Sunday Summary - Irritation

We are currently in a series called "Screwtape Letters" based on the book by C.S. Lewis.  Today's sermon was about Irritation and all the ways the enemy tries to distract us from becoming more like Christ.  Irritation keeps us from recognizing our own shortcomings, keeps our focus on self rather than God, and damages relationships with others.  I struggle with this, though thankfully not as much as I used to.  (#160)

Lent: bottled water

Sunday Summary - Finding Harmony

We switched churches in the fall.  Today marks only the second time I have been able to go and the first time I was healthy enough to sit through the entire service.(#51)  I like our new church.  I like our new pastor.  Right now he is doing a series on  "Hide and Seek."  The overall theme is that we should take time to hide from everyday distractions and seek Christ.

Today's message was on finding harmony, specifically seeking to have harmony in relationships with other people.  He referenced quite a few scriptures but the main text was from Matthew 7.  This really applies to my life right now and consequently it was hard to hear.  However, the message was still helpful.(#52)  Just because I don't want to hear something doesn't mean I don't need to hear it.