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!
