Pursuit Week 4

Well here we are just over half way done with Pursuit. Wow it seems like it hasn't really been that long. The Lord is teaching me so many things, and reminding me more and more of who He is and that He is good. This time has been one of the hardest times of intense study that I have had, Satan has really come against me in several ways. Which as hard as that is and as many nights have been very sleepless maybe, just maybe we are doing something right here. Maybe He is purging us as with fire. 1 Peter 1:6-7-In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith---- more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire----may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Is that not encouraging, that the testing of our faith, the various trials that we go through is not the Lord dealing harshly with us but showing us His great mercy, that as we face those areas of life that are hard and those attacks from Satan and as we focus hard on the Father, He will produce in us praise and glory and honor for Him. And that praise will be deeper then when things come easy and without the bumps in the road.

So maybe today you are in that boat, you are striving to be faithful and it seems that every decision you make is the wrong one, take heart HE IS DOING SOMETHING IN YOU !!!! Hold fast to the Word and be faithful in prayer and in the end you will see the revelation of Jesus like you never have before. I love you all more than you know. May God continue to grow us into the image of His Son and may our praise be loud, even if it is in our tears.

LOVE GOD LOVE PEOPLE

Brandon