Selah...

When my heart was grieved
    and my spirit embittered,
I was senseless and ignorant;
    I was a brute beast before you.

 Yet I am always with you;
    you hold me by my right hand.
You guide me with your counsel,
    and afterward you will take me into glory.
Whom have I in heaven but you?
    And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
    but God is the strength of my heart
    and my portion forever.

But as for me, it is good to be near God.
Psalm 73: 21 - 26, 28a

Snippets of Scripture

Love the way God drops a portion of scripture in my spirit, then after searching a whole revelation, rebuke or life lesson that is relevant comes from that...

First example of this was Pentecost time, when I was going through period where I was very unhappy with the Church, or rather ppl in church, not mine only but across churches.....had a moment where missed church cause no transport, but asked friends to visit so could pray regardless with 2 or more, then next day as driving to work got "the one who fills everything in every way"

Thought that might be a great scripture but turns out it comes from Eph 1. 

And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. (Ephesians 1:22, 23 NIV84)

So God fills the church...and as a christian I am part of that church, whether she is looking like the acts church or not. I cannot stand apart from the church, it is his body and God commands me to love his body, doesn't mean agree with everything but does mean I get my hands dirty.... : )

Then yesterday: so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith...

 Which led to eph  3 awesome about God wanting to strengthen me through his spirit so Christ can dwell in my heart, so that I may be rooted deep and established in love! Be filled with the fullness with him

Now today I get "as for me, I am ever with you"

which comes from Psalm 73

Yet I am always with you;

you hold me by my right hand. 

 You guide me with your counsel,

and afterward you will take me into glory. (Psalm 73:23, 24 NIV84)

Which is all about how he envied the wicked but almost fell, but when he entered the sanctuary he realised what he has....  And in the past week I had this revelation, that I do not lack! And no longer will I think that I am minderbevorig because I don't have a husband or children because I have everything in Him, more than enough, and if I think I have somehow been done in, then I don't understand what I do have, and don't grasp who I do have,the Father,Son and Holy Spirit....Yet I am always with Him.....

My thoughts on Community - Celebration and Honour....

Based on what I see, what I read, what I don't see, what I hear, what is intended, what actually occurs without the titles...I have formed my view on community. This is in the christian context. This is what I desire.

Often times we use the term Community or even Spiritual Family, but then what is occuring in those groups is just people getting together to do the work of the ministry. We are involved, we are there week in week out, but we still feel alone, or don't feel known. We then get our satisfaction knowing we aren't doing this for man but for God, and keep on keeping on.

But what I am beginning to see, through the teachings of Bethel, and through individuals and people in SA that live differently, is community is about living together, building together, but living together, its about knowing others and celebrating who they are, and being known. A culture of honour, and that honour doesn't just go outwards, but accross. I want to be a part, I feel valued, I feel known. We are more than ministry collegues, we get one another's hearts.

Wrote this on FB the other day:
I think a big building block of community, is real relationship between the smallest individual components. Where it comes down to u and me! I think if that is real we can build from there. Often time people are trying to build community the opposite way, externally, instead of starting with those u already have and adding. I desire real community. Thanks to those who share that with me.

Lets begin there, those in your life, value them, honour them, celebrate their lives, cry with them. Get to know them, pray about them.... What will grow from there will bless the rest around you, lets begin that culture, that is true community. Where I know you and you know me, and we worship and live together.

Its more than just a label.