All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.
Ephesians 1:3
Last night was one of the most amazing night I've experienced in my Christian walk. Evidence of God's work was every where I turned. If you have read my blog before you know my mom and family's testimony. Last night my guys accountability/bible study group came by house along with my parent's Sunday school class to pray for my mom and my family. There were approximately 30-40 people circling the inside of my house, some prayed for my mom's healing, some prayed that mom's pain would be more tolerable, some thanked God for my dad being there for my mom, and other related things. It was one of the coolest experiences. At the end my brother Mitchell felt a call from God to anoint my mom with oil it was one of the many cherries on top of an awesome evening.
It was so cool to see my friends from my church come together with my parents friends from there church and become one body under Christ.
The other night God gave an analogy and it really got me to thinking about how special and important Christian brothers and sisters really are. I got and image some one running a race and when they are doing good Satan throws in a surprise attack, he puts a ball and chain on the runners ankle making it harder to get through the race. As though a ball and chain isn't enough to deal with Satan throws a back pack filled with bricks on the runner's back and keeps putting bricks in. Then he might throw some heavy rocks in your hands to carry all while the runner is trying to finish the race. Just when things are getting excruciatingly exhausting God throws in another runner beside the man to carry his ball and chain, a couple more guys come along to carry the bricks and backpack, and a few more come together to carry the rocks. Now the pressure is lifted off of just one person and they can cross the finish line together, while all along each one of them is becoming a stronger and building up endurance. God will put people in our lives to help us along and He will build up both people's endurance. He doesn't leave you hanging. One thing that I realized recently is I don't have to carry the weight of my mom's cancer on my own, my brothers and sisters in Christ are right there running with me to carry the burden a little at a time.
I loved seeing the unity I saw last night and God does not ignore that. God is doing AMAZING THINGS in my life. Just as the scripture says above we are blessed with blessings of God because we are united in Him. It is so cool to know that in life you don't have to carry the world's weight on your shoulders, God will provide the runners to come beside you and pick up your baggage and continue to run with him. Don't give up because about that time you want to is when God is working the most, continue in Him and He will take care of you.
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