Group Fellowship

Last night was our Group Fellowship at Scott and Tonya Minson's house. If you don't go to Meadow Heights, you probably have no idea what the heck a "Group Fellowship" is, so let me explain. We're in the middle of the Imagine campaign at church. Our Life Groups are still meeting every week, but this particular week our groups are getting together with 3 or 4 other groups and meeting at one home. My dad and Greg Amelung are meeting with us and sharing with us what the Imagine campaign is all about. I enjoyed our Group Fellowship last night so much! It was so awesome to get with several other groups and listen to Dad and Greg as they shared their hearts about what God is doing at Meadow Heights.

I feel so priveleged to be able to be a part of this campaign. Jason and I are pumped about what God is going to tell us concerning how we are to be apart of the giving campaign. We feel so blessed because God has performed such a financial miracle in our household. Three years ago, we were in so much debt it wasn't even funny. As a matter of fact, we figured up that if we never used our credit cards for another purchase, and simply paid the minimum payments on everything until it was all paid off, it'd be another 40 years before we were totally out of debt. God really spoke to us about our finances and helped us make some wise decisions to get ourselves out of a financial pit. I praise God for speaking so clearly to both of us and helping us stick to our plan! I'm happy to report that 3 years later, we are completely out of debt except for our mortgage on our house. Isn't God stinkin' awesome???

It's so cool to know that now that we've freed up our finances, we can give a bigger sacrificial gift than we could've before. I realize that God doesn't care about the amount; what he cares about is the sacrifice. It's such a blessing to us just to know that now we can be an even bigger part than we could've before. We're so thankful to God for helping us get our finances in order, and we just want to give back to Him for being so generous to us. He's given us so much, how could we ever repay Him? WE CAN'T!!! There's no way we can ever repay Him for even part of what He's given to us, but we can sure get a kick out of trying. I'm looking forward to the blessing I know God is going to give us for honoring Him with our lives--and our money.