{"id":31398,"date":"2021-04-09T03:30:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T10:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/?p=31398"},"modified":"2021-04-05T17:52:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T00:52:47","slug":"april-9-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/2021\/04\/09\/april-9-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"April 9, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:center top;--awb-background-repeat:repeat-y;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:10px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-padding-left:10px;--awb-bg-size:cover;width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/McClung-2021-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"863\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/McClung-2021-Logo-200x108.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/McClung-2021-Logo-400x217.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/McClung-2021-Logo-600x325.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/McClung-2021-Logo-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/McClung-2021-Logo-800x434.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/McClung-2021-Logo.jpg 863w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;You, O Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>Psalm 18:28<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Don\u2019t Look Back!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As I enter a &#8220;new year&#8221; on this journey, the Lord has been directing my attention to look forward.\u00a0 I shouldn&#8217;t look back at good times before this journey began\u2014and I also shouldn&#8217;t look back at the hard times we&#8217;ve already been through. I must keep my eyes on the Lord, and keep looking forward to what He has for us\u2014ultimately to spend eternity in His presence.\u00a0God always leads us forward!<\/p>\n<p>I think one of the biggest temptations the enemy brings along is to get us looking backwards\u2014either longingly at good times we&#8217;ve had, or in fear of going through more hard times like what we&#8217;ve already experienced.\u00a0God doesn&#8217;t want us to be looking over our shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>As we keep our focus on Him, our wonderful Shepherd will hold our hand and guide us to the pastures He has for us.\u00a0We may need to travel over some rocky ground.\u00a0We may have some dark valleys to navigate through. We may have some rivers to get across.\u00a0But He WILL be with us.\u00a0He will guide us and help us.<\/p>\n<p>I have no idea what is still ahead, but I trust the One who is guiding me!\u00a0I need to keep looking forward as I enter this new year.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know what is ahead, but I&#8217;m looking to the Lord and moving forward with my hand in His.\u00a0 Thank you for your prayers as we continue on this journey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Lord, though we have many things upon which to look back longingly, may we ever keep our eyes on You and Your plans for our future and our hope. 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