This mornings sermon...

It's amazing how each and every Sunday God speaks to Chris and I just when we need to hear him. Whatever we go through during the week God speaks to us about it that Sunday.

This Sunday was about being anger at God. We are necessarily "angry" at God but more frustrated about we felt like we was leading us to Nashville and now there isn't anything here for us. So this morning we were again encouraged by the sermon.

Pastor Randy spoke about when him and his wife were first married they purchased this great townhouse 900 sq ft, had 3 children while living there and thought they were it. When they were ready to move out of the small house they decided to still keep it and rent it out. They thought it was reall adult of them having two homes and also investing at the same time. The townhouse was all set up with renters and a management company that handled the rent and leasing agreements. It all seemed well until 6 months down the road the management company called them up and said that the renters could not make the rent for this month. Randy and his wife prayed about how they should handle this situation. They felt like the Lord was telling them to have mercy on the renters and they wouldn't need to pay rent for that month. After speaking with the management company about what they'd arrange with the renters the management company told Randy and his wife that they wouldn't be able to come up with next month either. Randy was really not sure what to do. Weeks went by and Randy tried to get a hold of the family (renters)to see what they could work out. No luck-- so he drove over to the townhouse and found that the family had vacated the house and also left them a present. On everyone of the walls were huge holes that they smashed in. The toilets where all plugged up. Since the toilets were plugged up they decided to use the backyard as their toilet.
Needless to say Randy had it out with God. "Why would you do this to us after we had mercy on them?" After a long few days of discussion with God, God told him this, "Mercy is expensive but it cost me everything for you."

WOW. Amazing. God only wants what is best for us. There was a reason that that situation happened to Randy and his wife. Even though we may not see the good in a bad situation there is a purpose. One purpose of Randy's situation was he was able to speak about his situation with many people this morning. God used that situation to minister to us. God is in control of every situation.

It does not profit us to be mad at God for God is in control of every situation.

We closed the service with this AWESOME hymn "How Great Thou Art"

O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.


Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!


When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.
When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur
And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.


Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!


And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.


Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!


When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.
Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,
And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!"


Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!