Everyday Faithfulness

Week of July 03, 2025

“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” (Galatians 6:9, NKJV)

Sometimes it’s not the big moments that shape our faith, but the quiet, ordinary days. The truth is, most of our lives aren’t lived on mountaintops. They’re built in the small, simple choices we make every day; often when no one else is watching.

God isn’t just looking for us to be faithful in the spotlight. He’s watching how we serve when no one is watching or no one says thanks. Those are the moments when our faith is proven.

Our scripture text reminds us that the harvest may not come overnight, but God is always working in and through the faithful. Everyday opportunities – a kind word to someone who is hurting, a prayer for a friend, an act of service – these ordinary moments done in faith are never wasted.

Commit to everyday faithfulness. These small seeds, planted consistently, grow into a harvest that God honors. In other words, keep serving and trusting God, one faithful day at a time.

God Bless, Pastor Rick

The Power of Your Perspective

Week of June 27, 2025

“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.” (Philippians 4:8, NKJV)

Your outlook shapes your outcome. The thoughts you nurture and the words you speak have the power to either lift you up or tear you down. God, in His wisdom, made the mind to be a battlefield. Victory often begins with what you choose to dwell on.

Paul, writing from a prison cell, pens one of the most positive, hope-filled letters in all of scripture. He didn’t say only when life is easy, think on good things. No, in chains, Paul chose to set his mind on what was good, noble, pure, and praiseworthy.

Why does faith-filled thinking matter? Because your thoughts shape your words, your emotions, and they shape your actions. Proverbs 23:7 reminds us, “As a man thinks in his heart so is he.”

If you always think defeat, you’ll live a defeated life. So set your mind on God’s promises, you’ll begin to walk in peace.

A prayer you can pray:

Lord,

Help me to fill my mind with what is true and noble. Guard my thoughts from negativity and defeat. Teach me to expect your favor in my life. Even when challenges come, let my heart be anchored in hope and my mind filled with peace. I choose today to think on the things that lift my spirit and honor You.

In Jesus Christ name, Amen.

God Bless, Pastor Rick

God's Timing is Perfect

Week of June 20, 2025

“He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11, NKJV)

Sometimes life feels like it’s moving too fast. But other times, it feels like we’re stuck waiting on an answer to prayer. In those times, it’s easy to grow discouraged and wonder if God sees us, hears us, or cares about what we’re facing.

The above scripture reminds us that God is always at work, He makes everything beautiful in its time; not in our time, but His. What seems delayed to us is never delayed to Him. His timing isn’t random, it’s perfect. He knows exactly when the right moment is for His plan to unfold.

In the waiting, God is preparing us for what He is preparing for us. Delays are not denials. The same God who spoke the universe into existence holds the details of your life in His hands, and when the time is right, He makes all things beautiful.

So if you’re in a waiting season today, don’t lose heart, God hasn’t forgotten you. Keep trusting, keep praying, and keep believing. When the time is right, you’ll see His hand at work in ways you couldn’t have imagined.

God Bless, Pastor Rick