God's Wink

Sometimes, we all need a little (or big) wink from God to let us know that He is there and cares. I mean, we don't have to have it, but it sure does provide a boost of encouragment.

This past weekend was full of them. I spent Friday and Saturday in Athens, Tennessee doing a wedding rehearsal and wedding for my cousin, Sean Collins. He married a sweet and beautiful girl, Crystal Hicks. Okay, so I'll admit, she is way out of his league in looks. LOL! Afterwards, we grabbed Dwight from his grandparents and headed to Chattanooga where we met our good friends, Derek and Kristin Coverly and their girls. It was a great surprise to see Kristin's mom, Deanna, too. We had a great time of food and fellowship before getting on the road to head back to McMinnville.

Sunday, the service was great. The Appalachian Mission Team shared their stories and we worshipped the Lord in an awesome way. I preached on "Breaking Selfishness" and challenged our people to live selfless lives for Christ. During the service we had several exciting announcements:
1. The offer of a FREE building from another church. We would have to move it to our land and have it setup. The Leadership Team would meet and discuss the logistics and so forth. The congregation cheered with excitement.
2. Then, I announced that a man in our community approached me and wanted to make a $1000 matching gift to help us during these tough economic times. We have until August 19th to raise $1000 above and beyond our tithes and offerings. Praise God!

After church our family went to lunch with The Claytons at Fiesta Ranchera. Mexican is always good, especially when you can take a nap afterwards. LOL!

Sunday night, The Claytons joined us for worship at Gum Springs Baptist Church in Walling. Pastor Brent preached from James 5 on "Does God still heal today?" It was a great message and right on Biblically. We stayed around after the service and enjoyed an ice cream social that the ladies provided from their Women's Ministry. Nothing like a good fattening snack! It was delicious.

So, needless to say, God winked in our direction several times over the weekend. Thanks God for always letting us know that you are right there.

Today (Monday), I slept in a little and relaxed. Got to the church around lunch time and worked up until time for dinner at 5 p.m. We check out Dairy Queen with Cathy and Steven Clayton before heading back for an awesome meeting with our Leadership Team at Bridges of Hope. It's been a long afternoon! Guess I better sign off and get ready for another busy day tomorrow.

Keep on looking for those God winks. They are there when you least expect them!