So I'm not really a Sunday morning church person. It's not that I don't like it, I just prefer Saturday nights. But at the Easter service when I saw a commercial for the new series for the following week, it looked really interesting. Of course, I had completely forgotten about it by the next day.
For some reason today, when I was looking through my sixty or so emails, I decided to open the newsletter the church sends every week. It had a link to the online messages of previous weeks, and I started watching one.
It was amazing. The pastor spoke about how, through all the storms, God is there and if we trust that He will take care of everything, we will have peace. It was just so encouraging, not because the message was new, but because we are all going through one thing or another, and at times we forget that we aren't in control. We try to fix the situation ourselves, only to make it worse, all the while wondering where He is. We have to remember that the storm will eventually pass, but meanwhile, we must cling to Him, the one constant in our lives. If we trust God, we will have peace. It says this in John 16:33 :
'I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.'
Enduring all this trouble will strengthen your faith in Him. This is something I needed to be reminded of and the message was just what I needed.
On another note, I am really excited to start our group, we just have to figure out when. And what book to use. And exactly how it's going to work. :) I'm sure it'll work out... hopefully soon.
Have a great weekend! :)
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