We've hit a bit of a slump in attendance over the last few weeks. We pressed on, despite being a few, and wound up having a pretty powerful time with God. Not really what I had planned, but certainly what God had in mind for the night. In the middle of trying to press on, Doug had a word about the people missing from the community. So we spent some time praying about what we need to do, repenting for lack of effort, and asking for energy and favor to bring people in that really need the encounter with God. We realized that God has been faithful, every single week, to show up and move in power. There is no lack of His presence at the Foundry! So really, we're missing out by not showing up, and not encouraging others to show up. So if you are someone who should be there, and we've not really pursued you, we're sorry about that! And we'll be picking you up, or doing whatever it takes to get you there for this Sunday!
After we felt some release in the prayer time (well, release for the moment, its an ongoing battle) we spent some time talking about the body, and the gifts each of us have been given. Its amazing to see how God brings people together to learn from each other, and even brings people with complementary gifts to work together for others. God has something planned for this time, and its got a unique opportunity, to really be a blank slate where we can just allow God to move. We got to see a glimpse of that this past Sunday, and we're excited for more.
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God continues to show me more about how the church is meant to move together: like the isrealites: they did everything together, as a group: they repented as one, they celebrated as one, they moved as one... i believe we are missing out on something that God made us for when we don't live as a unit. one person's heart after God is awseome, but a church seeking God together? we will truly see a clearer picture of who God is, and reflect a clearer image of who he is to the world.
we cannot love ourselves. it is not truly love if it is for ourselves. the very nature of love is that it gives itself for others. we cannot recieve the love we need from ourselves: we need others to love us, and we need to love others.
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