We, at Rockford First, are engaged in a series about trusting God through difficult circumstances. We all encounter times that pull us apart, turn us inside out, and break us into a thousand pieces. It is during those very times that God does a significant work inside of us to expand our capacity, build trust and strengthen our faith in Him.
The church receives hundreds of prayer requests. Every request is prayed over. Every need is brought to God. Every answered prayer is celebrated. The challenges that people are going through are difficult to communicate in this blog. Cancer, divorce, bitterness, joblessness, temptation, parenting struggles, loneliness, etc, etc, etc. Overwhelming. So many scrapes, bruises and broken bones as we travel through this hopelessly broken world.
Thank God we don’t travel alone. (Deuteronomy 31:6)
Through good and bad times, God is working His amazing plan in the background of our lives. We don’t always understand why things happen but we do know that God will build our capacity, trust and faith if we travel with Him through the difficult times. We also know that He will not leave us alone on the journey.
Psalm 37:5 (NLT)
Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust Him, and He will help you.
Resource:
http://rockfordfirst.com/weeklymessage
Jeremy- I can’t begin to tell you how much you and Jen and the church have impacted my faith walk, family and LIFE! I went to Christian life my whole pre-k thru 12 grade school life. I didn’t have a “church-going” family growing up, my parents just couldn’t decide on child support and tuition became the agreement. However, I had gone on a school tour with Christy Cluck Saunders about 4 years ago looking at all the changes the school has made and she invited me to come to church one sunday and I’ve been hooked ever since. I’ve finally found home! Recently, (this summer’s car show sunday) my Husband started coming and now he is hooked. God is doing a work in our marriage and family that is very “Supernatural” and I never thought I deserved this life. I am truly blessed. Your message is on point every week. My husband says he enjoys you because you are a real person with real life problems just like us and he can relate. He’s never had that before. I just wanted you to know that God has used you in a phenomenal way to speak in our lives. We can’t say enough how much we appreciate you, your message, your family and now, our church family! It’s as if God is saying, “Welcome Home.”