Dear Christians,
through the storms,
through the grief,
through the tears,
through the trials,
through the pain,
through the struggles,
through the doubts,
through it all,
God is good.
God is faithful.
God is sovereign.
May your sleep be peaceful tonight.
“RDF does not exist to wage wars, it exists to prevent wars and protect peace. You have shown this here at home, and abroad, in the many places where you have gone to lend a helping hand to those with whom we share a lot as Africans and to other friends who are in need of our help.” President Kagame.
Divorce
Years ago, when I went through divorce, I did not come out on the other side a better Christian (whatever that means), a better person, or a stronger person. But I did grasp more fully that, in and of myself, I am nothing. I have zilch to offer God. I have nothing of my own to claim, except my faults. I have no strength, no righteousness, no moral pedigree to wow heaven.
In divorce God married me to the cross. I didn’t want it; indeed, I hated it. But upon my shoulders God laid it. The ring of nails. The veil of darkness. The kiss of death. When we are stripped of all the good we think we are and have, we come face to face with the evil within. We fight and wrestle and gasp and die and become nothing.
Then our Lord, who created everything out of nothing, says, “Now I have you exactly where I want you.” The only material that God really works with is nothing. He brings to nothing the things that are (1 Corinthians 1:28) that through this nothing he might show us that our everything is that one who is the source of our life, Christ Jesus, whom God makes our “wisdom and our righteousness and sanctification and redemption,” (1:30).
He opens our eyes to see that we are not dead on a cross alone. We are part of a thorn-crowned Savior who became our everything. We die in him and life returns. We have no hope in ourselves but in him we receive hope of cosmic proportions. Our face, which only a God can love, the Father of love bends down and kisses. He bathes away our filth. He lifts up our downcast eyes. He gives us his own name. We are married to the cross, and there meet the bridegroom of our souls.
Like so many of the hardships in life, it is only in hindsight that we realize the hidden hand of God at work in our deepest woes. He is not making us stronger but is making us dead, that we might truly live in the strength that he provides. He is not making us better people but unveiling how bad we are that we may find in Christ the riches of our Father’s goodness.
The best of medicine.
The best of pediatric cardiology.
The best of globally-minded humanity & compassion.
The best of #Israel.
A visit to Save A Child’s Heart children’s home & hospital is powerfully inspiring.
@SaveChildsHeart is well worth getting to know.
My Teacher was opening my eyes to the concept of salt and light
Salt must enter soup and interact before it’s impact is felt.
But light just shines
Doesn’t need to move.
But it would still cause change.
“The men did not ask counsel of the Lord. And Joshua made peace with the Gibeonites.” Joshua 9:14f
Pause before every deliberation, every meeting, every conversation, every sermon, every lesson, every conscious fork in the road, and say, “O Lord, bring to my mind your counsel.”
Confession 2/365: I confess that I will never know sickness or affliction. I speak to my body now, this will be the healthiest year I’ve ever had. I curse bodily pain & disease. My body operates to its highest potential.
Mark your calendar! Join us and enter 2023 in style. This year's Crossover Night will be held in person for the first time in two years. We're taking it up a notch. Come and celebrate with us!
Stay tuned for more updates.
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COMING UP❕
We're setting up a new maternal gym where expecting women will be offered a regular fitness program as part of our pre and post-natal care packages.