Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God.
(Psalm 42.11, NKJV)
It’s that time again when people start thinking about the upcoming holidays. We have Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve which are all just around the corner. In recent years, so many of us just wanted a happy Thanksgiving or Christmas. If we could just have a good holiday season, it would make up for all of the things that went wrong during the past year. Now, with the economy the way that it is and with so many people unemployed, homeless or sick, the holidays will be very different. Who can think about what they will eat when they are sick? Who can think about buying toys when they haven't eaten in days? Who can look forward to a new year when, for the first time in their lives, they didn't even get to have Christmas?
What I'm learning is that what may seem small to me is a huge deal to someone else. My hope this year is that my entire family will get saved. My prayer is that all of us are in good health and in our right minds. I've always understood this one thing about life: it may seem bad, but it could be worse. Often, when I think that I'm having it bad, I just have to get out and do some outreach or take a missions trip. I go visit those who are in prisons or nursing homes. These are the moments when I realize that things aren't as bad as they seem.
This year, I want to challenge my family, friends, and church members to get outside of the box. It's outside of the box that we think about others before we think of ourselves. The real joy in serving the Lord is when we challenge ourselves to do what Christ tells us in His Word - the Bible. We should all strive to be the people that we were born to be and to see ourselves the way that Christ sees us.
With that said, I want to invite you to join with me and Operation GO to bring hope to people who are not hopeless, but simply just need hope. If you consider yourself blessed and want to be a blessing, write the date below on your calendar, and visit us on the web at www.rwoc.org.
November 21, 2009
Thanksgiving Meal in Parker Community
December 19, 2009
Holiday Hope [Food and Clothing] at Carolina First
It’s that time again when people start thinking about the upcoming holidays. We have Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve which are all just around the corner. In recent years, so many of us just wanted a happy Thanksgiving or Christmas. If we could just have a good holiday season, it would make up for all of the things that went wrong during the past year. Now, with the economy the way that it is and with so many people unemployed, homeless or sick, the holidays will be very different. Who can think about what they will eat when they are sick? Who can think about buying toys when they haven't eaten in days? Who can look forward to a new year when, for the first time in their lives, they didn't even get to have Christmas?
What I'm learning is that what may seem small to me is a huge deal to someone else. My hope this year is that my entire family will get saved. My prayer is that all of us are in good health and in our right minds. I've always understood this one thing about life: it may seem bad, but it could be worse. Often, when I think that I'm having it bad, I just have to get out and do some outreach or take a missions trip. I go visit those who are in prisons or nursing homes. These are the moments when I realize that things aren't as bad as they seem.
This year, I want to challenge my family, friends, and church members to get outside of the box. It's outside of the box that we think about others before we think of ourselves. The real joy in serving the Lord is when we challenge ourselves to do what Christ tells us in His Word - the Bible. We should all strive to be the people that we were born to be and to see ourselves the way that Christ sees us.
With that said, I want to invite you to join with me and Operation GO to bring hope to people who are not hopeless, but simply just need hope. If you consider yourself blessed and want to be a blessing, write the date below on your calendar, and visit us on the web at www.rwoc.org.
November 21, 2009
Thanksgiving Meal in Parker Community
December 19, 2009
Holiday Hope [Food and Clothing] at Carolina First
