Have you ever seen someone pull a chair out from underneath someone else? What a breach of trust! It can be embarrassing and sometimes shameful. I know I have experienced myself personally, and while it was all fun and games at the moment, I had a very hard time trusting chairs…and well,
people…for a bit after that!
In Romans 5:3-5, we’re challenged to believe that when God promises he works all things for the good of those who love him (Romans 8:28), that He really will do just that! The scripture says, “Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.”
We know that in everything we experience in this life, God will use our sufferings to cause us to become the people he has created us to be—persevering, spirit-filled, hopeful Christ-followers! I love verse 5 because it reminds us that in this hope, we are not put to shame. God will never ask you to trust him and then pull out the proverbial chair from beneath you.
When we come to God with our petitions and our pains, He reminds us of His promises. God will finish the work He’s doing in you to completion (Philippians 1:6) and He will use it for the good of you and those around you. This being said, we never have to worry if God really is good or really is working — trust him with your prayers, and petitions and bring your requests to God!
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PASTORAL PRAYER REQUESTS
- PRAY FOR ALL those who were saved and baptized during Easter at our church! We want to make sure they follow Jesus all thee days of their lives. Pray that as we invite them to take the next steps like our upcoming Become Class starting on 4/21, many people would register and grow in their faith.
- PRAY FOR OUR MISSIONS! As we read through Romans, we know that one of the goals of Paul was to use Rome as a staging ground for the gospel to spread to Spain. God has made Light & Life into an incredible staging ground for the gospel to go forth to Indonesia, Philippines, Guatemala, El Salvador, Ethiopia, and many more places! Take a moment to pray for one of those locations.
ALL CHURCH PRAYER REQUEST
- Benjamin Okenwa | Healing for my friend. Holiness is in my mind. Total dependence and deepening intimacy with Christ. Divine revelation of Christ in me. All-around prosperity and spiritual protection.
- Al Bacani | Please pray for the blessings I have been receiving lately with Thanksgiving.
- Katherine Brown | Pray and agree with me that Mr. Steven Gomez is healed. Speaking a zestful life for him. Believing that the Holy Spirit will remind him that God loves him, and all things are possible.
- Al Bacani | Pray for my son who has a lot on his plate right now.
- Kaili Crook | Fast recovery after a car accident.
- Glen Upshaw | My health and a place to live.
- Therese Herring | Continue to awaken my husband's mind and heart to connect and make a solid foundation for our family.
- Jacqueline Quasny | Please pray for my husband and my health. We have both had bronchitis for 19 days and not getting well as fast as we thought we would.
- Tammy Marler | Please continue to pray for Bryan and my daughters. The chemotherapy has destroyed his immune system, and he is frail. Thank you
- Jamie Sharp | Continued prayers for Kevin Harper. Although a miraculous improvement, his brain swelling has increased some and he has to have a procedure due to blood clots in his legs. Thank you and appreciate your prayers so much!
- Nicky Kelly | For my cardio CT scan test - pray for good results, and no issues.
- Ethel Sloan | Please pray for our son Daniel. He has a lot on his plate: finals, graduation, applying for different police agencies. Pray for our son, Jon Jr. He just started a new job with Encore in Newport Beach. Please pray for his safety as he drives to and from work, be a blessing to his coworkers and continue to gain knowledge an out his job. Please pray that God brings the right tenant to rent our ADU.
- Jose Elened | Consistency in prayer and connecting with the family of God.
- Veronica Avalos | Employment and mother.
- Sam Tomasello | I have been dealing with really bad migraines, so please pray for healing, and praises for all my blessings.
- Maria Vasquez | Please pray that I do not have diabetes. Am now being monitored for four weeks then will get results. Pray that God heals me from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet. May he also answer everyone's prayers for healing. Amen.
- Kim Glick | Please pray for Cherie's family and my sister Paula, friends Kathy and Terie. Cherie passed away yesterday from pancreatic cancer. Her two adult children are not saved. Pray for Aaron as he finishes the semester with a crazy work schedule. Pray for my health and God's direction as I retire at the end of June.
ALL CHURCH PRAISE REPORT
- Daniel Jean | God has answered my family's prayers in granting me a new job beyond our hopes. Please thank the team for their prayers and all praise be to God!!!
- Richard Nelson | You who are Almighty, who sits on your throne!! My Creator, who is Holy and my God. I humbly bow before You. thank You for all things. The air that I breathe, the water I drink, food I eat. I thank You for opening my eyes to this beautiful day that You have created. I thank You for hearing my prayers. I thank You, that it by He who has the most powerful name there is, the name of Jesus. It is by His stripes that we have been healed. Amen
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