Well, as I stumbled upon this Discipleship Class a Church, I think it might Change my life.
I have never taken part in discipleship training at church, not because I thought it was dumb or a waste of time, but that I have never had time and that was my excuse as I walked into the discipleship training fair on a Sunday nite at church. I don't have the time to be here every Sunday nite and I can't commit to the class due to the fact that I work most Sundays and Amanda just started preschool director and I will be helping with that, not to mention I have three kids, this will never work.
As I walked into the training fair, with no intention of even joining a class, I was greeted and asked why I wasn't and after stating all the above for mention things, I looked at the title of the class, "Lord, Change My Attitude."
Really, it was like a slap in the face. After laughing with the teacher for a bit, I was very reluctant, but decided to give it a try anyway. I told him that I might not be able to make it to every class due to the fact that I was working the very next Sunday. But when the class met again I was there with what I thought to be a good attitude, haha!
After sitting through the first real session of the class, and finding out that the session I missed was just a get to know everyone sessions and just what the class might do for an individual, so I didn't really miss anything. This was comforting, so I was ready or so I thought.
The First lesson was about Complaining. Numbers was the Chapter and while knew about the wilderness and Moses, I didn't know that this chapter of scripture would speak to me in a big way. Complaining is a sin! Those who chose to complain will spend a lifetime in the wilderness, this was a phrase that stuck in my head all nite! God doesn't want to hear us complain about our role in life! Jeremiah 29:11 When you Complain what are you really saying to the Lord? Does God really want to hear you complain about the blessings he has put in front of you?
When I heard this I kept thinking of the Movie " Facing the Giants", Great movie. The scene where he is talking to the players, " We give God the praise, when we Win, and we give God the praise when we LOSE!" Even when we have a bad attitude and we are complaining about the hot weather, we need to give HIM the Praise. He created that heat and if it was to make you enjoy cooler weather or to motivate you to get in the air conditioning, you need to seek God and good in everything and quit you whining.
As reluctant as I was, I am excited to have walked into that fellowship hall, and I give Him the praise for Great friends, Aaron, for talking me into the class. Even if doesn't change my Life, I pray that it does, Change my Attitude!
