3/1/2020 LevelUp

Barry White: Finding God in the middle, making room for the Holy Spirit-

Taking this time to listen and hear from the LORD and give us direction, step out of comfort zones, step into uncertainty and FAITH. 

The Radical Middle

Question: How deep, how far, how long? It cannot be measured- Love and Compassion

Reply: 

I have walked across galaxies just to look upon you.

Stars I have used as stepping stones to reach you.

The night sky is simply a curtain drawn and about to be opened to a new day.

My heart was filled the day I created you, that day was worked with fresh dew.

Lift your voices together and sing and I will gather them like the lilies in the spring.

Your worship and praise have been heard.

This is a drawing that Dawn created around Psalm 139:1. It reminds me of so many aspects of our individual relationships with our God. He is Lord and savior; He is healer, friend, and judge. He is the one who replaces calloused hearts, hearts that have been turned to stone. Ezekiel 36:26 "And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh."

Psalm 139:1 "O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me."

Nothing in 2019 came easy, there have been some setbacks, but some significant victories too.

In many ways 2019 reminded me a lot of the whole decade just past. At the very end of 2009 my family and I moved to Gig Harbor in Washington State from Johannesburg, South Africa. The most difficult thing I have ever done!
By God’s Grace we are still here, I'm not in the best of shape, but we have survived and we’ve had the privilege of bringing God’s Kingdom with us.

On Thursday this week, around tables laden with turkey and pie, +300 million Americans will make lists of thing they are thankful for. Now that's a very nice sentiment, but it is not thanksgiving.