Refreshed

Yesterday at church was the culmination of a month of rest. When I arrived at the campus I had such a feeling of gratitude. I am so thankful to pastor this church. I love our people and the ministry that we do together very much. When I got out of my car I was thinking, "I can't believe that I get paid to do this." It was just an overwhelming sense of joy.

I helped with setup and headed into Rm 101 for prayer with Pastor Ariel. We both commented how relaxed we were and how God had been renewing us. From there the morning trucked on like it usually does. When we got into the service I just sensed the Spirit of God there. Especially when I felt led to gather around one of our people that is going through a very difficult time. As we worshipped a bunch of people gathered around her and laid hands on her and prayed. Though she is going through a very difficult time and can't see the light, she can at least lean on those who by faith see the light coming for her. The act of prayer and worship just took us to a higher place in Christ, and His Spirit moved among us.

It was small group Sunday so I got to have our Group Director, Drew Harrah come and share the platform with me before we had a testimony from our Spring Small Groups and then I spoke for a few minutes. It was a great day of being together in the presence of God and worshiping Him.

I walked away feeling so refreshed in the Lord.

--Ben