Weathered

Growth rings tell the story of abundance, drought, damage, healing and survival. The marks are not the whole story. They are evidence that the tree is still standing. In the final week of Growth Rings, Pastor Dale Hester says God is present and faithful in every season of your life, and faith doesn't mean pretending the storm didn't hurt. It means believing the storm doesn't get the final word.

1. Life comes in seasons. Faithful people celebrate and sorrow, gain and lose. No one is exempt, and God never abandons you.

2. Some seasons leave scars. Scars are not signs of weakness. They are evidence that a wound has healed.

3. Winter does not mean you're dead. Just because growth is invisible does not mean God is inactive.

4. God can redeem what the season produced: endurance, compassion, wisdom, dependence, ministry, testimony and deeper faith.

5. You are still growing. He who began a good work in you will finish it.

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 · Psalm 30:5 · Romans 8:18 · Psalm 147:3 · 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 · Isaiah 43:2-3 · Isaiah 43:18-19 · Psalm 126:5-6 · Romans 8:28 · Philippians 1:6

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