETHER.   If this is your desire as well, please contact me!

-Kim