I hope you’re well and finding your life with Christ rewarding!
When you became a follower of Jesus, you were “born again.” And like a new baby, you have
a new family. It’s called the Church. Just as a physical family helps meet your basic needs for
love, relationships, and growth, a group of believers will give you encouragement and guidance
as you grow spiritually.
It is important to note that when you read about the Church in the Bible it is referring to people,
not a building. It is a wonderful thing to interact with other people who know and follow Christ
– worshiping, serving, and growing in your faith together.
Not only do YOU need the church, but the church needs YOU! Imagine a football team where
everyone wanted to be the goalkeeper. How ridiculous to have 11 goalies! Just as all the
different positions are needed to make a successful team, God has designed the church with
different roles -- meaning, the team is lacking without you, and you are lacking without the team.
"But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it. How
strange a body would be if it had only one part! Yes, there are many parts, but only one body."
(1 Corinthians 12:18-20)
Do you currently have a church you can go to? If not, ask God to help you, because He wants
you to be connected to other believers and have a spiritual family. Let me know if I can help.
Here is a link to more great resources about your new family:
https://godlife.com/en/new-believers-guide/day-16-joining-a-family