Blessings to you, faithful family and friends.  My prayer this week is for your strength and comfort.  May you stand firm in your faith, resisting the devil and choosing the life of the Spirit.  Here’s what’s coming up.

It was delightful to see everyone again who made it last Sunday.  We are still missing a few, but I trust that God will bring us all back together at one time soon.  There was a lot of sharing during the prayer time and I am happy to say we are beginning to see some of those prayers answered in the ways we hope for.  We can also take encouragement from the lesson that Linda gave us.  When we change our question from “Why is this happening to me?” to “How can this be used for Your glory?”, we are in a place where God can do great things.

I did open up the conference line for a while, but since no one called in and I would need my phone for other activities, I disconnected after our PRAYER TIME.  We’ll continue to post to Facebook and the Web site as we have done for the last couple of years, but I won’t be opening the phone line going forward unless there is interest.  Maybe it’s something we should just do , but I need a volunteer willing to host the line.  My stack of hats is about to fall off.

When next we meet, I want to talk to you about temptation.  We all face it.  All too often we give in to it, but is that unavoidable?  Not if we believe what God’s word tells us.  There’s a promise in 1 Corinthians 10:13 that says when we are tempted, God will provide a way out.  He doesn’t do the tempting, but He remains in control.  You can be assured that when you face a temptation, God has given you a way out.  The question is, “Will you take it?”  First, as always, we’ll look at the context for this verse.  Then I will share with you some truths about temptation and some strategies for triumphing over it.

Keep each other in your prayers.  There’s always plenty over on the Praise and Prayer Requests page if you would like to jog your memory.  I am sometimes a little vague on purpose to protect people’s privacy, but if you have been in the services it will help recall the details.  Keep in touch and encourage each other.

Love y’all!

Larry