Stepping Out With God - Pasir Panjang Church of Christ Singapore

2 reasons.
1. Just like the missionary, if God is with me and wants me to keep going,
why should I dishonour Him and let people and things cause me to desert
the Lord who abudantly provides?
2. As I look back at each of the unpleasant situations, troublesome times and
discouraging moments, I notice one thing common to all.
A "Bosses' Day" card I received some years back read:
"When this place gets frantic, You're here!
When this place gets stressful, You're here!
When this place is driving us nuts, You're here..."
Inside the card reads:
"Is it possible that there's a connection?"
Jokes aside, in all those difficult, discouraging moments the thing I noticed
was these were also the growth points of my life.
Every time the church meets a challenge, faces a crisis or struggles with a
problem... if we draw near to God, let Him take over and stay with it the way
God wants us to...there is everything to gain.
I think of Paul and Silas in the Philippian jail that resulted in the conversion
of the jailor and his family. I think of the dissention between Paul and Barnabas
that resulted in Mark becoming once again a useful worker in the kingdom.
Then I saw how the death of my mother brought my father back to church
and how Nat's illness brought such support to our lives by so many.
We don't have all the answers but as we draw near to God...we find that
everything that happens to us, good or bad... can be used for His glory and
praise.
Love God more dearly
Finally, my third guideline for the new year is to encourage us all to love God
more dearly.
Of all the things I do, this is one area that I need most help on, and one that
I need to grow on more than any other.
Sure, it's easy to say I love God - I gave my life for the ministry didn't I? Yet,
if I were to use this to say that I love God, I would have missed the point
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