I am so glad I went to my Full Gospel cell group today. I’ve been in a mess these few days, Satan was having a field day with my head and heart.
I went because of duty, you see I was slotted to lead worship, and the thought of coming up with excuses to not go for cell crossed my mind. I mean I was really not feeling well in my spirit, to the extent I can feel it in body? However, in the back of my head, I knew that God was going to do something good. God never fails.
So I went to cell, and people could sense that I wasn’t my usual self. Many showed concern and I just said I wasn’t okay but didn’t talk much about it. The fellowship with my Christian brothers and sisters lifted my spirits a little and I was talking a bit more but fellowship with the Lord is much better, it’s unexplainable.
When I led worship, I was in battle mode, I fell back to all the promises of God that I knew. Singing them boosted my faith even more. Though I felt lousy and depressed I knew what I was singing was true. The theme of tonight’s worship was Jesus Christ, and I’d taught the cell the actions to “My Redeemer Lives” and it was so good! They took it a step further and clapped each other hands during the song, it was just good to worship with fellow saints!
The truths of Christ, the cross really lifted my spirits and the Lord restored joy in my heart!
Min-kyeong taught today, she taught from 1 Chronicles 4, on the prayer of Jabez and it was good lesson! Knowing that Jabez’s name sounds like “pain” in Hebrew totally changes my perspective on the account. Imagine introducing yourself saying, “Hello, my name is Pain”, although some people are a real pain or some have names spelt “Payne”, or be both. Mwahaha. Yes, imagine.
Jabez ends his prayer really powerfully, he says, “and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!” The Lord spoke to me when I read that.
You see, Jabez was named “Pain” and having such a name was not easy. Just because someone calls you a name, be it “Stupid, or whatever”, or you can be in a situation that is causing you much pain. It does not mean you have to accept it, you can pray to God for deliverance of such names and situations and the Lord may (will) do it for you!
“And God granted what he asked.” – 1 Chronicles 4:10
Be encouraged Christian! Glory to God!
