Pastor's Corner

for Sunday May 23rd
Has anyone seen my easy button?
One of the struggles we have as Christians is having the patience to GROW into Christ. Growing takes time and it is hard work; every day we’re faced with difficult choices and the struggle to do the right thing instead of the wrong thing. We all know that it’s not easy saying “No” to temptation. Don’t you wish you had an “easy button” for that “thing” in your life; that habit that you just can’t seem to master? If you could just hit your “easy button” and make it go away. Or, hit the “Easy button” and all the bad things about us are gone and all the good things we want are instantly added. Or, what about that decision you’re wrestling with? Hit the “Easy button” and the answer is clear. Fact is that God could just “zap” us and have us instantly changed; delivered; full of wisdom and knowledge about life, but what kind of people would we be? If we had an “easy button” what would we have learned? How deep would our relationship with God be? Would we know anything of His character? Would we know that He loves us; that He will always walk beside us? Oh, the “easy button” sounds wonderful but that would make us more like robots than people of character living everyday trusting in the providence of God. Character comes through struggle; relationships are deepened through sharing LIFE together, there’s no “easy button” and now that I think about it, that’s a good thing.
Pastor Don