A couple of weeks ago a friend of mine took Harrisen and I fishing down the Euharlee Creek. We took his flat bottom raft so there was very little risk of me tipping us into the cold water. Going downstream was no problem. It didn't even seem like we had floated that far as we talked and fished and unsnagged my line from unseen rocks and branches.
However, going upstream..difficult! Do you know what happens if you try to paddle with someone with whom you are not unified? My buddy Jimmy will tell you that you may go in circles and you certainly don't go where you want to go. Howeva if you follow the leader stroke for stroke you can get to places you didn’t think possible! This isn't only true in a canoe, kayak, or raft it's true of a family, business or church. If a woman wants to find out if she's pregnant she takes a Pregnancy Test. If a man wants to find out if his car is filtering toxins properly he takes an Emissions Test. If a church wants to know if it's healthy it takes the Unity Test. Ephesians 4:1-7 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. Unity takes you to places you didn’t think possible!
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jane yarbrough
6/4/2015 09:40:26 am
Good post. Ive been thinking about you all
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