Why do we we have fear of not being provided for? Even when we have enough the process of looking into the future and wondering if we will make it is daunting, scary, and unnecessary. God says He will provide and He means what He says.

So, don't take yourself so seriously, stop to "look at your hands," taking time to stop and see God's intricate design, and make the decision to just GO ALL IN.

Are you plagued by fear? Wondering how, and if, God will provide? Starting our new series, "God's Kindess That Brings Provision," Pastor Steve Sjogren Speaks about regaining our courage and looking at the life of Moses.

Pastor Josh speaks about persistant faith and ending our series of Your Spiritual Depth, guest Jake Hamilton leads us in worship and speaks ecouraging words into our lives and the life of the church.

Venturing deeper into "Your Spiritual Depth" brings us to a place where we must choose to grow into an emotionally mature adult. But what does that look like? Am I not already a mature adult? This maturity lies in Gods love penetrating us and then reflecting out towards Him and others.

The goal of the Christian life is to LOVE WELL.

True spirituality includes not only loveing God but also the SKILL of loving others MATURELY.

Our

culture knows little of rhythms.  We are chronically  hurried. Everyone

complains of busyness and being stressed out and we have no idea how to

change.              

The question: how to live life oriented around God; calm, content,

confident and peaceful? How do we enjoy the life to the full? Clue, it's in the 4th command...

Grief, loss and pain. It is no secret that Jesus said we would endure hardship in this life. So, hardship will come. And for most of us has already cut deep into our lives. But what if our grief and pain can have a reason, a purpose? If we allow Him, God will help us wrestle through it, and then cause it to strengthen, benefit, and better us.

Don't let your suffering have no purpose. Let Him grow you out of the dark.

Do you ever feel like you are up against a wall? We all inevitably experience walls throughout our life and in our spirituality. Where many turn away or give up we need to JOURNEY THROUGH THE WALL in order to change and find ourselves back in God's joy and presence.

The cycle is now putting off the sinful patterns of my biological family and culture and being transformed so that I might be my authentic self in Christ and be a blessing to the world.

God put you here for a reason, but you HAVE TO GO BACK TO GO FORWARD

I have always had the opinion that those who want to “find themselves” are selfish and narcissistic,  and I think that is a true statement for most people who go on such self discovery expeditions.  BUT…. If you don’t know yourself, how can you give yourself to God? And how can anyone be in a healthy relationship with you? So there is a fine line between introspection (bad) and self awareness (good). David was not only self aware, he knew where God was and what he was called to do. David was confident yet not cocky..

What lies beneath your Surface?

We are all on a journey of spiritual growth. We can choose to not grow, get to a certain point and level off, or address what is spiritually and emotionally unhealthing below our surface to begin transofrming into the unique person God has specifically made every one of us to be.