Taproot Church

Communication in Community

We see in Acts 13 that while a gathering of leaders and church members were worshipping, fasting, and praying the Holy Spirit directed them. I had a profound realization this afternoon that has rocked me to the core in light of this little passage. We are all always asking “what does God want me to do?” “How can I hear God’s voice guiding me?” . We tend to ask these questions most often from the context of individual desire based on individual gain. What we see in Acts 13 is that God the Holy Spirit spoke in the context of the community for the benefit of the community.

I’m convinced that if we would pray in light of the community of Christians God has placed us “what is your specific will for me in this community.” we would hear clearly. Instead of viewing the church as a place that is to give you what you want look at her as a place where you can give to others what they want. Instead of viewing people as a means to gain something for self look at them as souls who God the Son gave himself for. Within this paradigm shift of perspective I believe is one key to opening the deaf ears and blind eyes of our prayer lives as it pertains to God’s voice, direction, and will in our lives.

Happy praying and hearing my friends…

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