We tend to talk a lot.

Yes, WE. Quit thinking it’s all my fault.

Yesterday was no exception. The only thing different this time was the topic of discussion, community. Church community to be specific.

My friend, who’s been a believer far longer than I have and has probably seen far more changes within the church too, pointed out the lack of community she’s noticed. Her questions were, “Do I want something that no one else does? Am I strange?”

I quickly told her she wasn’t strange at all. But in just seconds I realized I might be wrong, she might actually be strange.

Think about it, if everyone in the church today wanted true community then we would have it.

But if people just pretended to want community and in all actuality wanted their private, personal lives to be separate from their church lives, well, we’d have exactly what we have in the church today. We’d have hugs, kisses and gracious hands shakes once or twice a week with little intimate knowledge of each other.

I wish everyone really wanted that feeling of community among the brethren.

I wish fellowship felt much more like family. And I mean the we’re-in-this-together-forever-type of family.

I wish she and I weren’t the strange ones.

God has done so many amazing things in me and my family in the last year that I don’t think I can keep silent anymore.

After moving into this house and being led to join a wonderful Spirit-led church family, God has not stopped teaching, stretching and growing each person in this household.

Have you ever prayed for something for more years than you can even recall and then watched as God put all the pieces into place? If you have, you know the joy and amazement that is, well that is my life right now.

Is everything perfect? No, no don’t let me give you that impression. Are we in God’s will and experiencing the shalom and joy from being right where we are supposed to be? Yes, yes we are.

God is amazing albeit a bit hard to understand at times. Well “a bit” might be an understatement. I rarely get what He is doing and I’m not always sure how I’m to respond but He is faithful to guide and use His rod and staff if necessary. Thank you, Sir, may I have another? – (Don’t ask, it’s just how my mind works.)

Annnnnnyway… He’s been answering prayers of mine that I got tired of begging for years ago. I gave up because I thought the answer must have been NO but I guess I misunderstood His silence.

The point is, God is doing a work and I want to document it here. I don’t want to debate theology or convince others that the way I view the meaning of a particular scripture is the right way. I just want to write what God is up to in our lives. If the comment section ever gets in the way of that then comments will be turned off. Until then feel free to use the comment section to tell me what God is doing in your life too.

In Christ’s Love,

Lauren