May 9, 2006

• Threshold #2

  Last night June and I went to our second Threshold Project session. 
  Our assignment for this session was to map out our spiritual journey
  with God in any form we wanted.  Some of the suggestions were an
  elevation map, a road map, or a treasure map.  To me, life is a game
  where you have to figure out the rules, so I drew up a variation on the
  board game of Life:

  

  It was useful in itself — the exercise of introspection and drawing
  things out.  I learned that I was partly responsible for my
  expectations of a Christian life.  Because as an extremist, I tended to
  hear and remember only the extremes that appealed to me.  I heard Moses
  facing down Pharoh, but forgot about his earlier 40 years in the desert.

  The actual session interaction was also good.  It took a surprisingly
  long time to tell my stories.  Surprising because I think of myself as
  a fast talker and efficient communicator.  (Favorite party game:
  Taboo!)  But there was a lot of content.  And yes, I talked about my
  feelings, too.  =P  The Walkers asked some good questions, such as
  making me list concrete examples of my abstract thoughts.  They also
  pointed out a tension in my life: between being measured/restrained and
  wanting to go all out.

  Sabbath was another topic that came up.  Altoz had once given me a book
  on the topic.  I think it’s a good idea (resting one out of seven days,
  and one out of seven years), but often I don’t get around to it. 
  There’s so much to do, so much in which I derive pleasure and value. 
  It’s hard to let go of the wheel and let God do the driving.

  The session reminded me of Pansy Patch, a men’s group that daveswaim and
  cephasung used to run at Highrock.  Fortunately that DNA spread throughout
  the church, and now many groups have the same feel.  That’s a good
  thing.

  What does all of this have to do with career and calling?  I’m not sure
  yet.  It’s laying some groundwork for understanding myself, and helping
  June and the Walkers understand me better too.  And hopefully in the
  coming months it will give me clarity into God’s will, my own nature,
  and wise choices about my future directions.

  • 2:21 pm
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