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Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
If I had a dollar for every time someone told me back in 2020 something along the lines of, “His way is always higher than ours” or “Keep your eyes on Him and it’ll all work out”, I would be a millionaire. Within the course of 12 months, my new bride and I walked through crazy sickness, quarantine, a miscarriage, and then in December immediately after we announced to our close friends and family that we were pregnant again...a second heartbreaking miscarriage. In times like that, the only place I could look was down. The only thing I wanted to do was distract myself from the heartache around me. I know anyone reading this has felt heartache, and I know how tempting it is for you to look around for anything to hide from the brokenness in your life.
But it’s in these moments that we get to experience Jesus the comforter, Jesus the healer, and Jesus the friend. Every castle I have ever tried to build on the soil of this world has crumbled, and that’s exactly where He met me. Friends, I cannot implore you enough, whether you’re amidst the most success you’ve ever felt or at rock bottom, open up your hands and give it to Jesus. Dig in. Run to Him. There is nothing stronger, nothing sweeter, and nothing more fruitful to build your life on than the name of Jesus.
Father, I thank you for the storms you’ve walked me through. I thank you for being my friend even when I didn’t want to look at you. I pray for the person reading this right now who has been distracting themselves and hiding from you. I ask that your wrap your arms around them in ways they have never known. I ask that you give them the strength to look to you even in the middle of the fire.
Amen.
Today pray for our Worship Ministry. Pray for those who serve and lead that ministry. Pray for their favor with people and thank God for the gifting He has given them.
Mark James (Interim Orange City Coordinator and team lead)
Nick Reiherzer (Worship Director / DeLand Coordinator)
Bryce Wright (Deltona Coordinator)
Darrell LeBlanc (Production Director)
John Ostermann (Production Specialist)
Worship Teams
Production Teams