Worship

Worship - loving God for who he is.

Isaiah 55:12
You will go out in joy
and be led forth in peace;
the mountains and hills
will burst into song before you,
and all the trees of the field
will clap their hands

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Praise & Worship

Psalm 103

1 Praise the LORD, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

2 Praise the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits-

3 who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,

4 who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,

5 who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

6 The LORD works righteousness
and justice for all the oppressed.

Praise - Thanking God for what He has done.

Time goes so fast

It is hard to believe that it has been almost a week since I last blogged. Time can slip by so fast and all of a sudden you look back and wonder where the time went. It can be this way in our spiritual life also. A day goes by and we don't read the bible. We skip praying then the weekend comes around and we just don't feel like going to church and before we know it our faith is cold and we wonder where God is and why he isn't talking to us.
I need to be more disciplined about blogging. I could give you several excuses why I haven't blogged but that is all they are just excuses. I can also give you several excuses why I don't read the bible or pray every day but that is all they are just excuses. I do read and pray almost every day but some days I just get in a this day is all about me mood and then the time has slipped by and it has been useless. In the future I am going to pay more attention to where my time is going and make sure that I use it wisely.

Full Day

This has been a full day. One that I have enjoyed. I had some tough things to deal with this morning. Then many small tasks to accomplish. Followed by lawn mowing, supper and back for two meetings tonight; Christian Education and the Business Meeting. James and Tonya Pinkerton were both approved for the positions of Youth Pastor and Children's Pastor at the business meeting. I had the privilege of calling James and making it official with them. (Pastor Kris thought that he was going to be the first to tell them but I think that I beat him to it.) I am looking forward to ministering along side these two individuals and expect that they will help me grow spiritually as well as helping our kids to grow. After talking with James I spent a couple of hours with the A/V team. We discussed a couple of issues and went over the media portion of our "Building to Bless" campaign. I had fun as we did sound checks and set up for the filming of a video for our campaign. It has been a full fun day. But I am beginning to think that I am an adrenalin junkie. I love having busy full days where I have to stay focused and on track to accomplish everything.

Downs and Ups

I always feel honored and privileged when others share their needs and struggles with me. It it is hard to see people hurting, but I am always honored when someone trusts me to help them take their needs to God. I have seen the difference that prayer makes this weekend. Someone who was struggling emotionally is now seeking God. Another person is staying steadfast in their prayer for a loved one and is leaning on the word of God to get them through a tough situation. I am praising God for allowing me to be a small part of all the wonderful things He is doing.