Hey,
Well, today was Sunday. So off I went to a church that I found on the net. "The Prevailing Church International".. sounded good enough to me. The website had this really cute audio file playing as an intro where they've changed a Destiny's Child song into "I'm a prevailer, I'm not gonna give up.." in place of "I'm a survivor..". Quite amusing! Anyway, website is www.theprevailingchurch.org if you wanted to have a look. I tell you, Phil would never have to ask "are you with me?" if he was in that church! They let you know they're listening!!
So, I rock up early and soon discover I am the only white person in the neighbourhood let alone at church! Hehe, it was really fun though and I sat with some beautiful old ladies that were sisters (one of them travels over an hour every week to get there). The service was a lot longer than I am used to, having been spoilt with churches that know people tend to drift off after 40 mins. It went for 2.5 hours but I think the cold air kept everyone alert. The pastor spoke on creating effective partnerships (eg, church partnerships, life partnerships with a marriage partner, mentors who you can partner with and friends) and it was really great. A lot was covered but it really reinforced the importance that I should place on the people I choose to have in my life (sorry Sharp clan, couldn't choose you so can't lose you.. hehe). Especially the point of once you've made a choice to partner with someone to then follow through with that commitment.
Commitment is a big deal which I guess is why so many people are afraid of marriage. It is a really big deal! But I think once you factor in God it becomes less of a deal as He will sustain you for the times that are tough to stay committed. He is the source of everything we need, every second of every day. Ahh, sometimes I can barely remember the way I was before I was saved but then again I remember the darkness that used to engulf me and it hasn't left my memory. I am so blessed to now call Him my best friend.. my true and first love and my rock. When sometimes I could get lost with where I am.. I now know that I was always in the one place and always will be: by His side, holding His hand.
Well this turned out to be a mixed-up post. Hope you can keep up with my random subject changes :) Sleepy time...
Love Kel
xxx
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2 comments:
Random!
Amen to that sister!
Whats that honky on about? :)
Balooga said
We remember the time when we first went to Georgia and were looking for a church to belong to and we ended up at a church where we were the only white people but back in those days (stone age - 1985) we werent welcome to go there, so just continued on to another church. Glad things have changed now and we can worship together as we are meant to.
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