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Typical car ride home from a day at Groundzero.

~1st Years

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1 Corinthians 11:2-16

In this section of Corinthians, Paul talks about women wearing head coverings. Obviously the culture has since changed because wearing a head covering is not something that women do anymore. However, the same spiritual principle is still relevant. A head covering symbolized modesty and respect for a woman back then. As a Christian, it is important to dress in such a way that is modest, respectful, and honors God, as well as others. I think I do dress modestly, for the most part, but there is still a part of me on the inside that longs for attention based on the way I look. This was something I struggled with my whole life. Because I was so insecure about my personality and who I was, I cared a lot about the way I looked. I thought it was something that I could control to an extent. Since I didn’t think anyone would like me for my personality, I began getting attention based on how I looked to make up for it. This was my mindset, unconsciously, for most of my life. This is something God has revealed to me and definitely transformed within me. But… image is still something I struggle with, and that longing for attention still rises up. So, even though I dress modestly, I don’t always feel modest in my heart – which is what really counts. Wearing significantly less to sometimes even no makeup is something that I have done to allow God to work in this area of my life. God continues to refine me as he teaches me what a true woman of God looks like and shows me who I am in him.

Marisa Giuffrida --2nd Year--

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Matthew 7:7-8: "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; and the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, it will be opened."

As Disciples of Christ, at times we can focus so much on what we have to do to position ourselves to be closer to Christ that we can miss what He wants to do in us. For a lot of us there are still areas in our lives God wants to begin to heal and for whatever reasons we don't allow Him to. The closer we get to God and see Him for who He is, the more we realize how broken and in need of Him we are. On twitter I recently saw a tweet someone put up saying:

"Every person alive needs healing and growth. Life's hardships give us opportunities to see that."

There's no shame in asking God to heal us of the things we hold onto that cause us pain and feeling broken. We need to learn to let go and allow God to heal the areas in our lives that still need healing. To ask God for His healing over an area of our life is in itself, stretching our faith, trusting in Him, and not leaning on our own understanding; it is knowing that God will do as He wills in His timing, not ours.

Danny Saroza --Intern--

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