It is Saturday afternoon, the day before the official start of a new church, Axis Christian Church. I was going to begin this by saying the start of "our" new church, but that would not be right. It is God's church... we are simply serving to further expand His church to help do as He said, go out to the ends of the earth spreading the Good News of his love and grace.
Yes, there is an air of excitement about tomorrow. Yes, it has been exciting to be able to participate in the journey towards this new beginning. Yes, it has taken a lot of hard work and dedication by many people over the past several months.
But more than anything, for myself, it has been another way that God has found to stretch, challenge, and hopefully, further grow me in my daily efforts to be closer to Him.
Being completely authentic, I will confess that it has not always been easy nor have I always understood or trusted in Him the way I should. You see, the challenges and difficulties were because of me, not Him.
Don't know about you, but for me, that is always the case. If I completely surrender and trust that God is in control, what seems difficult or daunting is so much easier to deal with. It's when I lose sight of this that he has to whomp me upside the head to get my attention.
Frankly, when I try to look ahead to figure out what is coming next, how to plan, etc; this is when I have the most problems. It's when I remember not to look ahead, but to look UP, to look to God, that makes a difference.
No matter what tomorrow's start of Axis Christian Church brings, despite all the last minute details as we scramble to get ready;
as long as I continue to remember God's in control, there is a tremendous peace that washes over me.
May you know Him & come to experience the peace He offers to us all.
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