Nine years ago, in the community, I wrote the following encouragement to a sister. What about these thoughts today? How should I practice this now, when I'm always busy with my little kids, instead of the Bible study?
"Isaiah 54:1-5, especially 5a, 'For your Maker is your husband.' First of all we should have relationship with God, he gives everything we need. No human being can give us everything we need. The love of God has been given into our hearts by the Holy Spirit (Rom 5:5), it means we CAN love others by his power and love. Then we are happy."
Well, this I knew already before meeting the community. And it applies both in marriage or community and without: God should be our first source of strength, not any human being.
"Philippians 3:7-14. Pauls's aim of life was to know the Christ. Seeing God's acting gives us joy. ... Bad desires, thoughts, attitudes come, if we don't endeavor to read the Bible, to think about it and about how to help others spiritually. If we are not full of the Bible, of God, we are empty and try to fulfill ourselves by our wishes. But only God can fulfil us. Our aim shouldn't be just to get free from bad, but to grow in the good, in order to pass on the character of God better and better - first of all the attitude of the Christ and trust in God. He wants to help us to change and to give joy in Him."
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Nine years ago I was also in this community (this was my last year of four). Time is going so fast... Probably I knew you:)
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