Sunday's worship service was a challenge for me (the music was great, though). During last week's service the pastor encouraged congregants to observe "God moments" during the week, which would then be shared with the rest of the congregation the following Sunday. As I listened to others' testimonies, I reflected on my past week and tried to think of a God moment, a moment when I felt strongly God's presence working in my life. Well, I could not. It has been a difficult two months or so (especially with my job), and my faith has felt tested and tried (hence, the blog post "Prayer for the Week"). This coming week was one that was to be the hardest so far, and I was up all night struggling with how I was going to accomplish all that was required of me.
Well, God made himself quite present today (not that he isn't always present, but I think you understand what I am saying). A work-related heavy burden was taken away (re: postponed, but gives me more time to complete my tasks), and a prayer answered.
"For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen."
Ephesians 3:14-21
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