Doing Life Together

I've said before that fasting is easier when you do it corporately.  There is something about knowing that others are going through the same struggles. One of the strengths of LifeSpring Church is the sense of family we have.  It is one of the most frequent comments I hear when new people come to the church.  The concept of family is deeply ingrained throughout the scripture. In fact, when you look at the plan pf redemption, it is about family.

When God created Adam and Eve, He told  them to be fruitful and multiply.  Part of this was to replenish the earth, but the reason behind the reason is that God wanted kids! When I think about it, it blows my mind.  Do you realize that God gave mankind the ability to produce eternal creatures? He didn't want them to just produce children to live for 70 or 80 years, He wanted them to produce sons and daughters that would live with him in eternity.

It is one thing to see yourself as God's servant. It's a totally different thing to see yourself as God's child.  John 1:12 tells us, But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. Scripture then goes on to tell us than if we are children, then we are heirs.  It's all to amazing to comprehend.  So we, as different races, cultures, and peoples are invited into His family.  Look at the diversity in His family.  There are black, white and brown, rich, middle class and poor. There are highly educated and non-educated. There are people who sing like an angel and some who can't carry a tune in a bucket.  If you think about it, I've just described church.

I'm proud of our "family feeling" at LifeSpring, but not everyone necessarily feels tightly connected as family.  Just like any family, there are the shy ones, the lonely ones, the socially awkward ones, the struggling ones.  But if we are truly family, there is always that one relative that reaches out to draw those people closer.  As we fast together, we are drawing closer to one another.  I want to encourage you to look around and seek out your brother or sister who's sitting on the fringe.  When we do that, we are truly the family God wants us to be, and that will be irresistible to the visitors that come through our doors.

Let's take our family mojo to th next level!

Pastor Dale