Celebrate Recovery Meetings

It seems like every Friday night and come home and think about what all God has done at Celebrate Recovery that night and just feel thankful for him moving in peoples hearts and lives. I can see lives that are being changed and challenged to grow closer to him and it spurs me on to want to be a better follower of Jesus. Our leadership is learning so much and growing in our quest to help equip others to beat their addictions and hangups. Each one of us is challenged every day to ask God to search our heart and ask him what he wants to renew in us. Its amazing what he is showing us-we are to stay humble and a servant for him and not to rely on ourselves but his Holy Spirit. Its then and only then can we stay empty of ourselves and watch him use all of us ordinary people to be vessels ready to set sail for him whatever it takes!

Trusting Him

In listening to Pastor Brett today he reminded me that "Trust is rooted in Love". We can trust the God we serve becasue he loves us and wants the very best for us. Just like I want the best for my kids so does a loving heavenly father want the best for the children he created. The more I love God the more I believe that I will trust him. The more I trust him the less I will worry about things that I dont have any control over. Trust and obey-there is no other way!!

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path!! Just reading and remembering God's word is so uplifting and encouraging to my spirit!

God's Will

As I ponder and think about the will of God for our individual lives I often wonder where He will have our family in a year from now. We can think and think and try to put things together how it would be cool if God did this or that but I can always trust and know that "His ways are higher than our ways and His thoughts are higher than our thoughts". This brings peace and comfort and an underlying trust that the one true God that we serve is in Absolute control of our lives and cares about every small detail. He is almighy and powerful!