The Comfort of Faith

Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus,

I have been reflecting on how often we want to serve God, but only in ways that feel manageable, familiar, or “just right.” Yet Christ continues to invite us into a deeper trust—a willingness to say, “Lord, my life is Yours.”

The comfort of faith is that God does not ask for our surrender to burden us, but to bless us. He knows our hearts, our responsibilities, and our fears. When we place ourselves in God’s hands, we can trust that by grace, God will lead us and love will hold us.

John Wesley’s Covenant Prayer has long helped me return to that place of trust. It reminds me that following Jesus is not about control but about offering ourselves to the One who is already faithful.

“I am no longer my own, but thine. Put me to what thou wilt; put me to doing, put me to suffering; let me be employed for thee or laid aside for thee, exalted for thee or brought low for thee; let me be full, let me be empty; let me have all things, let me have nothing; I freely and heartily yield all things to thy pleasure and disposal. And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, thou art mine, and I am thine. So be it. And the covenant which I have made on earth, let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.”

May this prayer become our shared invitation: to listen for God’s voice, to trust God’s guidance, and to follow wherever grace leads.

This Sunday, we will continue our sermon series, Mastermind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life, as we consider how God can reframe our thoughts and help us notice God’s presence even in difficult circumstances. Our lives are moving in the direction of our strongest thoughts.

I hope you will join us as we open the Scriptures together and ask God to shape our minds, renew our hearts, and lead us in hope.

See you Sunday!

Pastor John Allen