Time Flies...

August 11th, 2023

Last Saturday evening, I was waiting for one of the boy’s soccer games to begin and was watching some really young girls play, but I couldn’t stop watching the parents.

It was entertaining to see what appeared to be first-time parents and grandparents cheering on their young athletes. I heard one dad talking about his kid who scored two in an earlier game…as if it was totally expected. And when their team scored the go-ahead near the end of the game, it felt like confirmation of something they had known for a while now….their kid is going pro.

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There was a part of me that wanted to scoff…and yet another part of me that totally related to the optimism that is so common when kids are young. It seems like yesterday our oldest kids were learning how to tie their shoes and kick a ball…however this past week, we dropped them both off at college.

Where has the time gone?

Talk about mixed emotions….we are super happy for them to pursue their dreams and continue their education….but we miss them. We know they have to grow up, but do they have to grow so fast?

The girls have had plenty of great accomplishments, but they have also had their share of disappointments. Dreams and ambitions, struggles and pain, laughter and tears…life is not always fair…or predictable…life can be great, but life is tough.

Even though our life is incredibly blessed, we have been through confusion and pain, and moments of vulnerability. No matter what, God has never lost sight of us.

This Sunday, I look forward to continuing our sermon series, “God up close and personal” by looking closely at what God said to Hagar in Genesis 16. It was so good, that she not only named God, “the God who sees” but she also worshipped Him while experiencing incredible injustice. The story of Hagar teaches us, God sees us and hears us and meets us.

Even though our life seems pretty smooth and happy compared to the pain and injustice Hagar endured, I still need to be reminded of God’s love while missing my kids.

I hope to see you Sunday at 8:00, 9:15 (Full KidCity available), or 10:45 am (Full KidCity available), or you can watch the Livestream on YouTube (Like and Subscribe) or Facebook at 9:15 am. Additionally, we are also publishing our sermons on Spotify.

Have a great weekend,

Troy