Dear HLPC family,
This past Sunday I mentioned seven ways we can prepare our hearts for suffering. These seven ways come out of Ligon Duncan’s book Does Grace Grow Best in Winter? Since I ran through them rather quickly, I thought I’d share them here:
- Let your heart be assured that there is no circumstance so overwhelming that God will not use it to do a work of grace in you.
- Pray, meditate, read, and trust until you know that whatever hand is in your suffering, God is your help, and do not forget to rely on God for the battle you are in.
- Pray, meditate, read, and believe until you are convinced of God’s infinite greatness.
- Determine to remember the mystery of God’s providence.
- Take account of your own sinfulness.
- Settle it in your heart that there is both a need and a purpose in your suffering.
- Believe in God’s kind providence toward you.
This past Sunday was also the day that our congregation elected three new elders: Chuck Ezell, Erik Fuqua, and Gregg Jerome. We are thankful for God’s provision for these newest leaders for our church. We plan to have a special service to ordain and install them to their office at our Sunday morning worship service on July 23rd.
Your Pastor,
Paul