Redemption Groups - Week 4: Seeing Grace In Each Other

The reading this week really hit home with me. The author spoke about unforgiveness as the height of selfishness. I don’t think it stuck out to me because I’m a habitually unforgiving individual, but rather because it highlighted all the different ways I find to be selfish. Last week the Lord was kind enough to show me how even my desire for him turns self-seeking as a way to calm my emotional distress. It’s awful. My self is the most stubborn, poisonous weed I’ve ever had to battle, and since it’s me I’m battling, I don’t know how much my heart is in the fight. I need Jesus so much, always; I’ll never not need him.The group meeting time began like the other weeks, with teaching and worship then breaking into our groups. During the discussion I was really surprised at how much I connected with one of the other participant’s story. It seemed like every feeling, thought and experience they had, I had had a similar one. It was neat because I don’t think I have ever been so broken over someone else’s story, felt so convicted over guilt that she felt. For some reason it is always surprising that someone else is like me. I think that is one of the benefits of group time, seeing ourselves in each other, and more importantly seeing Christ’s grace in each other which enables us to better see it in ourselves.Ultimately, the purpose of this blog is to bring glory to the God for the good work He is/will be doing in me and others (Psalm 107).  This blog will do that by broadly sharing my thoughts and feelings about the entire process each week, with no identifying information about others or myself.  The hope is that it will help inform others of what to expect and calm their nerves about actually going through redemption groups themselves.For more information on Redemption Groups go here.