Shepherding the Sisters

All the saints need shepherding. Young, old, brothers and sisters, all need shepherding. The enemy, in his subtlety, has been trying his best to deceive the saints and lead them astray. In many cases, he seemed to be successful. Yet, the Lord turned those as shepherding opportunities and prayer burdens for the saints. By so doing, He has been perfecting both the shepherd and the sheep in one go. What was meant for destruction turned out to be an opportunity for construction! At the end, God used His enemy, Satan, as His ugly tool to perfect His chidren. What a great and wise God our God is! Hallelujah!

A sister who angrily left the church life for about half a year was finally revisited with the recovery of the small group meeting in her area with her house as the first to be visited. It was a surprise that she finally was willing to open her home again. In fact, this was me and my wife's first visit to her home for such a meeting. I did not share much but testified my enjoyment of the Lord Jesus as a Physician who heals our soul and spirit mostly, and sometimes, the body too. As the Lord burdened me, I simply shared the fact that we all have problems, sick with sin in our body, soul, and spirit. Therefore, the healing we need today is the healing of the soul and spirit mostly. And in a brotherly way, I encouraged her to come back to th church meeting; to forget everything of the past and have a fresh and new beginning. Praise the Lord, last Lord’s Day, we all were very joyful to see our sister attending the meeting and serving!

A sister, by profession, a medical doctor, also called now and then for prayers for the major incidents she has been going through in her lives. I simply prayed by faith whenever she called for prayer. And later, I found that the Lord indeed answered those prayers. When she had to shift, she made another request for help which I brought it to the brothers. Three of us went to assist her in her house shifting. In that way, even in her practical needs, the Lord shepherded her. May the Lord recover her fully for the church life.

A single sister who has been living all alone due to her family's situation also called and requested for a time of truth pursuing. She expressed her hunger and thirst for the word of God. To cater to her need, we have arranged some sisters to pursue with her, the Life-study of Ephesians.

In a similar way, another sister too, out of her desperate situation, called for fellowship and prayer. My wife and I visited her, and we all enjoyed a sweet time of fellowship, showing her that all her family situations are God’s answer to her prayer for her household salvation. She could accept it immediately as she herself has been praying and seeking the Lord for her family salvation. 

In these mysterious ways, the Lord has been shepherding the saints in the church. By His grace and mercy, the Lord will heal our sick soul and spirit, and fully recover us for His strong and shining testimony in Gurugram. 

Shepherding is the way and the Lord as rhe Shepherd created the opportunity for shepherding.