I miss my mom and dad. I miss my sister. I miss the Bartosch girls. I miss our Aslan family. I miss our Coast family. I miss the Schwartz family. I miss the DeSanti family. I could go on and on and on because JESUS richly blessed our lives with friends/family TO DO LIFE WITH!
Our friends/family have always been here to rejoice with. Our friends/family have always been here to cry with. It was always mutual and never just one sided.
What is doing life together? It's benefits are amazing! It keeps you strong through trials because you have celebrated God's blessing together in a way that carries you. There is something about knowing you can share your heart, unconditionally, and will be loved still and forever, that only GOD can develop that is just not of this world. It is like it is Jesus loving and encouraging and being there through this amazing koinonia (true fellowship). When you are doing life together as the body of Christ it is not something of ourselves but is the grace of God.
Life without this stinks. Challenges become failures. The need to fight making this an 'idol' becomes intense. The yearning for developing this in a new land makes me 'freaky', as in I just lay myself/heart out there and scare people. Then I recluse. Then I have to learn to be intentional for the first time ever. True heart fellowship when Jesus' love is shared through a meeting of eyes or a touch from another is priceless, and necessary.
I don't know what God is doing in me and my family's life but sooo glad I can trust, rest.
I know i didn't sit and name everyone i miss because there is too much but needed to mention our Portsmouth Circle family, the most awesome neighborhood in the universe!
ReplyDeleteKristine! i hope and pray for this very thing in my life as well... i think people are just afraid to be real and when you are they tend to judge because they would never dare to share the depths of their soul to anyone! and a lot of times i think that is a result of not sharing it with the Lord!
ReplyDeletethere is a lack of authenticity and selflessness.
we become selfish and don't think that we have time to be there for eachother when the very thing that we need is for someone to be there for us....
it can be a vicious cycle at times when we don't allow the Lord to work through us and act out of obedience rather than selfishness (sin).
keep sharing your heart! i love it!! :]]]
Aunt Kristine!!! I miss you more than words can explain!!!!! We always say we will webcam but it never happens, I will try and call you tomorrow!!! I love you!!!
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