Pastor Chad gave us 3 questions to ponder this week: What fears, concerns or doubts do you have about “altar-ing” everything you consider of value before God? What holds you back from giving God FULL control over everything? This week, ask God what you need to give back to Him. In humility, write out what…
Author: Starla
Name: Starla Smith.
Top titles: Wife, Mom, and Lala
What I do: Executive Pastor at Springs of Life Church
What I Enjoy: I love coffee, sunshine, cinnamon candy, llama's, photo quotes, books, and all things media. I love to write and share what God is giving.
What I am Passionate about: I want to see people find Jesus and freedom in their soul through the renewing of the mind which is the gatekeeper of the heart.
Personal Mission Statement: Fearless in Living, Faithful in All, Forward Regardless
My Favorite Quote: Don’t worry about tomorrow, God is already there.
Sunday2Monday: Trust in the Lord
Sunday, our new pastors, Chad and Lindsay Garrison, were installed officially as our lead pastors. We are grateful that they are here, and we are expecting God to do great things through us as a whole church. It was a lovely little ceremony! But the part that I enjoyed the most was the message Pastor…
Watering Hole: Drawing Dividing Lines
God often starts something new from the places of brokenness. – Pastor Chad Garrison This weeks questions: What lies in the rubble in your life, or around you, that you need to stop walking past, and simply call out? Take time this week to bring these to Jesus. How He is compelling you to respond…
Sunday2Monday: Active Faith
I love how God speaks and then connects the dots for me through the word spoken at church. Pastor Chad brought a message called Break Your Heart, the first message in the series called Hope in Action. He unpacked the scripture section of Nehemiah 1:1-11. Nehemiah asks about those who were left at Jerusalem. He…
End of 2020 Reflection
Last year on this day 2019, I wrote this on my Facebook page: “1 Cor. 10:10 And don’t complain as some of them did, and were killed by the destroyer. I heard it once put this way, “complaining is the dog whistle for the destroyer.” Matthew Henry the puritan minister who wrote a 6 volume…
