This Sunday, September 20, we'll close out the series Five Things God Uses to Grow Your Faith with the message "Pivotal Circumstances."
Every one of us has faced circumstances, both good experiences and bad, that have effected our faith. When we face one of these times, we get to decide whether our faith grows stronger or gets weaker.
In the great times, the times of celebration and joy, our faith grows when we decide to praise and thank our Heavenly Father and acknowledge that he is the source of our celebration. Our faith weakens when we pat ourselves on the back and give all the credit to our abilities, our wisdom, ourselves.
In the difficult times, our faith can grow weak very quickly. We begin to doubt that God loves us and that he could do anything to help us even if he wanted to. Or, our faith can grow huge, as we cling the One who created all things and who loves us more than we can comprehend and who is in absolute charge of our circumstances, whether or not we understand it.
God wants to grow your faith. Sometimes he chooses to do that through difficult circumstances. It's up to us how we respond.
Everyone you know is either going through a tough time or is heading toward one. Do everything you can to get them to Tapestry to hear this message. It's that important, and they'll thank you after the service.
I'll see you this Sunday at 6pm for our final worship service at New Covenant Church and to take a closer look at "Pivotal Circumstances."
