COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS

New Years Eve. We didn't expect many at church today to be honest. But we were blessed with about seventy people, if not more with us. We decided to end the year as we started - with a breakfast and time of celebration. This time we met in the school hall and even that was full! We focussed on Psalm 24, and counting our blessings. We recognised how many new faces we had seen in this past year since moving to the school - and over twenty five have been welcomed to the family, and we now see regularly. Who could have seen all these blessings in the past year - we know God did, and just desired that we would obey Him. We recognised how it is so wasy to spend New Years Eve looking at failings and weaknesses of the past year - but actually as Christians we should be counting our blessings - and there we recognise all that God has done - what an aweseom God we have. During this meeting our senior leader encouraged us to use Psalm 24 as our desire for the new year - to remain in God's Presence, and to be there because we have clean hands and pure heart. Senior Leader Ian, shared how as a couple, Sue and Ian are committed to ensure we know the fullest spiritual life in Him that we could have, and that we can never be about anything else. They committed to seek to not fail us or Him - and to continue to ensure that we are growing in Him and knowing all His blessings. We recognised that we needed to have open hands, giving hands and hand that would be used to be able to continue to grow in Him and live empowered lives. It was a special end to the year - and one where no one could fail to see how He has blessed us in so many ways. We concluded with singing these words:- May the God of Love fill us with all joy and peace as we trust in Him, as we trust in Him, May the God of Love fill us with all joy and peace as we trust in Him, as we trust in Him. That we may overflow with hope - by the power of the Holy Spirit, that we may overflow with hope, with hope, by the power of the Holy Spirit. Father God, we love You, Father God, we thank You, Father God, we love You every day. Fill us with Your Joy Lord, fill us with Your Love Lord.......

We pray that for you too.