What is Serving from God's perspective? It often involves setting aside our comfort to do something for someone who is unable to do it for themselves. The Lord may be calling us to step in where our special gifts and the need of another person intersect in a beautiful way. Edward Hale said, "I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything. But still I can do something. Because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something I can do!" The Apostle Pau

The Word and the Whisper #2: Along with the Joy of New Beginnings (last post) comes the sometimes dreaded " Risk of New Beginnings. " We may know the verse, "For I know the thoughts (plans) that I think toward you, says the Lord. Thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11). This can stir us with hope as we look forward to some exciting days, but it can also generate fear because "I know MY plans, not yours." says God. Mr. Beaver