Sunday Preview & Thought for the Week (2.13.14)

I hope you're staying warm, and I hope you'll join me in prayer for all those without power and all those working to restore power, clear roads, and in the healthcare industry.  Alas, the sun and warmth are coming and we'll be ready to go this weekend at Church of the Way.

We'll be continuing our series "The Vows" as we talk about "For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer."  It's so crucial to have the foundation of commitment in a marriage through thick and thin, and we'll talk about how to do that.

Thought for the Week
"Have you entered the storehouses of snow?"  Job 38:22

In your down time this week, take a moment to read Job 38.  It's a series of questions from God to Job.  God is basically saying, "Did you put the universe together, big boy?"  You think you can do this better than me?  You think you understand all this?  Watching the weather from inside my warm house this week has been interesting.  There is something majestic about the snow.  There is something terrifying about the ice.  And though it has been a mess across the region, there are other parts of the world that are sunny and 75 this week.  We are focused on our world, but it's a big world.  There is a God who is present in it all.  There is a God who sees a big picture.  And we have no idea about his plans and ways.  This is so crucial to remember in day to day life.  We want to micromanage every moment of life, and we have several helpful suggestions we'd like to give God as it pertains to our day to day activities.  We know just what we want him to fix, who we want him to heal, and who we'd just as soon he let fail.  We see our own snow storm and have no idea what is happening on the other side of the world.  He sits beside storehouses of snow, sunshine, rain, hail, wind and anything we could imagine.  He put the stars in their place.  And we can trust Him.  It's not only that He is powerful -- He is powerful AND He loves us.  It's a big world.  He sees it all.  Take a look at Job 38 while you stare out the window at the snow with a good cup of coffee.

Be Safe.  Stay Warm.  And I love you.

Carter