"Suppose a brother
or sister is without
clothes and daily
food.
If one of you says
to him, 'Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,' but does nothing about
his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself,
if it is not
accompanied by action, is dead"
(James 2:16-17)
(James 2:16-17)
I've read what is
written above many, many times and have always believed that it went right along
with the Lord telling us to feed His sheep.
Father has shown
me something more about this.
I apparently go
through times in my life that I have labeled ''Moses'' times.....when I get to
whining and asking Father why this or why that. This last one was about
friendships. He opened my heart to be able to receive love...was this only
for His love? Then why did I crave the love of a friendship? I have
learned more than once that I can only be truly satisfied by having Him fill
me.....that I can't get that from flesh habits or food...or anything or
anyone.........yet.........this desire for friendship was still there. Was
it something to be battled against? Was it a wrong
desire?
I suppose if it is
out of balance it could be a wrong desire. Perhaps I should examine that
aspect closer.
So I call my S-I-C
because she is my ''Aaron'' and she has alot of Scripture memorized and being
lazy I thought it would be easier to pick her brains. And she gave me all
she could think of in Scripture...chapter and verse....none of which I even
really remember now.......because this is not what I was looking for. I
listened intently and whatever I was feeling inside was not
satisfied.
Then she said to
me.... ''Bon,you just need a hug and to know that I love
you.''
Yep.......... that
was it.
I know that Father
loves me. I have no doubt about that and I praise Him for this love every
day. Yet, Father in His infinite wisdom knew there would be times when I needed
His love to touch me on another level......way down here on my level....and that
could only be accomplished through my sisters. So when I am cold and
hungry there will be someone there with a warm prayer blankey and a hug....and
an ''I love you'' for food for my spirit. Father feeds me every day
through His Word and I truly do believe I could live on this alone but Father
wants more for me. He wants me to experience the complete fullness, to
experience love in many different ways, on many different levels and this
includes the love of my sisters.
The next time a
sister comes to you.....comes to you as your sister....don't hand her Scripture
and send her on her way. Listen with your heart and feed her and clothe
her. All of us have access to Fathers Word and His Spirit so we know where
to go for teaching and answers. What we need to give one another, on our
sister level, is heart warmth and food.........so that we will truly be known by
our love for one another.
My heart and
prayer blankey are here for you.
