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I’m sitting here at my computer shaking my head back and forth. I have vivid memories of Saturday morning pro wrestling. The flips, the chairs, the broken tables, the ref always looking the wrong way when it mattered. They spent more time telling us that it wasn’t fake than making sure it didn’t LOOK fake!!!
But not all wrestling is fake… in the ring or in our lives. Every day we battle with enemies that we can (and sometimes cannot) see. It may not be a chair hitting us in the face but rather a lost job, a sick family member, or bills greater than our supply.
But if you look in the corner, dressed in a white robe is the greatest wrestler of all-time, King of Kings, and He has his hand out waiting to be tagged. He says in Matthew 11:28, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
It’s time to get out of the ring and let Him take over. The battle is far from fake, but the victory is His.
At least that’s how I see it,
Craig
Dear Friends:
A number of years ago Kerry and I were given the opportunity to come to Hagersville and pastor Highway Pentecostal Church. During our time here we have truly enjoyed and cherished our memories with the board, staff, congregation and their families.
Recently, after much prayer and discussion, Kerry and I have felt God’s leading to go and offer leadership to Evangel Pentecostal Church in Brantford, ON.
Our last official day will be Sunday, November 16, 2008.
I wish to convey that our decision has nothing to do with anything that has happened during our tenure at Highway. Our incredible time spent at Highway has actually made the decision very hard and painful for us. Though we are excited about what lies ahead, we truly do cherish the friendships and relationships that have been built during our time here. Their faces and smiles will be greatly missed.
Please know that Kerry and I have counted it an extreme privilege to be at Highway and we do desire God’s best for her future.
Sincerely,
Rev. Craig A. McKibbon
I like to be alone sometimes. Maybe going out for a hike, or sitting on the porch reading a book, or watching a Pats’ game on TV (I don’t like doing that alone but the rest of my family doesn’t share my same interest). Being alone is not a bad thing to do. We need that time to recharge.
But being ‘lonely’ is a totally different story. Statistics say that 25-30% of Canadians feel ‘lonely to extremely lonely’ at any given time. That means… you see four people, one will feel that.
God never intended for us to be alone. The first negative thing that He said in the Bible is that it is NOT good for man to be alone. That’s why I believe so much in going to church. It’s not about doing something instead of sleeping in on Sundays. The writer of Hebrews writes “let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another” (10:25).
Going to church is connecting with a hub of other men and women who are growing in their faith just like you are. So don’t feel you have to do it alone. That was never God’s intention for your life.
At least that’s how I see it,
Craig
