What Makes You So Strong?

By Pastor Tim White

Women, what makes you so strong?  So much of our character is infused into our lives by our mothers, our sisters and our daughters.  As I thought about moments of character that change everything - I was overwhelmed by the strength that God put in Moses’ mother, Samuel’s mother and Mary the mother of Jesus.  How they looked at life through praise, the strength of God's perspective and through giving hearts.  I thought about all the women of God that He has placed in my heart and I could not help but ask God and the ladies of our church - what makes them so strong?  How do they hold it together when loved ones pass away, when finances are tough, when they are treated unfairly?  What is that special strength that God has placed into women’s lives?  And we concluded it was their eyes- their beautiful eyes that look at life through the eyes of God.  That is the way they see flowers, children, and even problems that arise.  We can learn from that character building trait.  

Presently, our church is facing a transition challenge.  We are getting great interest on our RecCreation Center that would leave us with amazing possibilities.  But we have to continue to make the payments while these possibilities go through the year long process of materializing into strong options.

 Just as when you sell your house, your payments don't stop until you have sold the house.  So it is with this transition that our church family is going through.  When we listed the RecCreation Center, as we were directed by our bank, many of our supporters stopped their building gifts or Wall of Champions gifts and we face a big challenge now.  Unless we can quickly pick back up the challenge there will be major cut backs to ministries and staff.  

But we see this as a time of possibilities- a time when we see life through the eyes of God.  Yes, we are going through a transition but the opportunities are unlimited and we are still a family. Won't you consider reenlisting for the transition drive to put us in a strong place during this time of change?  We are transforming into a movement- a movement so great that only God can see how great the vision is ahead.

Your friend for the rest of my life,

Pastor Tim White