Prayer Request for Self Discipline and Community
PostPosted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:08 am
I've been very hesitant to click the "post new thread" button in this sub-forum for a long time now for fear of seeming selfish, but I realized today that it would be good for me to do. So here we go.
After spending a year in Japan, I've found myself very separated from any form of Christian community that has previously been in my life. Anxiety problems and a healthy dose of selfishness prevented me from seeking a church out not only when I was in Japan, but for a good part of my college career as well. After mostly getting my anxiety problems to manageable levels and coming back to the states, I guess I was just struck with an intense need to find a Christian community that I could interact with on a regular basis. Before last year, I had a group at college, and a close-knit group of wonderful Christian friends here in California -- now most of the people in my college group have graduated, and my Californian friends are frequently busy or away at internships in other states.
So I guess what I need prayer for is two-fold:
1) First, prayer that I'll be more willing to seek out a good community for myself, not only when I feel like I "need it", but all the time. I don't want to give in to my laziness or to my anxiety problems, especially when God has been working to push me away from those things.
2) Prayer that once I start taking initiative, that I'll be able to find a good church or group to attend regularly!
<3
After spending a year in Japan, I've found myself very separated from any form of Christian community that has previously been in my life. Anxiety problems and a healthy dose of selfishness prevented me from seeking a church out not only when I was in Japan, but for a good part of my college career as well. After mostly getting my anxiety problems to manageable levels and coming back to the states, I guess I was just struck with an intense need to find a Christian community that I could interact with on a regular basis. Before last year, I had a group at college, and a close-knit group of wonderful Christian friends here in California -- now most of the people in my college group have graduated, and my Californian friends are frequently busy or away at internships in other states.
So I guess what I need prayer for is two-fold:
1) First, prayer that I'll be more willing to seek out a good community for myself, not only when I feel like I "need it", but all the time. I don't want to give in to my laziness or to my anxiety problems, especially when God has been working to push me away from those things.
2) Prayer that once I start taking initiative, that I'll be able to find a good church or group to attend regularly!
<3
