FAMILY LIFE at Desert Springs - a place where we can share the heart of our church family; prayers, praises and important announcements. Be sure to check-in often to see what is happening. If you have a prayer request or praise, please submit by contacting me, Laura Keener, Frontline Director at Desert Springs....760-568-3646 or lkeener@desertspringsfamily.org.
FAMILY LIFE at Desert Springs - a place where we can share the heart of our church family; prayers, praises and important announcements. Be sure to check-in often to see what is happening. If you have a prayer request or praise, please submit by contacting me, Laura Keener, Frontline Director at Desert Springs....760-568-3646 or lkeener@desertspringsfamily.org.
Our dear brother, Glen Smith, went to heaven last week. It was very unexpected and we will miss his sweet spirit. Pray that his precious wife Barbara will feel the peace of God during this great loss. We will keep you posted if and when a Celebration of Life service is scheduled.
Laura's Reflection: Each day is a gift…
Waking up Monday morning to the terrible news
of the Las Vegas massacre literally made me sick to my stomach. I thought so much about the 50+ who thought
they were attending a night of great country music and it ended up a night that
they either met their Savior or not. It
was like a time bomb went off in my heart prompting me to get with it! Tell
those you love, you love them. Tell those who don’t know Jesus, about Jesus!
Don’t wait, it could be their last day or yours. I don’t want this to sound
ominous but it’s reality. In just one
week there were killings in Paris, Canada & Vegas. Time to wake up and use these tragedies to
grow our belief in the sovereign will of God and strengthen our relationship
with Him. There is a wonderful book
“Daring to Hope” by Katie Davis Majors and in it she says:
“He
loves me and SO He allows me to feel pain that draws me to Him. And
in the midst of the pain, He weeps with me for a world that is not as He
intended, for sorrow that He did not design.
I
can sing because I know what is coming.
I
can hope because I know who is coming.
In
the dark of the night, I have seen His face.
I
want to be brave enough to hold out the hope of the Gospel to a world that is
hurting and alone and afraid.
Not
a hope rooted in the absence of pain or heartache or suffering.
Not
optimism that looks for the best-case scenario or happy ending.
A
true hope that rises from the full assurance that our Savior is on His
way.
It’s
not light yet, but I know Him, the One who is the Light.
And
so in the dark, I will sing.”
Katie said what’s on my heart, so no more
words are needed except the Word of God …
Psalm
90: 12 “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of
wisdom.”
Psalm
90:17 “May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the works of
our hands for us. Yes, establish the work of our hands.”
Our Hope is in Him,
Laura
Laura Keener
Frontline Director, Desert Springs Church
PRAYING FOR OUR BROTHERS & SISTERS IN CHRIST
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