I remember before I got saved and growing older, I felt like I didn't belong. I started thinking about what groups I could join to be a part of something for people my age. I thought of community chorals and dance groups, groups to learn art and whatever else was available that would help to satisfy my desire to be involved in something. I never ended up doing any of that because the Lord steered me in the direction He wanted me to go. Now I belong to His family.
I felt a tug to become a member of a church I visited numerous times. I felt right at home the very first time I visited. I was smiling from ear to ear feeling like I had finally arrived at the place I was meant to be. Right after becoming a member I signed up with one of the ministries there. That was the Lord directing me to do that because COVID came and everything was shut down. This ministry became such a blessing in my life. We were assigned to small groups within the ministry and met online and we prayed continually. It felt like family and the connections are ongoing to this day. We do visits to nursing homes, we visit the sick and shut-ins as organized by those who are in charge of getting these visits set up. To God be the glory for the opportunity to serve in this way.
Wherever the Lord has placed you to worship, don't be isolated. You are now a member of the biggest and best family there will ever be. You have brothers and sisters worldwide. You belong to God and He has placed you where He has for a purpose. Your life in Christ should be way more than going to church once per week. The Lord has blessed us all with spiritual gifts. If you're not sure what yours is, talk to the Lord about it. He will reveal it to you.
If you're of the view that you have nothing to offer, that is a lie from the enemy. The Lord has something for all of us to do. We should not go contrary to where He is leading and this is why it's so important to pray and read His word so we can hear what He is saying to us. We are to serve just as Christ did by example.
I Peter 4:10
As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
Matthew 9:37-38
Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
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