Loving my church....

I just wanted to state how much I really love my church and days like today make me so thankful for the church home I have. Pastor Peter's sermon this morning was on marriage and it was soo full of truth and convicting as well. He spoke about how submission of the wife to the husband was a result of the fall of man. It was not God's orginal intention which I had never heard before. He also spoke about how it is not the role of "the wife" to support her husband to do everything he is called to do and dreams of but rather the role of "the spouse". He emphasized how important it is for a husband and wife to mutually encourage each other in thier dreams and relationship with God and recieve support from thier spouse. It just echoed my own firm belief that your spouse should continually challenge you closer to God and challenge you to be everything God has made you to be. Your spouse should make you a better person. So often Christians get soo stiff and traditional and don't encourage husbands to support thier wives in thier wive's own dreams and ambitions as well whether that is being a stay at home mom, working outside the home in a professional career or , being involved in missions ect. We all need to be encouraged in the dreams that God has called us too. I just appreciate so much the fact that I feel that the pastor at my church truly echoes the values that i have as a Christian women and is humble and relevant.

I also am really looking forward to this next year with continuing to help with the Sophmore girls small group and Youth Group. I sense God has great things in store and the blessings I have recieved from serving in this area far outweigh the sacrifices I have made. It was a little out of my comfort zone and that is why I know God would help me grow and be a blessing to these girls .

I really feel like I after 4 years of living in Milwaukee, the past year or so I finally feel like I found a church home that I belong in and feel apart of. Fellowship and Ministry are both so essential to growing in Christ and I feel so blessed. I am going to make the most of this next year before Jon and I will be moving to Racine and probably will eventually have to find a new church home. Thanks be to God..