Summary of August 4 Care Group

We met at the DeVivo's home. We had a very informal and honest discussion based on the experience of our group members. We talked about our mortality and the effect of contemplating our eventual, and perhaps untimely, deaths. We discussed the ways that we can be more sober in our everyday lives to consider serving the Lord more conscientiously knowing that we are not promised tomorrow. The discussion was grace-driven, faith-filled and Christ-centered.

The Lord encouraged us all to make the most of our time by employing self-discipline as we read the word regularly. Someone shared a quote by J.I. Packer that explained that it would only take 78 hours to read the Bible from cover to cover. This quote inspired us to consider how we spend our time, and in a non-legalistic way we discussed the implications of how we can pray for each other and hold each other accountable in our regular reading of God's word.

Cheryl shared a scripture for us to meditate on this week from Psalm 9:10 "And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you." It's so wonderful to know that we serve a God who never forsakes us no matter what situation we find ourselves in the middle of.

Dennis encouraged us from Isaiah 40:29 "He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted: but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." Wade has witnessed eagles taking flight and described it as effortless, magnificent, and powerful. Our God is able to give us the strength to face any kind of situation with his amazing strength!