[Me near turbine with Wellington Harbour below.]
I enjoy getting together with the men of faith in our movement and really picking apart how we can continue to spur each other on in our walks with Christ and lead others in life and faith by example. At our most recent time together, we went on a tramp to the Wellington wind turbine. As the school year is drawing to a close, I spent time talking to the guys about Hebrews 10:38-39, which says, “’But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him.’ But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.” Often summers can be challenging for university students as they leave campus and close Christian friendships and networks. My reminder and encouragement to them was that summers don’t have to be and shouldn’t be a time for us to shrink back in our faith, putting God to the side or our spiritual growth on the back burner. Instead, I challenged them to consider how to “redeem” their summer, continue to walk in faith, and believe God for the preservation of their spiritual lives over the break. My prayer is that these men will take the initiative to stay connected to each other and stand firm throughout the summer holidays. It is also my desire that when they get back to university next autumn that they can see how they’ve experienced great growth and are even having a stronger walk with the Lord as we begin to take the gospel together to next years’ students!
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