Gahh I am so blown away right now. Answered prayer is honestly one of my favorite things ever. Correction: answered prayers answered more powerfully than we thought is the best ever. Oh how I want God to answer it the way I want to.. instead of letting go [seeing a trend here ahah] and letting Him answer it the way He wants to.
Anyways, 1 John 3:16-20 is on my heart this second! SOOOO good. so simple. but we add our philosophy and theology to it. but we don't have to.
I have this truly beautiful friend who is pregnant and I have been given a truly practical way to help serve her. She is going to keep the beautiful baby so I took her to a ministry today that helps women who are found pregnant and then helps them! So fantastic. So we went today and my heart is so happy right now because of the Lord. We got there, spoke with a kind lady about my friend's baby and everything. Then, they do free ultrasounds but only for girls with a high-risk of an abortion so they can see the baby and then not abort. But my friend is keeping her baby..no ultrasound then.
BUT GOD. I love those two words. BUT God allowed it to happen that we will go tomorrow to get a free ultrasound because the guy is only doing another ultrasound for a girl tomorrow so he won't mind. HalleLUJAHH! :) Is that not wonderful?
What makes me so mad though honestly is that people [we the Church] condemn and judge people like my friend who knows she messed up, knows she should never have done it. She doesn't need me to come alongside her and tell her even more how she has screwed up.
but she needs help. She needs someone who is going to support her because her family doesn't. the Church doesn't. it just makes me sad because 1 John clearly says to LOVE in actions and in Truth:
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 17 If anyone has material possessions [gas, car] and sees a brother or sister in need [ride somewhere] but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? 18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
Gahh conviction floods me!! Honestly, taking my friend to the center today and the ultrasound tomorrow will take my time, car, and gas. But so what? In the light of Eternity, will it even matter? Will it even matter that I took my time? No way. If I see someone hurting but just pray for them [which is good!] but do nothing physical to show them that I care and that I am there for them.. they are still hurting. I get off by saying I prayed.. yet we might be the answer to our own prayer, no, by being that person who we desire to do something.
do something today for that person who no one wants to help, love, be around. yeah, those were the people who Jesus basically ministered to. check out John 4 and 8 for examples!
LOVE is a powerful weapon to combat the forces of the Enemy.
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