I AM in recovery

I am constantly amazed at God. Did you know that he's really stinkin' cool? I think there is no greater power in all the earth than the mighty power of the love of God. When we love people in such way as to resemble the love of Christ, amazing stuff starts happening. I think that the most significant obstacle in achieving the advancement of the Kingdom of God is simply trying to aid the Kingdom in our own will, wisdom, and power. When we love people as we love people there will certainly be failure, but when we love in the overflow of Christ's heart through the Spirit the world can be changed. God is touching lives at Bridgeway through the vessels of Crosswinds counselors who are being faithful to God in heaping love upon those who desperately need it. We are seeing people place their lives and their trust in the hands of Christ. They are turning away from finding themselves at the bottom of a bottle and seeking a new identity in Jesus. This is an amazing thing!

I hear some people ask where the power of God is today. I believe that if we are not loving people as Christ would, we will not see his great power. (This is more than a simple sidenote... We can not love people as Christ would while living in the ways of the world. We are called to be holy and righteous. We must live as Christ does in order to love as Christ does. We are changed in receiving the love of Jesus just as others are changed through receiving the love of Jesus through us. It's not rocket science, but it can be tough sometimes.) God is doing cool things in the St. Charles area. We just need to go with flow of that wonderful river of living water. God is present at Bridgeway. He is in the business of Life Recovery.