My Awesome Peeps are Sinners

Chattanooga is filled with beauty--this is my pic of the Tennessee River.

Wonderful words have pricked my soul this week and spur me on to run the race more fervently, more infectiously. I'm with the hubs in Chattanooga at the annual gathering of our denomination's church leaders. It is apparent this crowd of men and ladies desire to honor our Lord Jesus and His Word with their hands, their hearts, their minds. They seek to push themselves and those back at home in their congregations to a bigger faith and a sweeter ministry. They are striving to right historical wrongs from our denomination. They are seeking to utilize the full gifts of all people God created. They are striving for our denomination to be an example and lead in the fight for life. I am so happy to find myself in the midst of these saints.

Don't misunderstand my gushing. They would not say they are an awesome group of people. They would be the first to tell you they are stained, greedy, envious, lying sinners. And that's what makes them so marvelous. My experience has been that my PCA peeps aren't content to stay stained, greedy, lying so and so's. They are empathetic, forgiving, humble men and women in hot pursuit of holiness. Therefore they pray and confess with great transparency peeling off layers of fleshy bonds in the hope of pointing others to the perfect unstained, not greedy, un-envious, never sinning Lamb who is Jesus Christ.

Despite staying up til 2 am and reporting to the conference by 8 am I have been able to work on a little of my own ministry responsibilities like ladies Bible study and spend time in prayer as well as whoop it up with people who made me laugh and cry. I was able to participate in a couple ladies outings and I enjoyed snapping a couple pics of this beautiful city. I look forward to meeting up with these ladies again one day.

So I will return home soon and I feel ready to tackle more and fight harder for souls. I am happy to be a pastor's wife, happy to be called to hard things in this life because I know the next one is worth the challenges and duties of this one. Thanks for reading. I will leave you with the special kind of encouragement only God's Word can give.

Ecclesiastes 11:6 In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.

xo L