Living Forward
This is the title that I recently read in my Journey devotional one morning and it had me to drop my mouth open wide as I read the following that the Author wrote. Listen to her words:
"Never in Scripture are we told to look back and stay there. We look ahead to what is to come, and yet we struggle in this present life with persecution, sin, and the effects of the fall. So we are challenged to be patient in affliction. This is hard; the only way to grow in patience is to learn through the trails of life. Corrie ten Boom once asked, "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?"
So, this is a challenge I would like us to consider, is prayer our steering wheel or our spare time? Recently our Preacher had us in Acts 2:42..."They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." It struck me if you will, that prayer was last, but looking at the verse again, in order for us to pray effectively and not selfishly, we need, I need the teaching, the fellowship and breaking of bread so that we can live life forward!! Prayer is vital just as Pastor Mike shared with us!
So, WMU ladies here in Rowan County, let's rethink the way we are doing things...let's devote ourselves to teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread and get on our knees for each other as we are looking forward to a new year very soon!
Praying each of your will have a very Happy Thanksgiving and may our Lord continue to bless you and your families!
Christ love,
Jeannie Patterson
WMU Director
This is the title that I recently read in my Journey devotional one morning and it had me to drop my mouth open wide as I read the following that the Author wrote. Listen to her words:
"Never in Scripture are we told to look back and stay there. We look ahead to what is to come, and yet we struggle in this present life with persecution, sin, and the effects of the fall. So we are challenged to be patient in affliction. This is hard; the only way to grow in patience is to learn through the trails of life. Corrie ten Boom once asked, "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?"
So, this is a challenge I would like us to consider, is prayer our steering wheel or our spare time? Recently our Preacher had us in Acts 2:42..."They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." It struck me if you will, that prayer was last, but looking at the verse again, in order for us to pray effectively and not selfishly, we need, I need the teaching, the fellowship and breaking of bread so that we can live life forward!! Prayer is vital just as Pastor Mike shared with us!
So, WMU ladies here in Rowan County, let's rethink the way we are doing things...let's devote ourselves to teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread and get on our knees for each other as we are looking forward to a new year very soon!
Praying each of your will have a very Happy Thanksgiving and may our Lord continue to bless you and your families!
Christ love,
Jeannie Patterson
WMU Director
