God is so Good

The weather is fabulous. It's November and to my Canadian senses, the summer hangs on. One of these days it's going to turn, but till then we will bask in God's gift of warm sunshine.

No new events in my life, I think. I've been praying a lot about the ASI meetings I've been ask to do. Yesterday, I presented the first of the three sermons to my staff. I can only praise the Lord. It turned out far better than I expected. Usually, the Lord lets me sweat until the last minute. True, He never lets me down, but boy, He gives me plenty of opportunity to stretch my faith. So now, I have one. Just two to go. Will they come easy? I'll let you know. Once I am satisfied that I have the messages, I am suppose to write a book/booklet using the sermons God has given me. This is so we can hand them out at the Convention. Since I've never done anything of the sort, I am somewhat intimidated. Nevertheless, I am determined to go forward. It will be interesting to see how things develop. I'd never put myself in such a predicament willingly, but being pushed into it, I am actually grateful for the challenge.

Julie just moved in to her new-to-her house, Angie's battle with her adopted twins is intensifying (I believe that thru' the Lord, she will overcome), Jason is on his last major trip of the year putting up One Day Churches. My wife arrived home yesterday with a guest from Canada, Beverly is her name. I'm working on putting out a new Faith Ventures magazine and I have to preach every time I turn around. No problem, the Lord always gives me something to say.

Being alone, well mostly alone, I endeavor to pray two and one half hours per day. The dividends are definitely noticeable. I am encouraged to pray more and more and more. "Only the work accomplished with much prayer, and sanctified by the merit of Christ, will in the end prove to have been efficient for good." DA 362:2

Are you sometimes overwhelmed? Are the challenges you face intimidating? Is the future dark and uncertain? Welcome to life on a fallen planet. That's what life is like for everyone I know. The dark future we face is lighted up by the fact that Jesus is the orderer of all our experiences and if we could see the end from the beginning, we would choose no other way to be let. Just put one foot ahead of the other. Go forward. The outcome is sure to play itself out to our advantage.

So says the Preacher to his tribe.