Today was a MAJOR breakthrough in the Dishner household! 🙌🏽 @Jesse Dishner was super stoic and peaceful today. I was watching him like 👀, "Dang, why is he acting like Moses after his encounter at the burning bush?" 😂🔥 Turns out, he had a conversation with God. Okay, Shaamya, big deal, right? We all have conversations with God! Except here's the BIG deal: Jesse has never really just talked to God conversationally. His prayers have traditionally been more formal, almost as though he needed to make sure everything was scripturally correct. But this was different. This was intimacy!! 😅This was relationship. This was talking to God like a best friend, a brother, but most importantly, like a Father. And I could feel something shift in our atmosphere today. God isn't just someone we approach when we have a prayer request, need an answer, or want to quote the right scripture. He is our Father who desires to walk with us through life. Think about it: God walked with Adam in the garden. He desires fellowship, intimacy, and communion with us. He is our comfort and our compass. Our joy and our refuge. Our strength and our provider. Our guide and our peace. We were never meant to simply know ABOUT God. We were created to KNOW Him. There is something beautiful about getting to a place where you can talk to Him throughout your day. Share your thoughts, your frustrations, your excitement, your questions, and even the little things that nobody else would understand. Intimacy with God changes how we experience the everyday. It brings peace where there was once overwhelm, clarity where there was confusion, and comfort in places where we once felt alone. Today, I celebrate this breakthrough in our household because sometimes the greatest breakthroughs aren't loud, dramatic, or accompanied by a whole lot of activity. Sometimes, they're quiet moments when someone's relationship with the Father becomes personal in a whole new way. Reflective Questions

This is the movie that @Moiche Crawford shared of the story of Elijah. I watched it this morning. It is very well done and paints an in depth picture of the boldness, obedience, and stoicsm of Elijah. @Amber Potter also listened to a message from Andrew Wommack ministries on the story of Elijah which I am eager to take notes from.

https://youtu.be/1uVjU0B6_YM?is=Ev2K-SN7ovjZ4a84

Today was an interesting day. My family and I visited a church I had been hopeful about, but the experience was nothing like I had anticipated. There was minimal prayer, no altar call, and no real message. Instead, the church building was filled with children in Halloween costumes, with the Wobble line-dancing song playing over the loudspeakers. I left reflecting on the difference between what I had hoped to encounter and what I actually experienced. It took me back to 2021, the last time I regularly attended church. Whenever I left feeling confused, sensing that something was missing, I would open my Bible, and time and time again, I would find myself in Acts 2. “And they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.” — Acts 2:1–2 (KJV) The Holy Spirit filled the room. Tongues of fire appeared, the disciples were filled with the Holy Ghost and began speaking in other tongues, and what followed was a powerful demonstration of God's presence. Miracles, signs, and wonders accompanied the birth of the Church, and about three thousand souls were added to the Kingdom that day (Acts 2:3–4, 41–43). The Lord would repeatedly bring me back to the same reminder: “Remember the book of Acts, Shaamya.” I began to understand that what I longed to experience was not simply a church service, a building, or a religious routine. My heart was longing to see the body of Christ walking in the fullness of what Jesus made available through His finished work. The book of Acts is not just a record of what happened then. It reveals the life of a Spirit-filled Church empowered to be witnesses of Jesus Christ. Today reminded me to remain anchored in what God has placed in my heart. “And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.” — Acts 2:42 (KJV) Reflective Question When you gather with other believers, are you simply looking for a church experience, or are you hungry to see the fullness of the Holy Spirit, the Word of God, and the power of His Kingdom demonstrated in the body of Christ?

Father, You order our steps, and we walk in the good works You have prepared for us. We are fruitful in every good work, growing in the knowledge of You. Our time, energy, gifts, and resources serve Your purpose. We work with diligence, wisdom, and excellence, in Jesus’ name! (Psalm 37:23; Ephesians 2:10; Colossians 1:10)