Hey everyone!

I pray that all is going well with each of you. I know this week has been a pretty busy week for me and it looks like things are not going to slow down. God will see me through. I am sitting in my kitchen watching the weather outside of my window. The winds is blowing gently and then all of a sudden here comes an almost violent current. The rain is starting and stopping acting as if it is not sure what it wants to do. In the midst of all of this I find myself full of wonder and awe of my Lord. To understand that He has made all these things and there is gentleness in it and then there is power. I have noticed a bird just sitting on a branch not concerned by the weather but he seems to be enjoying this awesome display of creation. This leads me to ask a question, “Do we sit in awe of God when we consider what He has done for us spiritually?” I think it is easier for us to look at something we can see and praise but for these things that go almost unseen it is harder. I was thinking about that verse we talked about in Romans 8, that “there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ.” I have to say when I consider that I am even more awestruck by the power of God. I think about how He has restored me and gave me power in this life. I consider how in all my mistakes He still loves me and wants what is best for me. Then I think about how he loves each of us in this way. “Who are we that He even thinks of us”, but He does, more than we know or can understand. To think that He has a dream for each of us and he is willing to let us make the choices either towards His dream for us or the other direction. I guess we are just a blessed people and some of us really don’t know it. I am challenging you this week to make it a week of praise and thanksgiving.

I know some of you made some decisions about your relationship with God this past week. I am praying for you and want you to go for it with all that you have and then some. Do not listen to the enemy as he tries to tear at you and keep you from becoming the person that God dreams about in you. I know some of you hit a brick wall this week and feel like giving in but you can stand firm and let the power of the Holy Spirit help you to live a powerful and victorious life.

In His Grip,
Pastor Jason