Since we are the Body...
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 3:06 pm*Wave* O Family!
We have been talking a LOT about UNITY and The BODY of CHRIST, for good reason.
We (WE) are the Body of Christ.
Know, if you are reading this, it includes you despite the whispers you may hear... that is the enemy pulling to bring or keep you down. YOU are included in WE. Doesn't matter if you joined the Oasis today or 10 years ago, family is family.... ALWAYS.
This ain't Olive Garden, "When you're here, You are family" (but on a side note, try the Capellini Pomodoro, it rocks!)
At the Oasis, AND more important (beyond what you can see), In GOD'S Family, you are family. (period)
Whether you are here (in His presence) daily, once a month or only as ya find time... You are Family, you are His.
You belong.
You are cared about.
You are prayed for.
You ARE LOVED.
"But, Lani, you don't understand....
I am too...
I did....
I didn't ..."
Nope, Hear HIS Truth:
you are NOT too broken, too lost, too damaged, too sinful, too anything and it is not about what you Did or Didn't do.
It is about what He Did.
Our Lord Jesus Christ, took your sin, things you hadn't even done yet and He paid the price so you could be God's. Accept that, through His grace alone, we are granted the return Home. We all fall short, flat on our faces sometimes... but There He is, smiling and reaching out His hand because He loves you as His own.
Now, that we have addressed that....
As His Body, we are called to be an extension of His LOVE.
It matters not where you are on your walk, God is working in AND through you.
My personal walk has shown me greater blessings in times I been honored to walk with another. All to often, in their sharing and in Him sharing truth to them, I myself have received answers and direction in my own walk.
It is always a blessing to stand with each of you, anytime.
I remain thankful for each of you, those who share, those who listen, those just beginning to understand, those renewing, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU are reason for Thanks and Praise.
The Body of Christ,
Some are ears, meant to listen.
Some are arms, meant to comfort.
Some are feet, meant to meet us where we are.
Some are eyes, meant to watch.
Some are the funny bone, meant to remind us that laughter does make life a lil easier.
And...
Some are janitors, who clean up after our mess and work to get things (us) a lil more organized and united.
These are of course, just examples... which brings an expression of my curiosity...
*Since WE are the Body....
Which part are you? That is, what do you identify as your calling in the Body of Christ?
Please share!
PS... if ya don't know.... That is OK, share what your heart says... He might surprise you
We have been talking a LOT about UNITY and The BODY of CHRIST, for good reason.
We (WE) are the Body of Christ.
Know, if you are reading this, it includes you despite the whispers you may hear... that is the enemy pulling to bring or keep you down. YOU are included in WE. Doesn't matter if you joined the Oasis today or 10 years ago, family is family.... ALWAYS.
This ain't Olive Garden, "When you're here, You are family" (but on a side note, try the Capellini Pomodoro, it rocks!)
At the Oasis, AND more important (beyond what you can see), In GOD'S Family, you are family. (period)
Whether you are here (in His presence) daily, once a month or only as ya find time... You are Family, you are His.
You belong.
You are cared about.
You are prayed for.
You ARE LOVED.
"But, Lani, you don't understand....
I am too...
I did....
I didn't ..."
Nope, Hear HIS Truth:
you are NOT too broken, too lost, too damaged, too sinful, too anything and it is not about what you Did or Didn't do.
It is about what He Did. Our Lord Jesus Christ, took your sin, things you hadn't even done yet and He paid the price so you could be God's. Accept that, through His grace alone, we are granted the return Home. We all fall short, flat on our faces sometimes... but There He is, smiling and reaching out His hand because He loves you as His own.
Now, that we have addressed that....
As His Body, we are called to be an extension of His LOVE.
It matters not where you are on your walk, God is working in AND through you.
My personal walk has shown me greater blessings in times I been honored to walk with another. All to often, in their sharing and in Him sharing truth to them, I myself have received answers and direction in my own walk.
It is always a blessing to stand with each of you, anytime.
I remain thankful for each of you, those who share, those who listen, those just beginning to understand, those renewing, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU are reason for Thanks and Praise.
The Body of Christ,
Some are ears, meant to listen.
Some are arms, meant to comfort.
Some are feet, meant to meet us where we are.
Some are eyes, meant to watch.
Some are the funny bone, meant to remind us that laughter does make life a lil easier.
And...
Some are janitors, who clean up after our mess and work to get things (us) a lil more organized and united.
These are of course, just examples... which brings an expression of my curiosity...
*Since WE are the Body....
Which part are you? That is, what do you identify as your calling in the Body of Christ?
Please share!
PS... if ya don't know.... That is OK, share what your heart says... He might surprise you
Lani!
umm...um Pine if you are sharing and spreading the maybe you are the mouth!! And you KNOW I say that in love! I always am encouraged by you in chat!
I want everyone to smile and be happy ...I want to feel joy! I enjoy making others laugh. I do believe it is good for the soul. Proverbs 17:22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. 
Sb. But in community I am rather quiet. I watch and when I do talk it's often quietly to just a few. Very seldom to a group. But maybe that's changing. 