I remember the knot in my gut when I heard the gentle nudge of the Lord - "host a meetup in your home." The words were clear, and He didn't pose it as a question. Immediately, I knew that God was up to something.
Something was changing (in) me. But, to be honest, I have been feeling the change quite a bit over the last several months. Is it even possible for an earthen vessel to "feel" when the potter implants new clay, and some blood and water for better malleability? Or can a flower "feel" itself bloom and bud, and experience the life giving flow running through it's members?
If that is the case, then that would be me. I really wasn't kidding when I said that this was OVERDUE. Sometimes you just need to feel a sense of "normalcy", and this was just the breath of fresh air that I needed.
These ladies were so fun to be with, to chat with, and share my home and a bit of my heart with. Looking back, I can see that God had all the details in His hand, and the meetup was a glorious success.
I am so grateful for all the ways that Father God pours His grace and mercy over us each day. The platter and pitcher will serve as a constant reminder to stay engaged with my world, and live to point out His grace in my everyday life.
God has birthed a desire for community among the daughters of God within me, and it is my hope that this event will only be the first of many, and will become a healing salve of God-given grace poured over those whose hearts are weary, or who just don't want to walk this sod alone. Let me be a part, Father.
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him,
who is the head--Christ-- from whom the whole body, joined and knit together
by what every joint supplies,according to the effective working by
which every part does its share, causing growth of the body for the
edifying of itself in love. Ephesians 4:15
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