Women of Worth

 

 

So a few weeks ago I decided it would be nice to get a few female Christian friends together for a bit of fellowship. I have been missing small group since our intergenerational group broke up (when the church went multi-site). Plus my husband David has recently been invited to join a small mens group (Band of Brothers or BOB). They meet weekly on a Thursday evening so it seemed like an ideal time to have some girls over to our house. I am stuck at home with the boys so can’t go anywhere else.

 

Initially I didn’t really think beyond inviting some women to join me. I guess i imagined there would hopefully be at least 6 to 8 of us to meet up together.  However, it wasn’t long before I had 17 other ladies who were potentially interested and myself making 18! Crumbs I don't even own that many chairs or mugs!

 

 

 

However, I arranged the first meeting and then suddenly realised that what I have actually done is take on leadership of a small group. When I embarked upon this idea I really hadn’t taken that into account.

 

Inviting people and hospitality was the easy bit but for a fairly ‘baby’ Christian among a group of very mature Christians it was not going to be a walk in the park.

 

Groups need organising and leading and someone to lead prayer and teaching and worship all of which feel completely beyond my capabilities. Time to turn to prayer!!

 

Anyway we met at the end of January for the first time and I shared my vision for the group. I very much feel that God has been telling me to step up and step out and that he also has the same message for the other women in the group.

 

I feel that God wants us to be expectant this year and ready to grow and see change and breakthrough in a number of different aspects of our lives.

 

I feel God will use this group to cement close friendships and support networks but also will use each of us to encourage, stretch and build each other up.

 

Claire Coggan who is thankfully supporting me and who I respect very much had a great prophecy for the group. Claire felt that it was God’s heart that we don’t become an inward looking group but that God wants us to be reaching out and being the women he has called us to be. Making a difference in whatever way we can.

 

Claire believes that this will be a season where God will reveal more of our identity and that that will help us to become more courageous. This group will be a way to bring something out of each of us. We can pray and encourage each other, share what is going on in our lives, equip each other etc.

Very exciting start to the year!

 

We met again last week for the second time – unfortunately a number of the group have been unable to make it for the first two meetings but hopefully will be able to get along next time. Those of us that were there last night voted on a group name and Women of Worth was born.

 

Watch this space!