Joondalup SDA church, like our churches worldwide, enjoyed the annual 10 Days of Prayer from the 8th to 18th of January 2020. An average of 12 church members attended each evening and those who were present reported a sense of unity and a strengthening of faith. It was a special time of bonding as members split into small groups and offered sincere prayers together. This produced a time of drawing closer as a church family and some prayers have been positively answered.
Just as God led the Israelite’s of old, we serve a living God who loves us, cares for us and gives us direction today. This post is a simple, yet important reminder of how God has led us in the past. For just as Ellen White has said: “We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history.”
CREATED FOR THE CREATOR
“Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a just man, and he will increase in learning” (Proverbs 9:9).
As I was thinking about this verse the phrase, “personal and church development,” jumped out at me. What does that mean - personal and church development?
FEAR. WORRY. STRESS.
These emotions can overwhelm and consume us. They fill our minds with unanswerable questions.
What will I lose?
My health?
My family?
My job? My home?
Will our lives ever be normal again?
What is “normal”?