Control Relinquished

Something very awesome and meaningful happened at church yesterday. Exactly a year ago, we moved into our new Family Life Center that was newly built. During the past year, we continued to pay down the loan that was still owed on the building project. There was a substantial amount left and it continued to creep lower and lower each week. However, yesterday it was announced that someone had anonymously come forward and paid the remaining debt! Tears filled my eyes as I comprehended the depth of this gift. Somebody made an incredible sacrifice to pay our debt in full. An undeserved gift made to unworthy people. A gift given out of love. What made this even more powerful was that we celebrated Communion yesterday too. It shed a whole new light on the gift of salvation that Jesus grants each of us when He paid our debt in full on Calvary. With the sacrifice of His life, my sins are forgiven and I can experience eternal life in Heaven. An enormous sacrifice to pay my debt in...

A few of you have been wondering why I haven't been blogging lately and I apologize for the sparse amount of posts the last several months. Truth of the matter is, life has gotten pretty busy. Quite honestly, it's also gotten dry. Just like our parched and thirsty land, I've also been feeling spiritually dry. Even in the midst of daily devotions, God has felt very quiet. And just like I hear the rain pattering on the roof as I write this, I pray that my spiritually dry season is over too. This is a a view I have on the walk I take nearly every day. The beauty and peace found in the woods will always relax me. What you can't see in this picture is the dozens of spiderwebs that also cross the path! As if it has never happened before, every day I am surprised and caught off guard when I find my arms flailing trying to loosen myself from a spider web's sticky grip. I often don't see or realize the web until it's too late and the web is adhere...