Hello Friends,

I am not sure what I want to write about today, but since it's been a few weeks I wanted to post something.   I was sick, then have just tried to rest up more lately.  It's interesting because usually my routine is the same, every single week.  The week I got sick, I had different plans for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.  I had to cancel it all, it was so frustrating.  Luckily, all three days I had plans, I was able to schedule for the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of the following week.   

Among my plans was dinner at a friend's house.  They are the friends I talked about when writing about courage a few months back.  Apparently before the pandemic they regularly would invite people to eat at their house and decided to start that back up again.  I was honored to be asked.  As an introvert, it is not easy for me to be social in large groups, or when I don't know people well.  Obviously, you can't get to know someone well unless you talk to them, and you don't want to talk to them because you don't really know them (which is circular and ineffective thinking).  So, as nervous as I was, I went.  It was so good to be reminded of the importance of fellowship.   We ate and we talked.  We got to know each other better.  The other guest and I got to hear about the first date they went on (which had us cracking up) and the "second first date" they went on (which started a whole discussion on if you can renumber dates).  We got to hear how he proposed, and their struggle to conceive their two daughters.  I shared about my genetic disorder and my cancer, as well as the family history of cancer related to my genetics.  The other lady, Lynette, talked about adopting her son several years ago.  We all are at different places in life, but we were able to fellowship, love and support each other.  That's exactly what we are supposed to do.  We worship God together, and we gather and encourage and support each other.  I am grateful to belong to such a loving body of believers.  We are in this life together, and we need to gather together and support each other.  Life is too hard to live alone. 

Satan sometimes tries to do everything he can to stop us from gathering together.  He wants us to feel as isolated and alone as possible.  Afterall, when he pulls us away from God, and fellow believers, that's when we are most vulnerable for an attack.  He likes to mislead us, tell us we don't need others, and we can be self-sufficient.  Truth is, we can never be truly self-sufficient, we need God, and we need each other.   I know I have said it before, but we can't carry one another's burdens, if we don't SHARE burdens.  So, tell me about yourself, do you have specific prayer needs?  Do you have a strong body of believers that you can fellowship with?  I truly hope that you do.  If you don't, send me a message, perhaps together we can find a good group of believers for you to join.  

I am a follower of Christ, I am not perfect, but I love Jesus.

Until Next Time,

Liz Allen