New Disciplee

I’m pretty weird I think. Most girls get really excited about new clothes and a good hair day. I get really excited about discipleship and bible studies. I’ve always been that way.

Now don’t get me wrong, I do appreciate new clothes and a good hair day and neither of the two ever go unnoticed by me, but my mind is typically occupied by how I can make a positive impression on people.

I didn’t disclose all that to brag, I promise, it just dawned on me that maybe those things are a little abnormal. I always write these blog posts and pages thinking everyone feels the same way and shares in my excitement over ministry but I have to remember that there’s a world of glitz and glam vying for our attention and ministry and spiritual leadership are in competition over much easier, comfortable, and attention-getting temporal treasures. So. it shouldn’t surprise me if most girls aren’t totally “on board” with the thrill of ministry.

If you’d like to read more on that topic, I wrote a whole page on it called Lifestyle Disciple.

Now on to my intended topic – I have a new disciplee!!! Yay!!! I’m so excited!!!

At Virginia Tech it was cake finding disciplees because they were dumped in your lap by Campus Crusade staff who said “hey Lindsey – take this girl and disciple her.” These days, however, it’s a whole new ballgame to make a discipleship match. It’s hard for someone to approach someone else and ask to become discipleship partners both on the part of the disciplee and the discipler. What if they say no? What if they don’t have time? What if we’re not very compatible? What if they’re too hard on me? What if I don’t agree with their theology? What if they’re not challenging enough for me? What if they don’t know how to lead me? What if they aren’t really ready for discipleship?

There are a multitude of “what ifs” that fall before someone breaks down and does the approaching. But it is hard to get over that initial step.

I am starting discipleship with a young girl at my church this afternoon and I am thrilled!! There’s just nothing that compares with being close enough to someone to watch God transform them. Even when it’s only during a short season of their life being a part of it is such an honor.