God is working as we settle in to 2013. I can see him work in many ways, and at the same time I am unsure of what he is doing in everything else...
The new year always takes me to a reflective place. This causes quite a bit of anxiety for me. I dredge up stuff in my heart that is buried, I look ahead and get overwhelmed, and I get frozen in where I am. Then I start moving forward with prayer and surrender.
It is good to realize where I have been establishing my own strength and not God's. The hard part is tearing those areas down and letting God rebuild.
Psalm 127:1
Unless the Lord builds the house,
the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
the guards stand watch in vain.
I always struggle with the fact that I have been, or maybe in the process, of building in vain. Ughhhh! I hate wasting time. Then if I can get to this point I have to address and new challenge; Pride. Even if I know the good I ought to do, I need to get my pride out of the way to change.
The church here is continuing to grow in unity and Spirit. We had a great time helping build a couple of homes for Habitat For Humanity. The Spokane church came down and joined us for this. We met some great people, some of which were very responsive to the Gospel.
We are pursuing growth in many ways together. The elements of Faith, Prayer, and Family are the focus the past few weeks. Tonight we will have some dinner and pray together to put our faith into action. It will be an encouraging time.
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