Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust
in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own
understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make
your paths straight.”
In a recent Sunday sermon,
Pastor Kyle stated how important it is to know what in life you are leaning on.
That it is especially important to know the stability of what you are leaning
on before you lean on it; to know and trust that what you stand on or lean your
full weight against is stable and strong.
Just as important is to know
and trust “who” in life you are leaning on for support. Yet, we must understand
that their support is only so strong, having limits and confines, so it is
vitally important that supporters love and care, but point them also to their
heavenly Father for the love, support and comfort that they are not able to
provide. When people cannot lean on others, they need to know and trust that
they can safely lean on the Lord. If we continually lean upon people for the
support that only God can provide and supply, then we are going to end up
disappointed in relationship after relationship because people can only do so
much for us. We all hope to be a safe place for others to lean on when they are
in need of support, but we are still only people with finite limitations.
Therefore, live in and lean on God’s strength.
Pastor Kyle shares that it
is his heartfelt prayer that that everyone encounters the living God of heaven
and earth at every Sunday Worship Service. The church’s goal here is to create
the environment where the Holy Spirit can move an the Lord can speak to
everyone. The church’s pastors, staff and volunteers does their best to “set
the table” by establishing the space and creating the mood to honor, praise and
worship Almighty God in heart, soul and spirit.
Psalm 31:14-15 But as
for me, I trust in You, O Lord, I say, “You are my God.” My times are
in Your hand.”
The Lord, our God, may very
well speak to us through a sermon message, spiritual music, spirit-filled
prayer, the living Word of Holy Scripture or brotherly Christian interaction;
ministering to us by sharing what we needed to hear and experience on that
particular day and time.
Psalm 62:8 “Trust
in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge
for us.”
The fact of the matter is
that people come to church to hear the gospel of their Savior and Lord Jesus
Christ preached, to encounter their Maker, the living God, in power and
strength and experience true spiritual life that penetrates the soul (heart,
mind, body, will and emotion). Stop doing life on your own and start leaning on
Him.
In Christ, Brian
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