Fellowship | Take Your Faith With You

Today my post is happening in the evening for the first time…why? Because I spent my morning in fellowship with a brother in Christ. It was refreshing and brought about an unexplainable peace and joy to my soul. This is such a critical part of our faith journey…meeting together, discussing life events, listening to other perspectives and encouraging one another. Don’t put off meeting together with other believers…it is one of many ways we can feed our faith and nourish our spiritual growth. Amen.

“For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”

Matthew 18:20

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“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, ²⁵not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”

Hebrews 10:24-25

(This photo was taken in August of 2012 waliking along the North Shore of Lake Superior)

Friendship…companionship…togetherness…mutual support…shared interests. A coming together and spending time together, that is what I think of when I think about fellowship. It is encouraging to come together and be able to openly discuss issues and topics while setting aside judgement and comparisons. In order for fellowship to be effective there is an element of forgiveness that must be present, because we are human, we will make mistakes and we will need to ask for forgiveness. The other key element that is necessary for fellowship to work is time. We need to devote time to fellowship and friendship. This is also true for our relationship with God. He has forgiven us of our sins and He is wanting us to spend time with Him. Reflect on your life and the people in it…with whom do you need to devote more time and where is a lack of forgiveness present? I pray that we turn towards God and ask Him to help us to see where fellowship is needed in our lives. Amen.

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