Story Formed

and you will cling to the music that we that we sing. It could be the stuff we sing on Sundays or the salty songs, whatever those are, from, you know, the nineteen sixties or whatever. But 1972. '72. I'm just kidding. I hope that I hope that you will cling to the Lord and know that he is good even when things are tough, and he will use all of these things for our good when we follow after him faithfully. So, Cheryl, I'd love to pray for you and pray for us as we as we close today. [01:15:13] (40 seconds)  #ClingToWorship

So, father, I thank you so much for Cheryl's story and for how you have formed her during this time, a time that she had hoped to never go through and a time that none of us hope to go through. But you have used it for good in her life, and you've used it for the good of of those around her to bring others to faith quite honestly. And so, father, I just thank you for being an awesome God who works through our weaknesses and through our failures. Lord, I pray that you would encourage us as a body of Christ today. For those who are in it and who are walking through it, Lord, I pray that you would give them the courage to seek you in the word and through prayer. Father, I pray that you would remind us of the value of community and that we need people to to walk alongside of us. And so for those who are struggling, I pray that they'd have the courage that Cheryl did to just text somebody and reach out [01:15:53] (48 seconds)  #CourageToReachOut

So, well, Cheryl, I wanna thank you so much for sharing your story. I know that you've shared some really vulnerable vulnerable parts that you probably hadn't intended to share. No. I'm grateful for that. I'm grateful for your honesty. I'm grateful for just the way that you've sought the Lord during this time and for God showing himself to be faithful to you even when we are not faithful to him. And so church family, I just I hope you take away some compassion. I hope that wherever you're at in your walk with Christ, that you will cling to the word, [01:14:40] (33 seconds)  #VulnerableFaith

And even I I think about for somebody sitting on the front row, like, making a way for them, and God has used you know, as he has brought you closer to him during this season, which has been a really hard and dark time. And there was a time when you came to church every single Sunday, and there were lots and lots of tears shed. And yet even through that, using, you know, your life, your testimony to influence some of these kid kiddos to come to know Christ and place their faith and trust in him, It's a really big deal. You said, you know, the provision and just seeing Kenny through. Like, I mean, he's had a lot of difficulties with mental health and all the things that, you know, young people are experiencing, and he is a way maker. Last question I wanna leave you with. [01:11:08] (43 seconds)  #WayMakerImpact

Cannot. It's amazing how the Lord really uses those really broken and vulnerable spots to then bring about like, we've we've talked about this a lot lately, but then brings about good. So so Kenny's born. Kenny's Kenny's born. Fast forward us to more recently. K. So [00:54:11] (20 seconds)  #BrokenToBlessing