Devotional

Ecclesiastes 11:4 "Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. if they watch every cloud, they never harvest.”

Waiting for the perfect conditions will mean we never start anything, and never get anything accomplished. in our spiritual journey we often put off starting a daily devotion, Bible reading, our stewardship, our plan for service, acts of thanksgiving, seeking reconciliation in a broken realtionship...and you can add to the list those things that you never get around to doing because "the time isn't right." If we wait for the perfect time and place to begin, we will never begin. The lines in the devotional from The Life Application Study Bible in my YouVersion 9my cell phone daily devotional guide) that struck me said, "If we are looking for the perfect church, we will never join, if we are waiting for the perfect ministry, we will never serve...Don't wait for conditions that may never exist."

We need to take steps to grow spiritually. We are so blessed to have so many wonderful opportunities to serve, learn, and grow in and through the ministries here at First United Methodist Church - Tarpon Springs. God is blessing us and I am so proud to be serving with you as we seek to do His will, and glorify His name in this place.

Thanking the Lord for all His blessings, especially the gift of Jesus to us and the whole world.

Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas!

Pastor Doug