So a few weeks ago I was reading in Acts and I came across a passage that really didn’t make sense to me. It was in Acts 8 and it talked about how some people believed and were baptized but they didn’t receive the Holy Spirit until Peter and John had laid their hands on them. This really confused me because it made me wonder if it was necessary for something like that to happen to me if I wanted to receive the Holy Spirit. I talked to some people about it but still didn’t really understand much so I just moved on.
A few weeks later a few other people on the squad and I were having a bible study. My teammate Austin led it and I learned so much from what he was saying and through what God was laying on his heart. Afterward, there was the question of who was going to lead the next one. Nobody really expected this to be asked and leading a bible study is a big commitment that required boldness and knowledge so everybody just stood there in silence. After a few awkward seconds of waiting, I timidly raised my hand and said I would try. I still have no idea why I chose to do this or what I thought I was going to talk about.
Whenever I got back to my room I was stressing out because I didn’t have anything to talk about or any knowledge of how to do it. I had never led a bible study before so I started looking up good topics and ways to do it. After a while of that, I thought to myself that it would be extremely pointless and unfruitful if it didn’t come from my heart. Because of that, I decided to go with that passage I didn’t understand in Acts 8. I prepared questions that I had asked to give at the Bible study to maybe gain some understanding for myself and to challenge the thought of my squad.
When the night came I was super nervous but I got through it and afterward, I was super surprised by how much I had learned from those around me. People came up to me to say that they really got something out of it and then they would give me their view on it as well.
It made me realize that God didn’t just give me the Bible to learn, but he also gave me community. If I would have never pressed into those around me I never would have had the knowledge and understanding that I do now.
