Acts 2:42 says,
"And they continued steadfastly in the apostles doctrine and fellowship,
in the breaking of bread, and in prayers."
Acts 2:43 says,
"Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done
through the apostles."
Acts 2:44-45 says,
"Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and
sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all as anyone had
need."
We need to remember
that there were 3,000 people. It says they were together so they probably lived
close to each other. They shared everything. They took completely literally the
saying, "What's mine is yours and what's yours is mine." Whatever
they needed they could get and when someone else had a need they were willing
to give what they had. They had experienced amazing things together and after
what they had seen, material possessions probably didn't mean much anymore.
This makes me think
of how things are here in IGNITE during training. We aren't 3,000 people but
we're usually between 25 and 45(with guests), and we all live so close
together. And the girls share EVERYTHING. One day, I'll be wearing Kelli's
cardigan, Kaitlin's headband, Michaela's shirt and Katie's skirt. And the next
day it's a new outfit with other people's things. But everyone knows that if
they wanted to borrow any of my things, they could. Or if anyone needs anything
like medicine or snacks or anything, someone will make sure they get it.
It's funny because I
was actually just joking with some of the girls the other day because if they
want something, like a sip of soda or a bite of something, they'll just take it
because they feel that comfortable. We’re family. We've been through so much
together in such a short amount of time and my bet is that we would do anything
for each other. It is such a cool thing to live in a place where we have this
type of unity. We look out for each other. We make sure everyone's needs are
taken care of. We don't care about the material, care about the needs of those
around us. Of course, we're human and it's not perfect all the time but I am
certainly blessed to be where I am with the family that I have been given.
Application:
Today, I will look
through my closet and choose at least one thing that I can put in the free box
so that someone else can have it if they need it.
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