Angela’s Weblog

So chapter 2 of Acts is a pretty amazing chapter. I can’t even do this the way Mike said to do it cause there was just so much that I want to talk about. The whole beginning section verses 1-13 is huuuuge for me. I know a LOT of people think that speaking in tongues is something crazy and while some don’t agree with it others think that not everyone is given the gift. I believe, and this is just my personal opinion, that everyone can. I can do it and Ive seen countless others come to speaking in tongues..and it doesnt have to be something scary! I even know of a case of a man i know going to a different country, speaking in tongues, and a man from that country knowing what the man was saying. God gave him the ability to talk to someone who doesn’t know the same language! I don’t know about you, but that’s pretty darn cool to me. In this case though, when the holy spirit came down on the people, that was the first manifestation of it. It wowed the crowd which really helped Peter lead the unsaved people to Christ! That is what tongues is for. It’s a manifestation of the Holy Spirit in us. But enough about that I just always have to talk about it when I get the chance.

One other super cool part of this chapter was towards the end verses 42-47. I even like the title of the section! It’s called “The fellowship of the believers”. Everyone got saved, came together and were on fire for God. They did all this crazy stuff that is listed really fast and stuck right in the middle is this short part about how everyone just up and sold everything they had for the work of the Lord. I know that weekly I am getting pressed by God to give more when I get my paychecks, and I know that it’s the fellowship that we have with the church that makes me want to give. Basically having everyone around me so sure about Jesus and so sure about this church makes my faith in God and in what we are doing so much stronger! It makes me want to give more! Who knows if that makes any sense when it’s not in my head but lets hope.

I know this is a crazy way of doing this but im in a weird mood today so here’s my weird post.

Lord I pray that my faith in You can continue to grow and that my desire to give gets bigger all the time. I pray that I can stand firm in my beliefs, even the ones that may sound crazy, and never take the gifts You’ve given me for granted. Amen.