At our last Saturday's house meeting, we gathered after dinner to ponder on the scriptures led by Mark Myher. We focused on the topic of "STRESS" and how Jesus understood this consuming emotion that can come in and like a thief, overtake our minds and darken His Light.
Jesus asks that we invite Him in to lift this burden from our souls. We do this by taking heed to His instructions and applying them to our lives daily. We listened to the words of Jesus Himself in Matthew 11:28-30 which says Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Today in our world, we are facing many challenges that effect how we respond to our families and towards one another as our problems and burdens become the focus of our attention. We were never created to live that way so why is this such a struggle for us? We went into further discussion on how God has worked with us through difficult situations and saw us through. after sharing our lives experiences, we were encouraged by the reminder that Jesus is reaching out His hand in truth from His Word and through the works He does through our lives. What a gift we have in one another whom Christ dwells within to walk with in this journey each week!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
We Meet Again!
It was a blustery chilly day outside but the "Son" was very present inside our home on Saturday as we met together once again! Our meeting began with lighthearted laughter and talk as we gathered together around a feast of home cooked comfort food's of fried chicken, fresh salads and vegetables and of course dessert!
Afterwards we settled in the living room with the children and included them in on the devotion discussion that began with the heartwarming book by Max Lucado called Just The Way You Are which illustrated the truth of how we are Children of the King who seeks out to find us and His intentions are not to be impressed by what we have to offer Him but to understand that He loves us for who we are. We went on to read Romans chapter 12:1-3. Sometimes we tend to limit ourselves in thinking of things we can do in our own power instead of putting our faith in God that He can do extraordinary things through us when give Him our willing hearts! After this discussion, we stood together to worship our Lord through song's of praise and even attempted the song You Are Holy which called for a men's part and women's part singing different verses at the SAME TIME! Not bad for beginners I'd say!! :)
After worship, Sondra took the children aside for a special teaching on being mindful of our words in how we speak to one another! She is also beginning to teach them about sharing of one an other's needs and praying for each other. Us parents will be implementing this for our Children during the week as discussed.
The remaining of our time was spent getting to know each other more deeply and sharing some wisdom we gained from life experiences. We decided to stay together to cover our prayer needs.
The night was relaxed and intimate with the spirit leading our hearts. As we parted ways at the end of the evening, my heart was feeling lifted and satisfied and my prayer was that other's left feeling the same way - and wanting more next week!
Afterwards we settled in the living room with the children and included them in on the devotion discussion that began with the heartwarming book by Max Lucado called Just The Way You Are which illustrated the truth of how we are Children of the King who seeks out to find us and His intentions are not to be impressed by what we have to offer Him but to understand that He loves us for who we are. We went on to read Romans chapter 12:1-3. Sometimes we tend to limit ourselves in thinking of things we can do in our own power instead of putting our faith in God that He can do extraordinary things through us when give Him our willing hearts! After this discussion, we stood together to worship our Lord through song's of praise and even attempted the song You Are Holy which called for a men's part and women's part singing different verses at the SAME TIME! Not bad for beginners I'd say!! :)After worship, Sondra took the children aside for a special teaching on being mindful of our words in how we speak to one another! She is also beginning to teach them about sharing of one an other's needs and praying for each other. Us parents will be implementing this for our Children during the week as discussed.
The remaining of our time was spent getting to know each other more deeply and sharing some wisdom we gained from life experiences. We decided to stay together to cover our prayer needs.
The night was relaxed and intimate with the spirit leading our hearts. As we parted ways at the end of the evening, my heart was feeling lifted and satisfied and my prayer was that other's left feeling the same way - and wanting more next week!
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