That title probably isn't what you were expecting when you clicked on a photographer's blog. Please don't run away, because I think this is really important and very cool to think about. In the young adult group that I attend, the series right now is Catalyst: God Grows Us. Each week we are talking about a different thing that God uses in our lives to grow us spiritually and last night's topic was relationships.
We were presented with the idea that relationships either grow us and build us or they drain us. I think we all instinctively know that. If we really think about it, we can identify relationships that just really wear us out and others that refresh us. The way the positive relationships were presented was really interesting to me. Our positive relationships should fall into three categories - resourceful, important, and trainable. I know, that sounds really weird. Resourceful relationships are those that build you up and lead you. These are people who you may or may not know personally, but you look up to as a role model and mentor. They model what you'd like to be one day. (I'm talking in a healthy way, not idolization). Then we have important relationships. Important relationships are the people walking alongside you. These are essentially your peers. Whereas your resourceful relationships might not be people you know and talk to, your important relationships are in your life. They can (and hopefully do!) speak truth to you and will tell you the hard things, as well as encouraging you in your pursuits and even more, in your faith. Lastly, we have trainable relationships. The title sounds a bit manipulative, but it's not. With trainable relationships, you're becoming a resourceful relationship for someone else. You are poured into and sustained by the first two relationships and now it's time to start pouring into someone else. (I'll add in here quickly that we talked about the draining relationships and we are called to be involved in them; to love those people. But we just have to be careful not to let them become all we have. To pour out we must be filled up). These aren't new ideas, and I probably have heard them to some extent before in my life, but the way it was presented last night really clicked for me. I could identify who my people were in each category. Is this a new concept for you? Can you think of at least one person in each category in your life? I'd love to hear about who pours into you or what you are doing to pour into others!!!
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I am a natural light portrait photographer. I've been taking photos since 2014 and would eat a smoothie from Tropical Smoothie Cafe for lunch everyday if I could. Thank you so much for stopping by. I blog about sessions, things I'm learning, stuff in my life, and information for YOU, my client. If you like what you see around the site, I'd love to work with you! I'd also love to connect with you on Instagram. I'm @sarah_jayne_photo :) Archives
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