Well I'm here at Christ for the Nations in Dallas, TX. waiting to pick up my son and bring him home to his mama for a few weeks. He's enjoying barbecue with the other R.A.'s while I'm here at the coffee shop with a cup of coffee. You don't sense a bit of jealousy do you?
I thought I'd take this time to make a quick blog post so my words won't be polished but from the heart.
It's been two years now that I made the decision to discontinue our newly planted church in Pueblo West, CO. and move back to Texas. Basically we walked away from the dream we believed God had put in our hearts. Since that time I've thought of a "thousand" reasons why we should have stayed and a "thousand" reasons why we were justified in leaving. You can imagine the emotional roller coaster for the past two years. Especially when your wife was willing to sell her dream home and I resigned a great church to go and live this dream! It can be difficult to make sense of things at times.
But wait a minute, maybe that's the reason for the emotional roller coaster. You know, trying to make sense of it all. Especially since God tells me in Proverbs chapter 3 that I'm not supposed to depend on my own understanding but TRUST HIM!
Let me go ahead and share Proverbs 3:5,6. "Trust in The Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take."
I love the definition of the word trust. "The trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others. Complete confidence in a person or plan."
Friends you and I know that God cannot lie and He is faithful! We can be confident in the plan God has for us. But here's the big deal. Can I trust Him with ALL my heart or am I holding back part of me because I don't want to be disappointed again?
The Bible tells us that "hope deferred makes the heart sick." Can I ask you a difficult question? Is your heart "sick" today because there's been some type of devastating event in your life? It's hard to trust God with all your heart if your heart is "sick."
Please allow me to encourage you today and tell you that your Heavenly Father loves you and wants to heal your wounded heart. I find it interesting that after King David committed adultery part of his prayer of repentance included the following: "God create in me a clean heart." David realized that God needed to heal his heart.
Maybe you and I need to pray that same prayer. "God create in me a clean heart." I can almost guarantee you that a person with a clean heart can trust God with ALL their heart. You may not have sinned like David did but none the less your heart needs to be healed.
Okay I've just been tying away here at CFNI and still waiting on my son. Let me challenge you! Today is the day you can trust God with ALL your heart. Don't try and make sense of all the disappointments. It's time to move forward trusting and knowing that God still has a great plan for your life.
In fact it's time to DREAM.......AGAIN!
Encouraging the World,
Ken Woolf
I thought I'd take this time to make a quick blog post so my words won't be polished but from the heart.
It's been two years now that I made the decision to discontinue our newly planted church in Pueblo West, CO. and move back to Texas. Basically we walked away from the dream we believed God had put in our hearts. Since that time I've thought of a "thousand" reasons why we should have stayed and a "thousand" reasons why we were justified in leaving. You can imagine the emotional roller coaster for the past two years. Especially when your wife was willing to sell her dream home and I resigned a great church to go and live this dream! It can be difficult to make sense of things at times.
But wait a minute, maybe that's the reason for the emotional roller coaster. You know, trying to make sense of it all. Especially since God tells me in Proverbs chapter 3 that I'm not supposed to depend on my own understanding but TRUST HIM!
Let me go ahead and share Proverbs 3:5,6. "Trust in The Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take."
I love the definition of the word trust. "The trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others. Complete confidence in a person or plan."
Friends you and I know that God cannot lie and He is faithful! We can be confident in the plan God has for us. But here's the big deal. Can I trust Him with ALL my heart or am I holding back part of me because I don't want to be disappointed again?
The Bible tells us that "hope deferred makes the heart sick." Can I ask you a difficult question? Is your heart "sick" today because there's been some type of devastating event in your life? It's hard to trust God with all your heart if your heart is "sick."
Please allow me to encourage you today and tell you that your Heavenly Father loves you and wants to heal your wounded heart. I find it interesting that after King David committed adultery part of his prayer of repentance included the following: "God create in me a clean heart." David realized that God needed to heal his heart.
Maybe you and I need to pray that same prayer. "God create in me a clean heart." I can almost guarantee you that a person with a clean heart can trust God with ALL their heart. You may not have sinned like David did but none the less your heart needs to be healed.
Okay I've just been tying away here at CFNI and still waiting on my son. Let me challenge you! Today is the day you can trust God with ALL your heart. Don't try and make sense of all the disappointments. It's time to move forward trusting and knowing that God still has a great plan for your life.
In fact it's time to DREAM.......AGAIN!
Encouraging the World,
Ken Woolf
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