"...Israel, out looking for a place to rest, met God out looking for them! God told them, 'I've never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love!'"
Jeremiah 31:3 (The Message)
Christmas season is always my favorite time of year, but it's often also my most stressful time of year. The to-do lists seem to get longer and the days seem to get shorter. Yesterday I left work looking for a place to rest and found God's love looking out for me.
While I was still at my job, my husband came home early, cleaned our house and did our laundry - two very burdensome tasks on that never-ending to-do list. It was just what I needed! To me, it was as if Jesus reached through my husband's arms and actions and expressed His love for me. Not only did I feel like a cherished wife, but a loved child of God. God knew that I was sinking in my stress and used my husband to help pull me back up.
Our worlds move so fast that we can miss these moments where God, in His great love, reaches out to show us how much He cares. He loves you and He's looking out for you. As Jeremiah wrote, "Expect love, love, and more love!"
Announcements:
- Come and celebrate the real reason for the season at our Children’s Christmas Musical! Our presentations of the “Best Christmas Present Ever” and the “Living Nativity” will be performed on Saturday, December 13th at 5:00pm. Be sure to bring your children with you, because this family-style event will replace our Saturday evening services and children’s programming.
- Join us for for Christmas in the Courtyard after the Christmas Musical at 6:30 pm!
- Our 20-quarter challenge finished up last week with $458.35 raised! That's 1993 meals that can now be provided to hungry children through Kids Against Hunger! Great job, HD!!
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