Church Family, 

Have you ever had to start over at square one? It’s one of the most frustrating things there are. After you’ve done the work and made progress, something happens and you have to start over. I’ve had to do that in life, with dreams God has given me, with work and in relationships. I don’t have many pet peeves, but doing work I’ve already done is one of mine. It’s redundant, but I’ve learned to not look at what I’m having to do over. Instead I focus on the outcome.

The work is worth the payoff in the end.

After Isaac inherited all of Abraham’s wealth and land, people became jealous and didn’t like him. They poured dirt into the wells that Abraham had dug and forced him to leave that area. Genesis 26:17-18 says, “So Isaac left. He camped in the valley of Gerar and settled down there. Isaac dug again the wells which were dug in the days of his father Abraham but had been clogged up by the Philistines after Abraham’s death. And he renamed them, using the original names his father had given them.”

I’m sure Isaac was frustrated, but he did the work anyway. I believe that’s what you and I need to think about today. You may be frustrated at how clogged up life is at the moment. You may feel like you’re at square one with the dreams God planted in you. Don’t quit or give up. Do the work with gladness and push forward.

There is a reward and times of refreshing coming, but you’re going to have to do the work.

It may require sacrificing other things, spending more time in prayer, reading the Bible or fasting, but God’s rewards for you are on the other side of your obedience. Pick up a shovel and start digging!

It is time for us to begin digging for FCC and what God has in store for us. Yes there are going to be times where our holes are filled in. Yes there will be times where we don’t feel like picking the shovel back up! But, if we continue to pick up those shovels together for God’s plan, nobody can fill them back in. I know God has amazing plans for FCC. I know it is going to take an amazing amount of effort. I also know that if we pick up those shovels together, God is going to do some amazing work!

If you have questions or just want to talk feel free to reach out!

In Christ’s Love,
Pastor Chris