"My Times are in YOUR HANDS"…. Psalm 31:15 &
"He Knows the End from the Beginning" Isa 46:10
Can you think of any better duo of verses for the year ahead than these? Surely with Our God going ahead of us, we can have no anxiety.
2018 was a difficult year for me personally, with the loss of 2 of my 4 “lifelong” friends of 35 years, both unexpectedly. Yet each time, I had SUCH strong assurance that God was completely in control~ utterly persuaded that “underneath are the everlasting arms.” I wish this same mindset would surround me all the time!
This winter our class will study I Peter, the only New Testament book written specifically about suffering (hint: it never answers the ‘why?’ question, however…)
You are warmly invited to join us, beginning Feb 4, at Good Shepherd Presbyterian on Rea Road in Charlotte. We meet Monday evenings at 7-8:30.
Great books about Joy in Trials: Here’s a sampling~
Andrew Murray, A Believer’s Secret of Living Like Christ
Tim Keller, Walking With God in Times of Suffering
Elisabeth Elliot, A Path Through Suffering
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship
Philip Yancey, Reaching for the Invisible God
C. S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
WOW Is a group of women from more than 15 churches in the Charlotte area, committed to the Lordship of Christ in ALL things, and studying His Word in-depth as a group~ in small group settings, at home, and through lecture.
Please join us one Monday Evening this Winter/Spring!
God bless your endeavors in 2019 ! We don’t go into this year alone, and that makes ALL the difference! …
Warmly,
AKLB
