If you did not know Laura Berryhill went home to be with Jesus Tuesday Morning January 22nd. Please continue to pray for the family as they walk through their loss. This is a sad time for them but they rejoice in Laura being in heaven with Jesus. Please update your calendar for the Celebration of Life Service this Saturday January 26th at 10:30am here at CFW. There will be a luncheon to follow the service, and if you can help out with food in anyway please contact Melissa Collins 942-9077 or Amy at 967-2447. Thanks to everyone who has helped and prayed the family through this difficult time.
Third, learn the secret of prayer. Do you feel lost in unfamiliar territory, uncertain as to what your next move should be? God uses such times to get your attention, call you back to Himself and encourage you to lean on Him, your unfailing source of strength and wisdom. Stop trying to figure everything out by yourself! God says, 'Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you...things you do not know.' Take your problem to the Lord and ask Him for a solution; He won't disappoint you. '...The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.' (James 5:16 NIV) Fourth, learn the power of patience. When the Holy Spirit gives you direction and puts a goal or dream in your heart, it's easy to be quick on the trigger and want it to happen overnight. Timing is crucial. And it's under God's control, not yours! Waiting for God's timing isn't wasting time, it's essential in developing two qualities you need - faith and hope. 'But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.' (Romans 8:25 NIV) While you are learning patience, God is at work arranging things on your behalf, and also producing Christ-like qualities in you. The Psalmist said that his hope was in God. What's your hope in? Good luck? The economy? The doctor's prognosis? As long as your hope is in anything other than God's unfailing love and goodness, you'll wrestle with uncertainty. What's the answer? '...Their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.' (Psalm 112:7 NIV) You are loved!
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