CONNECT: Event or Lifestyle (Pt 1)

What is that thing that you have to have? You just can’t go on without it. You even tried something that you were told was a good substitute, but there was really just no comparison.

If we’re honest, we really long for meaningful relationships. Sure, some of us are less relational than others, but God has wired us all for relationship. That might be because we are made in His image and He is relational. Or, it might be so that we will seek Him in a significant way. (For my Calvinistic brothers, “so that we will find His grace irresistible.”) Bottom line, we were made for God! And, we have a deep-seeded need for others. That’s why the person who has been reborn will love God and love others. It’s who we were originally made to be.

That was our discussion at the Fireside Chat last Saturday night. We talked about being made for Fellowship. The problem is that we seldom, if ever, experience authentic, biblical Fellowship. Instead, we settle for a cheap knock-off, Relationship.

My next post will deal with the difference between Relationship and Fellowship. But let me leave you today with these thoughts:

When we were done with our 2-hour Fireside Chat and everyone was invited to mingle or leave, most of the 21 people present stayed an extra hour. And Shawna and I left the host home with the other lingering couple more than an hour after that. We didn’t just envision biblical Fellowship, but we began to seek after it!

Once you have experienced the Real Thing (no, not a Coke!), you’ll never settle for anything less!