On GIGs

I started joining this weekly small group meeting thing that InterVarsity holds called "Group Investigating God". Initially, I didn't really like it all that much. The people in it weren't interesting and the discussion wasn't too lively. Every time a question was asked, the typical Sunday School answers would come up. But as time on, awkwardness and tensions decreased and the discussions became more serious, more intellectual, and more applicable.

Last Thursday was our second to last meeting, and it's revealed a lot to me. First off, a group reading God's word can reveal a lot more than an individual reading God's word. When we read our passages, each one of us got a different message from the passage even though we were all reading the same thing. Secondly, I SUCK at admitting I don't know anything, simply because I've been in a teaching/leadership position my whole entire high school life. Being questioning and doubtful was not a characteristic that I could carry with me in that role. As the weeks passed by, more and more question marks appeared on my sheet and it's all thanks to the wonderful people in my group who are able to confidently say that they are curious as to whatever the passage means.

Too bad the year is coming to a close. I hope to engage in another GIG in the coming semesters. I want to see how I grow, as well as how each and every person in the group grows, just to see how God works in each and every aspect of our lives.