Watching and Waiting
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Telos- When we are struggling and waiting, we may become weary, but we can find strength in God.
New Wine: So I yield to You and to Your careful hand
When I trust You I don’t need to understand
New Wine: So I yield to You and to Your careful hand
When I trust You I don’t need to understand
What is in you is greater than what happens to you!
What is in you is greater than what happens to you!
And is greater than any mountain, giant, or physical oppression!
And is greater than any mountain, giant, or physical oppression!
Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall,
But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
God does not call us to tough it out, but to trust Him!
God does not call us to tough it out, but to trust Him!
Remember, You are not alone!
Remember, You are not alone!
Stir Up the Gift in You
Stir Up the Gift in You
Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
That is why I would remind you to stir up (rekindle the embers of, fan the flame of, and keep burning) the [gracious] gift of God, [the inner fire] that is in you by means of the laying on of my hands [with those of the elders at your ordination].
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control.
The flame is God’s gift; the care of that flame is your gift back to God
The flame is God’s gift; the care of that flame is your gift back to God
The ashes that smother the flame were once fuel for the fire, but no longer serve a purpose.
Don’t grieve the ashes of the past
Key: Remember!
Key: Remember!
Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.
If you have no point of reference, someone else’s testimony can be adopted.
The “fanning into flame” is a dramatic change from the despondency of “why bother” into knowing that everything will be all right.
The “fanning into flame” is a dramatic change from the despondency of “why bother” into knowing that everything will be all right.
"God doesn't call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if he doesn't come through." Crazy Love by Francis Chan
Behind the beauty of your tapestry
Behind the beauty of your tapestry
You can not move forward looking backwards.
Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.
Corrie ten Boom