I must admit that I am not a very big fan of pain!  In fact, I do pretty much all that I can to try and avoid pain at all costs!  I have been thinking a lot lately about the pain that comes from the struggles of life.  Some days, living is just plain hard work.  And if you live you can count on the fact that there are going to be struggles in your life.  While we don’t like the struggles, all of us have to admit that it is the struggles of life that help us to grow and develop.

We are going to be taking a good look at struggles this coming Sunday at Northwood.  I hope that you will join me, as we find strength for our struggles!  We will discover what God’s Word has to say about struggles and might even be surprised to find ourselves at the ends of our time of worship saying thank you to God for the struggles that we have faced and are facing!

I am looking forward to what God is going to teach us, the growth that we are going to experience and the victory we are going to achieve!  Looking forward to struggling with the struggle on Sunday with you!