Dear Pastor Gary & Team, Thank you for your well-rounded (hope-filled words of encouragement & exhortation, confirmation & comfort) and timely reminders (to revisit our foundations, look for & repair any cracks, toss out the excess and to Celebrate Jesus Daily! Our past is rich & full; however, we know it takes wisdom, courage & obedience to 'let go' as Holy Spirit leads, & allow Him to touch us, heal & deliver & restore us (sozo), refill us & Continue to use us, for His Glory! May we never despise 'small beginnings' (Zech 4:10). Pastor, you are being used to shepherd us (lead & guide, polish & transform us) into 'The Lord's Living Stones'. [The 5-fold ministry in action!] I see a variety of weapons, old & new: Catapults, Rocks, Smooth Stones, Slingshots, Swords & Arrows. Goliath was killed by God & David, using his words, a slingshot, smooth stones and Goliath's own sword (Goliath had 4 brothers, Josh 13:3). 2 Cor 10:3-6 remind us that 'we are mighty through God'.... May we become mighty men & women of God! The Best is Yet to Come, in Jesus' name, amen. P.S. My husband just shared a Dream he had, after watching Morning Star online: He saw a conveyor belt, with boxes going up and being filled with diamonds and coming back down....Thank You Abba for blessing us with Heavenly Gifts to use on earth, for Your Glory, in Jesus' name, amen! Blessings, Chaplain Laura.

Posted by ChaplainL at 2025-08-03 17:55:17 UTC