We are finally underway. This week they brought out the bulldozers (never really knew why they call them that) and earthmovers (I can figure that one out). Our little piece of dirt that was once all trees is being reduced to nothing but good ole South Carolina red dirt! Yea, I'm pretty jazzed right now. Here is what we can expect to see...
- By the end of June a slab will be poured. That slab will be the foundation of our new building.
- By the middle of July the steel will begin to go up.
That just gives us an overview of what we should see and when we should see it taking place. I anticipate many of us will spend some time out there watching, and others will not be able to do that because you don't live in the are. For everyone my challenge is to pray. If you find yourself standing in the parking lot of the Fast Stop use some of that time to seek the Lord and ask Him for wisdom and blessings for Calvary Baptist Church. If you are not able to get to the building site, then as the Lord brings Calvary to mind please pray. This is the time to be persistent in prayer. A verse that is important for our praying is Matthew 7:7:
[Keep on] asking, and it will be given to you; [keep on] seeking, and you will find; [keep on] knocking, and it will be opened to you. (emphasis mine)
Never give up praying. Prayer is not our last resort it is our only option! But we must be careful not to pray selfishly. Remember what James wrote:
You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. (James 4:3)
And when we find ourselves at a loss for words we should allow the Holy Spirit to help us.
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weaknesses. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings to deep for words. (Romans 8:26)
Grace & Peace,
Scott
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