I'm that lost sheep

    First and foremost I to apologize for my lack of posting and not putting in the time and discipline to hold up and post like all of you. With that I love reading all your insight on what Bailey is saying and I have a lot of fun seeing where you are all at.
   Reading through this noticed a lot of the time I have to go back and reread something because I don't understand what Bailey is saying the first time around. Reading through the words from Bailey I when I don't understand or when I look at some in depth post I let doubt and my feeling of being sub par seep in. Reading through what Bailey says about the lost sheep and the more I tend to realize more times than not I am the lost sheep.
    I know this is a basic idea that gets hit alot of times in chriatian circles but especially lately it has been coming up more and more in my life. I start to see that areas in my life where I am the lost sheep: (ie: sin, way I talk and act at times, lack of posting, feeling if inadequacy) but also realizing like in the Lucan version of that Jesus continually comes and seeks me out. He takes be back to the village. He rejoices when he finds me and the community rejoices when I'm back. When he finds me I am so stuborn yet afraid I don't even want to try and come back so he picks me up and carries me on his shoulders to bring me home, back to him and my flock.
   He leaves all the others who follow him diligently and comes after me who stumbles and doesn't always put in the work i should. As we go into these next couple months I look forward to summer but need to go to Jesus for help with being diligent with all around being a better follower of him and someone who can reflect the ways and likeness of Jesus.
   Hope you all have had an awsome couple weeks and I can't wait to hear from you all and serve along side you all this summer. Have an awsome week everyone!!

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