the connection of the body

FIRST CORINTHIANS TWEEEEELVE!!!

It is so crazy to me that I can be sensing and learning things directly from the Holy Spirit, whether through the Bible or through direct revelation, and discover soon afterward that the people in my life are getting the same impression from God. This can occur completely independently from one another, without even communicating with one another beforehand. What I mean is, it is one thing to tell someone an idea, which spurs an idea in their mind, which causes both parties to come to the same conclusion. It is another thing altogether when two people are fed the same ideas and revelation and, when they come together and talk, realize that they have been thinking about the exact same things, and have drawn the same conclusions without consulting one another. This is God. This is the amazing body of Christ. He communicates to each member of the body, and not one of us is left out of the loop, if we will only listen.

This is the way it was today with Judith. We spoke of the same things that have been laying on our hearts. Jude even read a quote that put into words many of the things that I have tried to articulate. God knows exactly how to make us see how connected we really are, even when time or distance does not allow for more frequent catch-ups. It's awesome to hear about what is going on in the lives of my friends around the world, and to hear about what God is teaching them. It is always amazing to me how similar, in many ways, their journey is to my own. We are working toward something bigger than ourselves. God is preparing us to birth something remarkable in the world. We need to realize our parts and PRESS IN to what God has for us!!! Not just for our own selfish reasons, but for the whole, completed Body, including those who have not yet been added.

Also, I love how God reveals to us from time to time a need that someone has at the exact right moment. It is as though we are sending signals to one another through a miraculous go-between. It is so encouraging to know that even when we are alone, we are NEVER alone. God is always with us, and he chooses to use others to bless us as well and let us know that we are not alone in our pursuit; our heart is shared.

Now we need to drink, drink, drink the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 12:12-13

Now the body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit into the body- whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free- and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.