This is a weekend “must-read”! Thank you Jack Kinsella, for writing this, and Jean-Louis for posting it! Every day we get closer to going home, you would think it would get easier just knowing we are nearing the finish line in this race, but instead each day I become more aware of how hard it is to keep going. And yes, every sin weighs down and tries to discourage me. But I do understand that I am a sinner and sinners are going to sin. I am one of those finding their fellowship on the internet. Our last church, a fundamental Baptist one that promotes the “old paths” has the same issue which, from what I understand now, many fundamental churches have, and that is this false idea of being good. Like the Lord saved you but it’s up to you to keep yourself “clean”. The church is so “separated” (in actuality isolated) that they have no impact, and so out of touch with “the world” that they truly can’t offer much edification to the members, in the way of how people with jobs and neighbors that they interact with, are supposed to manage the stuff they face day in and day out.
I am definitely one of the ones who could stay in the room while Jack gave us this lesson! Amen!!
Source: The Light Seed: Special Report: The ‘Defeated’ Christian Jack Kinsella
Serve Him in the Waiting 
It’s a shame we, as the body of Christ, can make each other feel like failures and unworthy. We should find encouragement and understanding among our fellowship, grace. But, then again, we are ALL sinners. I like to think I attend a church where the people truly love each other and offer support in time of trials and need. Of course, we only have around 60 in attendance on a “good day “. Still, people are people. One Sunday last April I abstained from communion because I knew I was going to go forward and rededicate etc. I heard an elderly couple behind me whispering to one another, “She isnt taking communion! What’s wrong? I don’t know”. I smiled to myself because I love them dearly and I suppose I would wonder the same thing. Point is, we should feel safe among God’s people.
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Thanks Sandee, for passing the encouragement on. The Holy Spirit knows the right time and the right words to lift up our weary souls. All this week, I have been living on 2 words of Manna He dropped in my Spirit. “Remember Mephibosheth” They have been my food that carried me and strengthened me. No need to explain, you´ll understand. My reading companion these days has been Genesis to Deuteronomy, notes on the Pentateuch by C.H. Mackintosh that I bought 8 years ago before going to Brazil. I felt that I needed to reread it to keep going back to the roots and foundation of our faith.
Enjoy spring while I am hoping that winter comes quickly here.
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