The True Vine by Andrew Murray

Opening Poem

"Struggle not to 'abide'"

I think this should be my goal this week. I know that God has so much more planned for me than I can dream, and He desires His life to flow through mine in such a way as to produce fruit. But I'm struggling so much to remain attached and to feel His hand upon mine that I forget that to love God is to love His people. I think I need to find an outlet to serve His people.

I told you, I think, that I tried to get in touch with the youth minister at my parents' church who has a young adult/singles group. He never got back with me (I guess he lost my number) and I should have called him. And now I keep thinking, "Well, I'm moving in a few weeks, so why bother getting involved?" I think that I look for excuses to not get involved. "I don't know what kind of career I'm going to have later, so I shouldn't get so attached to Greenwood or do anything here." And when I finally joined Greenwood Christian, it was more like that was all I needed. But I wasn't doing anything in the community. I really need encouragement and accountability when I move back to get involved and not to wait.