As I send out today's blog, my son David and his wife Corrie are very near the birth of their first child! We've had a couple of "false alarms" but there's no doubt that the baby will come in the next few days and we're all very excited about it.
We also know that with the birth of the baby will come labor pains and some other difficult moments which always accompany the arrival of new life in nearly every form.
This is also true of the church of Jesus. As we launch new campuses and start new ministries there are "labor pains" and definite sacrifices that have to be made in order for life to come to pass.
I think this is a paradigm that actually applies to even personal moments of growth and development. We all want our journey with Jesus to be "pain free," but the fact is that that's rarely if ever the case in bringing new life into the world.
And so, if you're going through some "labor pains" right now with a relationship or your schedule or some other place of trying to make room for growth be encouraged that it's a part of the way God designed for new life to happen and in the end you will rejoice!
Blessings,
Dr. Jay
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