Depression....

"I find myself frequently depressed - perhaps more so than any other person here. 

Fits of depression come over the most of us. Usually cheerful as we may be, we must at intervals be cast down. The strong are not always vigorous, the wise not always ready, the brave not always courageous, and the joyous not always happy." ~Charles Spurgeon

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"I find no better cure for depression than to TRUST IN THE LORD with all my heart, and seek to realize afresh the power of the peace speaking blood of Jesus, and His infinite love in dying upon the cross to put away all my transgressions." ~Charles Spurgeon

Worry (Part 2)....

"Worry is a trickle of fear running through the mind, ever cutting a deeper gorge into which all thoughts are drained." ~Unknown

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"Worry thrives when worship dies!" ~Pastore Brad Bigney

Worry (Part 1)....

"Worry is an over-anxious concern regarding the future and things that keeps a person from fulfilling CURRENT Biblical responsibilities." ~Pastor Brad Bigney

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 "Worry assumes the possibility of control over the uncontrollable. The illusion of control lurks inside your anxiety. Anxiety and control are two sides of one coin. When we can't control something, we worry about it!" ~David Powlison

Pain...

I don't mean to be repetitive, but I have some more great quotes to share with you from our last training weekend with the National Association of Neuthetic Counselors. I am SO thankful for the 3 weekends that Adam and I got to attend the conference. It was A LOT of information packed into few hours, but it was SO helpful! I'm excited to see how God uses the things we learned from our 30 hours of training! I pray that the principles/quotes I share this week will encourage and challenge you! I know they impacted me! 


An African Christian said this about American Christians: "You Americans always pray for God to remove the trial; we pray for God to strengthen our backs to bear it for His glory."


"God uses pain to direct us, correct us, inspect us, perfect us, and protect us" ~Rick Warren

Glorify....

Glorifying God involves demonstrating the greatness of God's character in every area of our life! 

~Dr. Nicholas Ellen

**John 17:3, Ephesians 3:14-20

Change...

Change is hard, but can take place, because God's commands assume God's enablement! 

~Randy Patten

**Philippians 1:6, 2:13, 4:13

True Ministry...

True ministry is not us getting the work done. It's the work getting done in us!! 

~Dr. Nicolas Ellen

How are you being changed in order to truly minister today?