This month our challenge is to connect on a new level... With God, our purpose, our loved ones, and community.

Last night we started part 4, which is to connect with our community, and we started with a verse from Ephesians 3:10-11 about God's intent.

His(God's) intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, 11 according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

God's intent is that the church(the body working together in unity) would make the manifold or multifaceted wisdom of God known. 

One of the ways this happens is through building a culture of unity and working together, and the key to culture is coming around the table, doing life together. When we work together we see the manifold wisdom of God show up, because we have access to other people's gifts, knowledge, experiences, and network and it becomes multi-faceted. 

But the key to making all of this work is trust. To work with God or one another we must trust. When we don't trust we can't rest and stay focused on our role. When we don't trust we feel like we have to do everything ourselves, which can be overwhelming. 

I am praying for you. 

Daniel