Hey all,

Just had our time-out and just wanted to share my reflections, if it might encourage you :) I'll just put here what I wrote down on the paper la:

"I got stuck at v2 (if you didn't have the time-out paper, Ivan asked us to read Eph 5:1-21) - "live a life of love, just as Christ...gave himself up"
What drives me?
- Is it the demands of school and church, one after another? That is a good way to live, but it misses the point.
- Rather, it must be the love of God that drives everything I do.
What excites me when I wake up in the morning?
- Is it the things I need to get done?
- No, it must be the love of God that excites me when I get up in the morning.
The love of God is not only a sentimental feel good. More than that, the love of God has the power to direct my life. Why? Because knowing God's love wraps my heart around God's heart.

Here's a call back to the simplicity of Deut 6:4-5 :)


ryan