3 Thoughts Shared to Works of God Weekend

1. sara
   August 1st, 2008 at 11:09 am

   I am walking through a stormy section of life right now and I woke up singing “Shelter in the time of Storm” the other morning. It really ministered to me, and I hope it does to you too! (see link)

2. Pam
   August 2nd, 2008 at 6:06 pm

   The Lord allowed me to go to the laundry room in my basement barefoot yesterday….if I would have had shoes on I wouldn’t have known that the carpeting was soaked….the sump-pump failed….I am thankful I caught it BEFORE I started another load and left the house. I would covet your prayers for my son-in-law….his place of employment closed June 11th and he is feeling pretty poorly about himself….HR people promise to call him back either way….say they are interested and then nothing….they have two children….the blessing is their health care ins. is thru my daughter’s job…..but I would appreciate you prayers for him to find a job that he can enjoy and be appreciated. God Bless,

3. Marie
   August 3rd, 2008 at 5:59 pm

   Well, He always seems to provide personal encouragement when I am redundant in asking for it. Last night and earlier in the week, I was struggling again with the old doubts “do You love me personally” and feeling frustrated/not in intimacy with God. Frustrated because I try so hard, and know it’s not “emotion” based. I was even tempted to skip the Communion service this morning, which we do separately from the regular worship service.

   I went anyhow, and the deacon who was sharing first (reflecting on the meaning of Communion) talked about when he was first saved, he was overwhelmed with the knowledge that Christ died personally, for HIM, and that it was personal for ME, for YOU. Stuff we know, but a good reminder. Then we sang “How Great the Father’s Love”; if you think about the lyrics, WOW.

   Then, in the worship service, Psalm 73 was the text — and how, the guest preacher asked, do we stay close to God? He talked about making the choice – that daily time in the Word. He quoted someone who had said, “You choose how close you want to be to God.” Earlier in the week, I really felt “dry”. That song kept running through my head, “…When I am down you pick me up…when I am dry you fill my cup….you are my all in all….”

   Guess which song we closed the service with. :0 It was like God tailored the whole thing (not for the first time) to speak to my doubts and give me constructive help to hold on to.

Thank You for Sharing Your Thoughts