As I have just completed my second Sunday interning at Christ's Church of Effingham it has been interesting how many people have asked me why I am here? Why did I choose to do another internship? What do I expect to get out of this internship? It was a little funny at first because I hadn't done too much thinking about this. I hadn't really thought to much about my motives behind what I am doing.
But God has revealed quite a bit to me lately about how different my motives have been in the past; I have done things to "be a better Christian," to "experience ministry in the 'real world,'" to "just do what God wants me to do." But my motives this summer are a little different (I still intend and feel that I am doing what God wants me to do), this summer I am pursuing something that I should have been pursuing for a long time now: discipleship.
Discipleship is an interesting thing, being trained to be able to replace another is not really an easy thing at times! God has taught me an incredible amount about myself and His plans in the last 12 days; He has revealed to me the value of discipline in EVERY area of my life. He has shown me how discipleship and discipline go hand in hand, and, although it is not always fun and pain free, it is the life that He intends EVERY Christian to live.
Are you being discipled? Are you discipling someone else?
I know that this post contains very few complete thoughts, but I will try to complete these thoughts as the summer goes on.
Peace n' blessings
-Andrew
