Brotherly Fellowships

Brotherly fellowships with different brothers were good spiritual exercises for me to exercise my spirit and let the life of God flow through me. In fact, in all the fellowship, the Lord's divine life was flowing and we all enjoyed the joy and peace within. 

While in Goa about ten days ago, I had a personal time with a brother the whole day, driving around Goa, visiting places of interest, and all the while fellowshipping. Of course, this was in the last day of my stay in Goa after all the official works were done. In fellowship, he poured out whatever was on his heart that concerned him. I exercised my hearing ear to patiently listen to all that he had to pour out. I also exercised my spirit to discern the matter and filtered the key points out. I could only fellowship to him that the Lord is sovereign and He is working things out according to His plan. I did enjoy his love, care, and hospitality. His burden for the Lord’s move and the action he took impressed me so much. The entire one week distribution trip was the burden of the brothers in Goa, especially this brother, who the Lord imparted special burden to take the initiative. May the Lord bless the burden he has and enlarge his capacity much more with an enlarged heart to shepherd the saints.

When I came back to Gurugram, a brother came to fellowship with me concerning his concerns for his brother. The Lord graced me to pay careful heed to his burdens as well. I could discern that whatever happened to his family was sovereignly allowed by the Lord with the one purpose of gaining all of them to be absolute for  Christ and the church. For, each one of them were distracted from the cental lane of God's economy. The Lord gave me the ear to hear what all that brother had to say.  Then, having heard all, I could only pray for the family that they all love the Lord and stand firmly in the truth. One thing I was clear concerning this famliy was that the Lord has chosen them to  be pillars to bear His testimony in Gurugram, though they have many other plans. May the Lord shepherd my brother's family for His testimony in Gurugram. 

On the Lord’s Day, we had a specific fellowship with a brother concerning his service that for the temporary moment it had to be put on hold due to certain situation that has been going on in his life. It was not an easy feeling. Thank the Lord for the Spirit in my spirit that I could turn to,  to handle this kind of intermixed  and complicated checker works. Since I was not clear concerning the Lord’s desire in the matter, I could only silently wait and pray. And when asked about my feelings specifically, I could only reply what I had feeling all along. I really did not know what to say. I could only pray that the Lord’s perfect will be done in the concerned brother's life.

Yesterday, my cousin brother, for whom I have been praying for, came to visit us. It was surprising that we met after two full years. I simply fellowshipped with them their needs to have a spiritual fellowship with the saints in the church in New Delhi in addition to helping them know how you plan thjngs ahead for their family and their future.

Today, I had a time with a brother who came to help me in looking into the purchasing matter of the new car I decided to purchase. In fact, it was after months that we could come together again and coordinated in practical matters. May the Lord fully restore my brother's soul. 

All these brotherly fellowships were very cherishing and shepherding to me. And I believe, it was also very cherishing and nourishing to the ones I fellowshiped with.

This is the church life. This is the normal Christian life for the church life. It has been through such fellowships that I have been shepherded, and even tempered in my being. 

Praise the Lord for the brotherly fellowships!