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Jerrad Toups,
God is faithful, have a great day!
Ephesians 3:19-21: 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
These verses have meant a lot to me over the last couple of years. God’s faithfulness comes in His time, not ours. As God taught me more about that through these verses, I figured out a lot about what I needed to do more of as a husband and expectant dad/dad. Through my relationship with Jesus, God did more than I could ever imagine or think and I will be forever grateful for it. Every day we have new opportunities to lean into the Holy Spirit and rely on God’s wisdom to teach us, lead us, and reveal to us how we are to proceed with our lives. Whenever I asked God to show me if moving to Cypress and being the student pastor at Copperfield Church was what I had been praying for, He gave me a Phil. 4:7 type of peace showing me He is able to do far more above anything I can ask or think. Our relationship with Jesus, I think, is more of taking steps of faith rather than leaps or bounds. At least in my life I have found truth in learning as I go, and when I think I know it all God is quick to remind me to not get ahead of Him and what He is doing.
We have moved quite a bit in our almost 5 years of being married and I wondered if we would ever settle down anywhere and what God was putting together. I feel like where we are now is where we will be for a while and it is a blessing to live out what God has called me to do every day. I do not know what the readers of this blog are living out on a daily basis, but I know it is far better to live life free in Christ. Don’t be bound by sin, people who are living in sin, or any other thing that is not of God. The joy we find in Christ is exciting and leads us to new places. Be led today by Jesus and allow His words to lead you where you need to go. Remember He will always be able to do above what we can ask or think because He is all-knowing. Don’t get me wrong, life is tough. There are things taking place in people’s lives on a daily basis that are hard to endure and watch. An example would be the typhoon that just hit the Philippines. I don’t know what ‘typhoon’ you may be experiencing right now but God wants to be there and walk with you through it. I hope y’all have a blessed week.
Jerrad
