Easter Sunday

As Easter approached last week I was so excited to celebrate Jesus! Lydia is 4 and is old enough to start learning and understanding the excitement surrounding Easter. Elijah, being 2, was excited at everything going on too and understood that Jesus died on the cross. It was a sweet time!

I have to say that I also struggled last week for the time of leading up to Easter. It may seem silly, really. Last year I was in the choir at Sevier Heights. A choir of over 300 people who truly worship and love the Lord! I felt sad and was brought to tears many times throughout the week at the thought of missing Easter Sunday at Sevier Heights. Mostly, I was sad to miss out on being apart of the Celebration Choir as they worshiped our risen King! My heart ached and longed to be apart of that!

On Monday, Rachel (our Pastor's wife), called me up and asked me to help her and someone else sing for Easter. So, I agreed, and we had a nice time singing and praising the Lord in our special song for Easter! Rachel and Kathy also sang in the Celebration Choir and we understand eachother's sadness in this area of our lives. However, we also know that we serve a faithful God  who has called us to obey... and obeying is what we're doing!

So many people in the bible were called to obey without understanding. Noah was called to obey by building the ark. Moses was called to obey when he was told to lead the Israelites and he felt so inadequate in that "calling". Abraham was called to obey God by sacrificing his son, Isaac. Praise God that because of His obedience, God stopped him before he did have to sacrificed Isaac. Paul was told to spread God's word around the world with great persecution. All of these men (& families) did things that weren't easy to do, but because they followed God and obeyed Him.. God's kingdom was multiplied and blessings were given to these men.

I am trusting that God has called us to this and I am knowing that He won't leave us. He knows my sadness. He understands how hard these things can be. I prayed for God to sustain me on Easter Sunday and fulfill me where I felt empty. You know what? He did just that!! It was a beautiful service! I don't know how we sounded to the congregation on Sunday, but I know that we did our best and we did it to the glory of God and for that.. He was honored! Truly, we do serve a faithful God!

Outdoor Service! First Easter for Foothills Baptist Church!