The Both/And of Everything

My faith is no longer either/or, even though I tend to be a pretty binary human being.

But this season has taught me a great deal, and there are a number of both/ands that God has revealed:

• Just because you're no longer a member somewhere doesn't mean every person within God's Church isn't a brother or sister in Christ.
• You can disagree about something and still love someone thoroughly.
• Grace is God's beautiful gift of seeing the beauty in people, in situations that might turn out differently than you expected.
• The Holy Spirit is alive and real and sometimes makes Himself known in moments of uncertainty.
• Sometimes, others have a stirring in their spirits, too, but God may be asking you to go first – an often scary proposition.
• In the end, the only guarantee is what Christ has done for us, the ultimate sacrifice, and because of His bloodshed, how much easier it is to love and forgive.

I was sitting in prayer thinking on these things, and reflecting on the idea of home church, and it's funny how God answered that prayer pretty quickly with a "not right now," confirmed through my husband too.

Instead, we're going to dip our toe into Saturday evening worship with a body that's close by and allow Sunday to be a day of walking in God's peace.

From there? God knows, and we'll be listening.