"Well how much was the ticket?"
"I don't know, I just gave it to my Mom"  

"I was going to, but it was hard"

"It was kindness week at my school...And I didn't"

"What if a mute person has no hands"


Monday, March 17

The Call to Submission

Name:Scott
Scripture:John 12:24
"I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels-- a plentiful harvest of new lives."

OAP:
To be honest, I am not completely sure what this means, but I can make some inferences. I'm supposed to be looking at this verse in the context of submission. So maybe it means if we do not submit to others (friends, family , authority, etc.), we are not being fruitful. But those who do submit to the will of others are showing love for one another and imitating Christ. Does that make sense?
Example: During the run of Millie, I have become very close to two people-- Corey Martin and Nicky Slavich. They were both supposed to come over to my house Friday night and stay over, but neither of them had brought clothes or other necessary sleep-over items. So they said, "Why don't we just go to the Martin Shack (Corey's house)?" I really wanted to spend time with them, but Corey lives in San Martin, and I didn't want to drive out there at 10:30 PM just to drive back at 9 AM the next morning. Reluctantly, I agreed to make the trek. It turned out to be a night filled with skinny-tubbing, chickens, cranium, and cuddling. 
In submitting my will to theirs, I was able to spend time with them and grow the foundation for very healthy relationships. I believe that the reason God put me in Millie is so that I would start these specific relationships and be able to influence these people in a positive way, and love them like Christ loves them.

God, thanks for placing Corey and Nicky in my life. I am truly blessed to have their friendship. Please continue to give me the opportunity to spend time with them and be a living testament to your grace and love. Though I have a hard time submitting my will to those of others and you, give me the balls to let myself go. Keep me attentive to your leading, and help me not to pass up opportunities that you place in front of me.

2 comments:

Adam Rechenmacher said...

I am confused is "a night filled with skinny-tubbing, chickens, cranium, and cuddling"
"the foundation for very healthy relationships?"

Scott Callisch said...

Haha. Okay it wasn't that night specifically that was the foundation for the relationships. But I have been able to connect with them on levels deeper than the superficialities of other relationships that I have from school, and that example was supposed to illustrate something that is in my mind that doesn't read well to audience members, I suppose. I don't really know how to explain it. I am not good at explaining things. But please don't think our relationship is based on skinny tubbing and cranium! Haha it is not. Sorry to put that picture in your minds.