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Jennifer Anderson |
I missed the summer Women’s Ministry meetings where they discussed
this new blog (which I love reading and getting to know more of the CpW) and
who would be writing for the blog and THEN, the September meeting rolled around
and I was excited that I was finally going to be there to be a part of the
“new” stuff I had only heard bits and pieces about UNTIL, they started to
discuss who else was left to write for the blog…YUP, you guessed it, there I
sat, “deer in the headlights”…HELP!!! Our fearless leader (Susan Allen) patted
me on the arm and with her sweet smile said, “Oh it’ll be fine, you’re not
getting out of this one” and without skipping a beat went onto the conversation
she was having……
I was raised in a religion where every Sunday was a constant
routine; church then, lunch at my grandmother’s house with the entire family
and play with the cousins all afternoon. I loved Sundays because of that yet,
had no clue what Sundays and being a Christian were like until I came to
Crosspoint.
After attending a month of my Women’s LifeGroup (that Susan
Allen and Lisa Blomstrom lead), I was warned by many – “you have chosen the
path of Christianity and it’s not going to be easy”; “you have a target on your
back for Satan to attack”; “things may get tough before they get better”; and
boy were they right on. All kinds of things in mine and my family’s lives
started happening (4 very sudden deaths, illnesses, you name it-it happened) yet,
I know I had the number one guy on my side, GOD! I can’t say there were big
strikes of lightening or messages that said, “It’s God, listen to what I have
to say...” – I just know that He held me in the palm of His hand through it all
and that these events, were truly God working through me and for that I am
eternally grateful and forever His.
My husband and I have two grown children who do not attend
church with me. Although, over the last couple of years they have come to
church when I’ve asked them to join me (I don’t push it) and support all the
things that I am involved in at church – God things and seeds being planting. My
son, who is now a Marine, has a 2.5 year old son himself. He was baptized while
going through boot camp in San Diego this past March and I pray that he will
continue to grow and lead a Christian life that he will share with his son. As
for the other two in my household that I love so very much, I will continue to
pray for them – that they will one day want to walk this path with me, these
God things, and eternally be together.
I am by far still a “rookie” when it comes to the bible, still
uneasy about speaking during our LifeGroup, and have not gotten to the point of
praying out loud in large group settings YET, I know all of this is OK cause He
knows the plans he has for me (Jeremiah 29:11). My spiritual journey continues…
Hi, my name is Jennifer Anderson and I am a real person
seeking to do life together with other real people who want to follow our real
God!
You are and have been since the first day you came to W.O.W. a pure joy and delight - I think you were probably that even B.C. - I just think that now that little mega watt personality is backlit =) with the Holy Spirit. Yes you are a light my friend, and yes one day you will pray out loud and yes, one day Eric and Kayla will be sitting in church with you and I pray that I will have the privilege of being there to see it. I think you did and do an amazing job and it is my delight to walk thru the Bible with you as you learn things that those of us who know all the "stories" kind of take for granted. The Word is alive and I am so grateful that I get to experience those stories thru your perspective. Looking forward to this semester and Seeking a Heart Like His with you.
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ReplyDeleteJennifer! Thanks so much for sharing such a sweet and totally relatable(?) story for me. So good to put a face and name together for you. For a "deer in the headlights", YOU DONE GOOD!!!!!
ReplyDelete(i reposted because i realized you don't know who daylor is! this is debbie aylor and i work in the crosspoint church office.)