Last night, I preached at a Baccalaureate service for one of the communities I currently serve. As I sat on the platform for the service and then stood behind the podium and presumed to preach God's Word to the graduating class at this pivotal time in their lives, I looked out at a sea of faces that included many who have become my family. The graduates included 5 young people who've called me "Pastor Kristen" for the past 4 years. I've watched them grow from "kids" into amazing young adults.
At roughly the same time I was leading worship in the high school, one of the dear souls who is a part of my other commuity passed from this life into the nearer presence of God.
Life is full of transitions. Some are minor; some change everything. Some bring rejoicing, while others bring pain. But as I told the graduates last night, every time God says "go" in some way, God also offers opportunities for growth.
When God told Abram to "get up and go" without even telling him where, God also promised Abram that if he trusted the Lord's leading and promise, he'd be blessed beyond imagining. (Genesis 12:1-4) God pours out blessings on those who trust the Lord, even in the most difficult of transitions, in every command from God to "go" from here to there.
As God says "go" to us in so many ways, my prayer for all of us is that we'll, as the old song says, "trust and obey." Thus may we truly know joy in Jesus, today and every day.
At roughly the same time I was leading worship in the high school, one of the dear souls who is a part of my other commuity passed from this life into the nearer presence of God.
Life is full of transitions. Some are minor; some change everything. Some bring rejoicing, while others bring pain. But as I told the graduates last night, every time God says "go" in some way, God also offers opportunities for growth.
When God told Abram to "get up and go" without even telling him where, God also promised Abram that if he trusted the Lord's leading and promise, he'd be blessed beyond imagining. (Genesis 12:1-4) God pours out blessings on those who trust the Lord, even in the most difficult of transitions, in every command from God to "go" from here to there.
As God says "go" to us in so many ways, my prayer for all of us is that we'll, as the old song says, "trust and obey." Thus may we truly know joy in Jesus, today and every day.
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