Isn't it crazy, that I have actually gone almost one week without physically interacting with some of my close brothers and sisters. It is mainly due to the fact that I have had family obligations that has prevented me from meeting with them and seriously, it sucks. Even with the sometimes long meetings or what seems to be the routine of the week. Don't get me wrong, I love my family, but the lack of physical contact really does something to me spiritually. It's so much easier for Satan to attack me. And I have to fight it, and although I know that there are people praying for me and such, it's sometimes harder when I don't have face-to-face conversations with them.
I am really emphasizing the physical aspect because my online communications with these people can only go so far. They are great conversations and such, don't get me wrong, but what I have learned the past few months is how awesome it is to sit down together, talk with each other, lay hands on each other in prayer, to hear our prayers rise up together, to have that community together, is so much more precious and priceless which cannot be replicated in online gchat, msn, and emails to one another.
This last week God has taught me how much I rely on the Body. And this is how it should be! We should know when each of us is hurting, how we can pray and care for each other, how we can celebrate the blessings God has so graciously bestowed upon us. I love my family in Christ.
Thus, this leads me back to my previous post, how can people do it without the spiritual support of God's family that comes via the physical interaction on Sunday mornings, small group gatherings, prayer meeting, and spontaneous forms of fellowship? Like, seriously!
I love you brothers and sisters!
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