Hey ya'll!
Things are going great here in Williston! God is doing wonderful things. The last several services have seen children at the altar, tears streaming down their faces, seeking the Holy Ghost. We have seen stammering lips! Youth have been binding together during services seeking God! I really believe God is preparing us for something wonderful!
And I don't just mean in Williston - I mean in ND, in the US, and across the world! God has great plans for us!
We are gearing up for the lock-in and rally in Bismarck next weekend! We will have a wonderful time of fellowship and foolishness Friday night. I know the quiz teams will do great Friday evening. Saturday, I encourage you to join us for choir at Noon, and at 1:00 we will 'Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise!" I anticipate a wonderful time in the Holy Ghost Saturday and look forward to seeing you all then!
God Bless - Tony
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Don't Blame God
It is Sunday morning and I am sitting in my office at the church. I have not blogged in quite some time, so figured maybe today could be the day. I guess to be quite honest I've never seen myself as a blogger! :-) I find it a little 'intimidating' that I have no clue who all will be reading what I write...but it's good to get out of your comfort zone. (Or so Shawna Sletten told me once)
Sometimes, things are going to come your way that you don't understand. That is not the time to give up on God! I have been asked many times, "How could God let this happen to me!" I want you to understand that God does not JUST LET THINGS HAPPEN! God has given us that wondeful opportunity of choice. He didn't want puppets hanging from a string! How can we worship God if we are just puppets! He gave Adam and Eve free roam of the garden, but they couldn't resist the one tree that they were to leave alone!
God has given us the freedom to make choices in life. When something bad happens to you, think about the events that led up to it! I guarantee, it was not God's fault! There were most certainly choices that you made or someone else made that led to the events!
But rest assured, when you stand back up, God is there with a hand stretched out to help you get up! The bible says in Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil". God wants to bring you peace if you just lean on him! Don't ever get mad and blame God for what happens in your life.
P.S. Leave me your thoughts...let me know I'm not typing in vain! :-)
Sometimes, things are going to come your way that you don't understand. That is not the time to give up on God! I have been asked many times, "How could God let this happen to me!" I want you to understand that God does not JUST LET THINGS HAPPEN! God has given us that wondeful opportunity of choice. He didn't want puppets hanging from a string! How can we worship God if we are just puppets! He gave Adam and Eve free roam of the garden, but they couldn't resist the one tree that they were to leave alone!
God has given us the freedom to make choices in life. When something bad happens to you, think about the events that led up to it! I guarantee, it was not God's fault! There were most certainly choices that you made or someone else made that led to the events!
But rest assured, when you stand back up, God is there with a hand stretched out to help you get up! The bible says in Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil". God wants to bring you peace if you just lean on him! Don't ever get mad and blame God for what happens in your life.
P.S. Leave me your thoughts...let me know I'm not typing in vain! :-)
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