Today in my quiet time I meditated on my need for faith...Hebrews 11:6 and a chapter in Charles Bridges book "The Christian Ministry." Here's a quote that is very encouraging.
"The main difficulty, therefore, is not in our work, but in ourselves; in the conflict with our own unbelief, in the form either of indolence or of self-dependence. When faith is really brought into action, the extent and aggravation of the difficulty (even were it increased an hundred-fold) is a matter of little comparative moment. Difficulties heaped upon difficulties can never rise to the level of the promise of God. To meet the trembling apprehensions--"Who is sufficient for these things?" the answer is ready--"Our sufficiency is of God." --Charles Bridges, The Christian Ministry Page 175
Amen! I am not sufficient to do finish in the short time that is left. But God is my sufficiency. Thank you for your prayers.
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DATE: 2:26 AM
Dear Josh,
Hey, I just had to tell you how absolutely delighted I am that someone has written this book.
I grew up in an amazing church, and actually fell in love with it when I went to church camp at 14. The passion and commitment for my "second home" grew and developed into a wonderful relationship during high school.
I guess my church was what you would call a "megachurch," but, as one of my pastors has said, "We may have the body of a megachurch but the heart of a small one." It's incredible.
Anyway, I have had such a desire to share my passion for my own church and involvment in the local church with others, but it's so difficult sometimes to express how much you can really love a church to those who don't understand. Thanks for doing it for me, more completely than I ever could have!
God bless,
Mel.
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