Down, then Lifted!!

Last week was weird for me. I felt kinda out of sorts and even a bit down. I had no reason for the feeling that I knew of. I did not feel close to my family and to the Lord. I was really lazy and had days when getting out of bed was all I could do. I kept asking myself what was wrong and why in the world was I feeling this way. As the weekend came and we were faced with some strange feelings as a family, I realized something: When I live by my emotions and the opinion of others, I AM DOWN! That is what was wrong with me all week. Through the weekend it made sense to me why those emotions had overwhelmed me and my daily life. Most of the time, opinions of others don't really bother me too much but there are days when they do. It could be that there is a hurt there that I have not dealt with or Satan reminds me of how much better other people are at what they do and I compare. Then, God brought Sunday night around and I was instantly lifted. Is what not some audible voice that lifted me or some beautiful words but it was when people came to my house and they were filled with so much joy and passion. These people are the people that God has brought to our church planting team and each one of them are so special to me in different ways. Some I barely know but see Jesus all over them. Others I have known for awhile and God is working great things in their lives and making himself known to them. We sang and talked about the holiness of God and what that means. We chatted about people in our lives that we need Jesus to work a miracle with and the awesome opportunities God is laying before us to grow His kingdom. Before the night was over, I WAS LIFTED!!! God used sweet fellowship and community to uplift me and bring me to a place of humility and acceptance. I am so thankful for how God works and the people that He has allowed me to work with to spread His fame. I am so excited for the future and all that it will bring. I am so glad that when we are down, we can be LIFTED!!!! I say all this to encourage each of you to find people that you can have fellowship with that will allow God to use them to bring crazy joy to your life. I pray that each of you can have this kind of fellowship that brings this much of a change in you by just being themselves and all that God created them to be.