Let's Do Life Together

After years of inactively attending our church, we made the decision last January to make LifeChurch.tv NW OKC our home.  With the exception of being gone a couple weeks due to illness/surgery, we decided we were going to make an effort to be there every week.  Following this decision came a number of other decisions and blessings we were able to experience.

• Praying genuine, real-time prayers as well as prayers for our future children
• Trusting God financially-despite bills showing up each month, we always had an abundance at the end of the day to take care of our needs and some of our wants
• Serving when our church needed someone to help-Joshua spent countless hours and energy working in preparation for our Summer series, getting to know a number of great new friends
• Praying over our jobs- the answers only to come by the amazing mercy of God.  And, although we were struggling in our marriage at times, it was evident that He placed me positionally for success in our marriage by joining the ministry

Weeks into my new job, I began asking God to show us people that we could not only speak life into, but could help us grow into the full potential that God gave us.  At the same time, I was struggling to find joy in my marriage and felt alone outside of my family.  Being mindful of what I shared with others, I had yet to mention any of my struggles with anyone at our campus.  That's when we were approached by one of the sweetest couples we had come to know.

One weekend, a couple casually mentioned that they were considering leading a LifeGroup.  As a Christ-centered family, they felt God pulling at their hearts to lead other couples in what is really important: God first, then your marriage.

They wanted to be intentional about doing life together with others, and focus on what they felt was important to them.  So, they pursued their calling and started our small group.

January 17th, we had the honor of sitting beside temporary strangers as we went to a marriage conference with our leaders and the other couples that God had instrumentally placed in our group.  It's amazing how something so incredible happens when you open your heart and take a step of faith.

 I cannot wait to get to know each of the families that we are now blessed to have in our family-away-from-our-family.  It's exciting to know that the best is up ahead, and see what is in store as we do life together.