Journey Day 269

I started reading Acts today. I decided to read it to have a better understanding of the origin of the church, and chapter 2, verses 42-27 really opened my eyes to what a church community looks like. "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved." The people of the original church truly new what it meant to be a church family. They didn't just attend a service together and then head home to their real families... they did life together! They praised together, ate together, shared their belonging, fellowshipped together, prayed together and loved together. I long for that kind of church family. I want to do life with them, I want to have a church family that actually cares about my life and what is happening to me. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE MY CHURCH, it's an awesome place filled with awesome people but I still want what the first church had. I want fellowship, I want to break bread with them, and I want to pray with them! I want a second family, and I hope that someday soon I'll find that!