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Recently on Make Your Day Count, Lindsay and her good friend BrendaKunneman, co-pastor with her husband Hank of Lord of Hosts Churchin Omaha, Nebraska, were sharing the story of how they met and howthe Lord began to create a godly friendship between them.DivineConnectionsBRENDA: You know, Lindsay, theway we met makes me think aboutdivine relationships.And I really think we shouldexpect more of these God-givenrelationships as we are entering intothis new season that God is giving usright now. I believe we should expectHim to set up divine connections inthis hour. I believe it is necessary.LINDSAY: You’ve hit on the rightword—necessary. You know, theBible talks about iron sharpeningiron (Proverbs 27:17). All right, let’sthink about this. If we could tiptoethrough the tulips and live a gloriouslife where nothing bad ever happensand we don’t need our Bible, then inall honesty, who would need Jesus?But the Bible says that when youare in Christ, the thief, or the devil,comes to steal, to kill and to destroy(John 10:10). He doesn’t go after hisown; he goes after those in Christ.BRENDA: Yes. That’s right.LINDSAY: The devil wants to destroy,and he walks around as a roaringlion seeking whom he may devour(1 Peter 5:8). So, at times, Christiansmay face attack, and when thathappens, the Bible clearly talks aboutChristians going back to our owncompany for restoration (Acts 4:23).BRENDA: Yes!LINDSAY: So, whether somethinghappens in our family, our finances,our emotions, or any other area ofour lives… when we are attackedspiritually, we have to have a place togo where we share the same beliefs.I believe that place of safety andrestoration can be fulfilled by ourgodly friends, our divine connections.BRENDA: I’m sensing in my spiritthat God is saying this to Hischildren: “Begin to expect divineappointments, divine connections,and things are going to be divinelyarranged.” It was just like whenNicodemus met Jesus by night,10J U LY / A U G U S T / S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 3