KICK THE HABIT!!

"The cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the Word, and it becomes unfruitful"  Mark 4:19

Have you ever made a New Year's Resolution?... I'm going to lose 20 pounds, I'm going to work-out more this year, I'm going to lay the habit of smoking to rest once and for all, I will attend church consistently this year...  We've all made those promises only to keep them for a short time and then fall back into our old ways of living.

But I want to encourage you to break one of the greatest strongholds that is at work in the lives of SO MANY people today... Christians that are going to church, trying to live a Godly lifestyle, those that are teaching their kids about Jesus... and the stronghold is WORRY!

Most people these days don't think much about worry because they are so accustomed to it.  To them it's normal.  Some people are proud that they worry.  They seem to think that to love their family is to worry about them.  But Jesus considered it deadly!  He listed it as one of the few things that can kill off your harvest... even after the Word has taken root in your life.

No doubt that this coming year of 2012 will fly by as fast as 2011, but, Praise God, you can make it more victorious than any year of your life by making the choice to not worry!  You can decide that this will be the year that you'll quit worrying!  "Quit Worrying?"  "You might as well tell me to quit breathing!  I've worried my whole life and this year I have more to worry about than ever before!"

You can MAKE A CHOICE NOW to trust God and not yourself.  He will never let you down... He is Faithful!  The sooner you put your trust in Him, lay your cares and troubles at His feet and leave them there, the sooner you will experience life, peace, joy and hope.  He tells us to cast our cares on Him because He cares for us.  Make this new year a worry free year because you let your Father take care of your life.

We love you and pray that you have the most blessed year you have ever had!

Pastors Robb & Shanda Tripp