NEW life There are many signs of new life this time of year. We live on three acres, which includes a peninsula and a pond that attract waterfowl like geese and ducks. We often see geese on the peninsula, but when one of the geese just sits there for a while we know what that means - new life - baby goslings coming soon! Last year on Mother’s Day, it was like they were coming by to tell me ‘Happy Mother’s Day to you too’, because two sets of families (4 adult geese & 9 babies) came parading across our backyard - all in a row, just like the saying goes! Well actually the saying is about having your ‘ducks’ in a row, but we think of that when we see the geese doing the exact same thing!
I also think of new life when I think of someone coming to faith in Christ, and then nurturing that new spiritual life. Plants give a great picture of this new spiritual life for us. Regular ‘watering’ is so important to a new believer or they could dry up. Too much ‘watering’ and they can be overwhelmed. When you see them showing signs of growth, it is so exciting!
This is also true for those who have walked with Jesus for a while but then faced things that have caused them to stop growing in emmawatson-fans.com . Their growth has been stunted. Seeing someone like that who now wants to start growing is a great joy. Tonya, who is now in my Body & Soul® class, said to me one day, “Hey, I’d like to do Bible study with you.” She was wanting to seek God again in her life. What a privilege to be part of her growth. It is a chance to live out what Paul says in 1 Corinthians 3:6-7, “I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth.” We have a part to play in new spiritual life growing and thriving, but it’s God who causes the growth, so all glory goes to Him. What a joyous role to have in someone’s life that helps them grow and blossom.
Who do you know is a new believer, or someone struggling to grow? Reach out to them. Tell them you’d love to come alongside them and be part of their encouragement team to help them grow spiritually. It is one of the most important jobs in the world!
Lee Ann Postma first attended a Body & Soul® workout at CRU staff training in 1985 and knew right away that she would wanted to become an instructor as well! She has been teaching ever since, many times while pregnant, but always shortly afterwards, with the exception of a 10 year break after she had her 7th child and her husband was getting deployed several times. But she was so glad to be able to start again & see all the changes & additions of class options! Lee Ann lives and teaches Body & Soul® classes in College Station, Texas. She loves being a member of the Body & Soul® Spiritual Impact Team. 
