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The Potters…

are missionaries helping every people group around the world have the chance to understand the gospel and have access to a thriving church. We are serving with the International Ministries Office as it assists Ethnos360 and its Global Partners.

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Heading in the right direction⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ [4 min

[2-minute read]⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I’m tired these day

I think we all wished, even just a little, that th $I think we all wished, even just a little, that the moment our clocks, watches, phones, sundials (well, that didn’t exactly work at midnight) rolled from 11:59:59 PM to 12:00:00 AM on January first, we’d feel different or we’d sense some kind of sweeping renewal, erase or one massive “UNDO”.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ That wasn’t my experience. Mostly, I was tired from watching old episodes of the Fresh Prince with my older two boys (quite an experience I tell ya!) while we waited to greet 2021.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Honestly, I wasn’t expecting what I was hoping for. I knew that calendars don’t have the sovereignty to change the affairs of mankind. The hope I invested in that pipe dream of unnatural undoing, was nothing compared to the hope I can invest in the one who truly is sovereign and at the same time, “with us” and is the very definition of love.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I read something in my Advent devotional (which was so encouraging this season!) a day later that was truly encouraging and I wanted to share it with you. The author of the devotional is sharing his thoughts as well as recalling a song that was a part of the devotional.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ “From eternity past, God knew what was coming your way in 2020. He knows all of our circumstances. Even more, He designs our circumstances to maximize our sanctification and to maximize His glory in our lives. God is the perfect Teacher. He knows which lessons we need to learn.”⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ He had just mentioned a piece of music with this:⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ “As today's song by Maverick City Music says:⁠⠀ ‘I’ve got beauty for ashes;⁠⠀ And I've got joy for mourning;⁠⠀ And I've got praise for heaviness.’⁠⠀ Praise God for the beauty and joy He will bring.”⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Friends, where we find the ashes of our lives, God brings beauty. Where we find ourselves mourning, grieving for lost things, big and small, God is a joy-bringer. And with all heaviness, so much heaviness, God makes it possible for us to Praise Him!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ \\ Devotional Author: Matthew Weathers & Photo: My Mom, edits: me⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #thepottermission #newyear2021$

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