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Hello Friends,
Great
opportunity to support a new ministry
Craig Brown,
yes that's right, RevKev's son, a gifted writer and singer will
be performing at Baxter's Eatery. Craig has an amazing call
on his life. Please come out and enjoy some acoustic music as
Craig shares his heart, his original music, and some worship.
Baxter's is
located next to Metro South Church at 3000 Van Horn road in
Trenton; in the Trafford Square shopping center on the corner of
Fort St. and Van Horn.
See you there!
In His Service,
Looking Up
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Looking Up Ministries
P.O.
Box 1408
Southgate, MI 48195
Booking information -
Feedback Form, or
contact
Pastor Kevin -
kevin@lookingup.net, or
734.818.0245
Bob Bolton -
bob@lookingup.net
Bill Burge -
bill@lookingup.net
Richard Engle -
richard@lookingup.net
Roger Schofield -
roger@lookingup.net
Blaine Thiel -
blaine@lookingup.net
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WHY, WHY, WHY?
KEEP IT UP! October 30
O LORD God of Heaven's Armies, how long will
you be angry with our prayers? Psalm 80:4 (NLT)
Let's be honest, let's lay it all on the
line for the next few minutes. There are
moments in life when we want to cry out
along with the psalmist, "O Lord, how long?"
How long before you answer my prayer? How
long must I wait for my heart-cry to be
heard? How long until my request finally
finds its way to your heart?
Experience teaches us that God doesn't
instantly respond to our petitions, even
when they conform to His will. An unsaved
spouse, a wayward teenager, a debilitating
disease-we ask God to intervene in a slew of
situations. But days turn into weeks, weeks
into months, months into years and still no
answer. What are we to do?
It's in our fallen nature to instinctively
question God, prayer, and even our faith as
a whole. "If God were really in this it
wouldn't be taking so long!" Isn't it ironic
how we want to confine the Eternal One to
our timetables? Isn't it strange that we
create a criterion for the Creator? Maybe
the fact that our prayers haven't been
answered has more to do with what needs to
take place in us than with what God needs to
do.
God is determined to produce perseverance in
us. He wants us to be people who push past
adversity, who break shackles, and who snap
that tape at the finish line. At the end of
the day, God will measure spiritual success
in us by our perseverance to stick with what
He's called us to do.
So what should we do when our prayers go
months and years without being answered? The
answer is obvious:
"Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then
looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of
God." (Luke 9:62 NLT)
Dig into the parable in Luke 18:1-8.
According to verse 1, what's the point of
the parable? What was the determining factor
in the decision rendered? How does this
inspire you to pray more? What's keeping you
from doing that?
Decide to refresh the spirits of those in
your group who are weary with their prayers.
Determine how you can put Galatians 6:9-10
into action. Support each other by bearing
each other's burdens (Galatians 6:2).
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