Spring has finally arrived and we are fast approaching the 2013 Family Freedom Walk on Saturday, May 11th. Last year the Lord brought in over $61,000 which absolutely stunned us. We would like to invite you to be a part of what God does this year through the walk. If you can join us that day, call today to register and start getting sponsors (732.350.1187). If you can’t walk with us, please consider being a sponsor. All the net proceeds go to support the Addiction Recovery Ministries to help restore lives, marriages and families from the devastation of addiction.
This year our staff is having a friendly competition between the men and the women so it would be great if all our Victory Call readers would sponsor the women’s team for $25.00 but even $5 or $10 will make a difference. This link will take you directly to our webpage if you would give on-line. Family Freedom Walk Support or if you prefer you may mail a check to America’s Keswick 601 Route 530 Whiting, NJ 08759 in either case please designate your gift to FFW: Women’s team.
Thank you so much for your support. We appreciate you.
Blessings,
The Victory Call writers
Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled. (Hebrews 12:14-15)
I was visiting a friend recently and admiring the garden and landscape work she and her husband had done in front of their home. She pointed out to me a tree that has yet to be removed, and what a bother the roots from it have been as they’ve tried to put in new plants. It reminded me of a bush I dug out of my yard back in the early summer. It was constantly sending out shoots that I was pulling up to keep them from spreading through the whole yard. It wasn’t a particularly pretty bush, or anything special, so I finally cut it down, dug it up and threw it away.
But the funny thing is, everytime I go out and wander in the yard, I still find shoots from that bush that need to be pulled out. There are roots under the ground that keep trying to start a new bush.
As I was telling my friend about this, it reminded me of the verse about not letting any root of bitterness take hold in our lives. It is so easy to let those little thoughts of hurt and resentment take root, and before long, you’ve got little shoots of bitterness springing up all over the place. And if we don’t keep up with the weed pulling, before long there’s a full-grown plant that has taken over – springing up to cause trouble.
Pursuing peace with all people is not an easy task. People will disappoint us. Let’s face it. We all fall short of the grace of God, and need a daily, fresh supply to keep our hearts soft, and make those roots easy to pull out. I’m going to use my gardening time as an opportunity for the Lord to keep my heart free of the weeds and roots of bitterness. How about you? Need to do some gardening?
Ruth Schmidt
Full-time staff at America’s Keswick, and grateful to be a daughter of the King.
Writer for “Real Victory for Real Life”
365 Devotional Thoughts in the Spirit of America’s Keswick
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