Week of October 2

Expecting God

Sowing our Prayer… Reaping the Spirit

As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit.

~ Emmanuel Teney ~

I will have nothing to do with a God who cares only occasionally. I need a God who is with us always, everywhere, in the deepest depths as well as the highest heights. It is when things go wrong, when good things do not happen, when our prayers seem to have been lost, that God is most present. We do not need the sheltering wings when things go smoothly. We are closest to God in the darkness, stumbling along blindly.

~ Madeleine L'Engle ~

Monday	Psalm 46:1-3
Tuesday	James 1:2-4
Wednesday	Psalm 37:1-6
Thursday	Hebrews 6:10-12
Friday	Psalm 27:1-4
Saturday	1 Corinthians 15:50-58

As you read these scriptures this week, reflect on how God is faithful during difficult times.  Also reflect on what God asks of us in those difficult times.  In order for us to benefit from his faithfulness, we must remain faithful to him.  We must remain steadfast in our trust of him. 

Remember to pray for the Spirit to clarify the mission for Oak Chapel and for the Spirit to give us the power to work in this mission.