This group of sixty-six young ladies spent the entire day today delighting in the Lord. Pray that God will reveal more of His goodness to each one as they continue seeking Him for the remainder of the week!
“The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.” - Lamentations 3:25
One enjoyable way to keep God’s Word before our eyes throughout the day is by displaying it on our computer’s Desktop background. And what better way to highlight the Word of God than with breathtaking photography of His beautiful creation in the Northwoods?
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Autumn Lake — Lamentations 3:25
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Misty Morning — Jeremiah 29:13
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What do you do when you reach a spiritual low point? How do you keep from becoming discouraged and losing heart? With passionate exhortation, practical application, and memorable illustrations, pastor Ken Pierpont of Evangel Baptist Church, unveils how glorifying God keeps us from burning out on the journey and allows us to enjoy life to the fullest.
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Before the Journey, I was an average American Christian. I had prayed and even had some good fruit, but I wasn’t growing. I wanted to do great things spiritually, but I did not know how.
I tried having consistent quiet times with the Lord, although I never really made God my first priority. I also tried starting a Bible study, which helped a little. Then I learned that in order to “love God with all my heart” I must remove all competing affections.
Throughout the week, God would reveal competing affections to me. As He brought each one to my mind I would confess them and give them to God. After I confessed all of my competing affections and hidden sins to my father and repented, I began to experience a new life in my walk with God. As I continue to grow, I find a new interest in reading His word, a desire to let nothing come between God and a dedication to live out God’s best rather than my best.
~ Steven
June 2008 Guys’ Journey
I would have to say that this past week has been an awesome week of watching God’s mighty hand at work in each of the lives of those who went on this past Journey. Personally, I was challenged in my own walk with the Lord to pursue Him diligently through His word by meditation. As the week came to a close, one of the guys whose life had been changed commented, “This has been the best week of my life!”.
Praise God for His faithfulness and exceeding abundant mercy that He continually pours out upon each Journey! The following is a testimony from one of the lives that has been changed. God bless!
Chad Paine
Journey to the Heart
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What an amazing week and powerful Journey that I was able to learn vital, life-changing qualities on! It was a serious week of conviction, prayer and fellowship. While on this Journey, I learned four main things.
It was such an encouragement to be with other fellow believers. As we go back to our homes, I am motivated to continue to spend time in the Word, meditate upon it, grow in God’s wisdom and truly live for Christ.
~ Chandler
July 2008 Guys Journey
In December 1964, after completing nine and a half months of service in Vietnam, I arrived at Travis Air Force Base in Bolero, CA. It was Christmas Eve, and I was anxious see my wife and be home for Christmas.
As I left the base to catch a bus, a group of war protesters threw rotten fruit and eggs at us, calling us baby-killers. I wanted to break their heads but was restrained by the military police. I was deeply crushed because there seemed to be no appreciation back at home for the soldiers who were sacrificing their lives for their country. This caused me to become very bitter.
In 1971 in Globe, AZ, I was driving up a narrow street on a steep hill when I was met by someone in another vehicle on my side of the road. The road was too steep to back up so he began to curse me and give naughty waves.
In anger, I got out of my truck and walked up to his car. He quickly locked the doors and rolled up the windows. I grabbed the door handle and pulled it right off the car. My next thought was to smash the window with the handle, break his head with it, and then drag him out through the window. I could see the terror in his eyes.
But in that instant, God spoke to my heart and told me to stop. Somehow, I controlled my anger, apologized, and got back in my truck. After that incident, I realized I had a serious problem with anger. Yet instead of properly dealing with it, I only sank deeper into my bitterness, anger, and depression, fighting suicidal and violent thoughts.
Early in 1975, I attended the Institute in Basic Youth Conflicts Seminar in Fort Worth, TX after hearing the testimony of an alumnus. Mr. Bill Gothard talked about one area in which I knew I needed tremendous help—overcoming bitterness.
Through the teachings about Jesus Christ and His power to reconstruct lives, I was able to overcome bitterness and forgive the offensive war protesters, as well as a nation who I felt had betrayed all Vietnam War veterans. There is now healing instead of hurt.
Bob Norvell now enjoys regularly sharing his life experiences with teams of young men who are seeking the Lord as they go on a Journey to the Heart.
The fourth week of the Fall 2008 Life FOCUS program was spent in the Northwoods of upper Michigan on a “Journey to the Heart” …
The distant rising sun was only just peeking up upon the cool, The frosty Northwoods Conference Center frost blanketed morning as our group of 20 arose early Tuesday morning …©2008 Robert Staddon. Design by Abundant Designs
