Praise or Complain?

This past Sunday, Pastor Cole was preaching on "Thanksgiving" looking at Psalm 100. One of the points he made in his sermon is "Have you ever realize it is hard to praise and complain at the same time..." It is so true...sometimes we like to sandwich a complaint...like "You know service was really good today God was there, BUT the music was too loud or Pastor was boring, BUT man it was great to be in God's house" I feel like when we do that we have delete the positive. Proverbs 12:18 tells us: "Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing." We don't always realize what our words can do. You reap what you sow...so if you sow discord, you get discord...if you sow blessings, you receive blessings...if you sow encouragement, you get encouragement...It is up to you what you do with your word, your mind, and your life. Will it be one of PRAISE or complaint?

Think about it

One love,
DK

Thanksgiving Feast

So last night was our Thanksgiving Feast and God did some awesome stuff. First off, I got a call from one of the van drivers, "Pastor Dustin, there are 42 kids down here!" Thank you God!!!!!!!! But then worry sets in...most Wednesday nights we run 40ish kids, so in preparion for the meal that is what I figured on. So I say under my breath, "God multiply it" When the final count for the night comes, it is 68...wow!!!!! Ok, so I'm thinking we are goin to have a riot for food. I pray for the food and start sending table to get food. Everyone gets first, some sneak back up for seconds...then I look at the table, there is half a pan of chicken, 2 pans of rice, and a third pan of stuffing left...don't know how that happened. So I make the announcement that if anyone whats seconds to get at it three quarter of them flock back up for food. At the end of the night there was a little stuffing left and about half a pan of rice. God is good. The students left fed physically and then spiritually as Elisse challenged by her testimony.