Philippians 2:1-4. NIV
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like- minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourself, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
I was originally going to speak about something else. But, I decided to go with something positive instead of the negative that was originally on my mind. I have a wonderful biological family that loves me to no end. I know that they are there for me. As being the youngest out of 7, I was picked on mercilessly as a kid. But, even then I knew that they loved me. If you ever have a problem with my attitude or sarcasm they are the ones to blame.
I have a beautiful family at church as well. That takes us as we are & they have no problems at all with Steven. We unfortunately did not get that every church we went to. It was mainly the bigger churches, where people were more prim and proper. Steven loves going to greet everyone, outside the building of course you cannot stay inside to greet. Even when it is not our official time to greet Steven is still a greeter. And, you have to make sure to greet everyone multiple times not just once. I'm glad that everyone thinks it is funny and no one is offended.
Now for the new family I talked about in my title. My new family, is the one at the Masters Hands. I have worked there now for about 9 months. It has been a life changing experience to say the least. I have met some the most amazing people up there. God has placed so many different people in my life that I would have never met otherwise. We have so much fun up there, while sharing the Word of God. We definitely have our moments when we get on each others nerves. But, we know we love each other very much. So no matter what I know they are there for me. We have all come from different backgrounds and our own sorrows. I don't know the anyone else could get such a mish mash of people to get along.
I challenge you all to step outside your comfort zone and find a group of people to serve God with in ways you never thought of. I know that's what I did and I couldn't have asked for a better place to be. It doesn't have to be a food pantry. It can be simple as a Bible study or a coffee shop group of people to talk with. God has wonderous plans for us all. We just got to get out there and find it.
I want to clarify what I mean by wonderous plans. I was reading different things on the internet when I went to find my verse at the end. It seems that some equate wonderous plans with everything going right 100 percent. That is not what I mean. If you are living for God, things will more or less never be a hundred percent right. Satan will see you doing good and try to turn your life upside down. So you can have a wonderful life and not a perfect one.
Take care & God bless,
Sherri