6 YEars of Life Change Landing

Remember the saying, “you better recognize!” It’s funny this morning how that phrase keeps popping in my head this morning as I read an old and yet familiar passage from Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.” Solomon is giving us some incredible wisdom to not lean on our old crutches of life any longer (our own understanding of survival or own strength, or unhealthy coping) but instead to lean with all our might INTO His strength while “acknowledging” Him. In other words we must “recognize” Him in all our ways. When I do this in my life, He keeps me on the right path. Tonight we celebrate 6 beautiful years of The Landing/LHGH at our CR ministry under the great leadership of our dear sister, LaDwana. Tonight, we recognize Him in all He has done and see a picture thru two life change stories of our students that have gone thru the Landing. Tonight we see a glimpse of what life is like when we lean into His strength and quit relying on our own. Our incredible Landing leaders bought a sponsorship on the KLRC radio station today and people all over NW Arkansas are hearing the message of hope thru the Landing. The coolest thing about this is LaDwana, our trusted leader in this ministry picks up her 10 Year sobriety coin in her area of recovery! Wow! Talk about a blessed night we will have the privilege of being a part of. What do you need to recognize in your life that the Father is doing around you? What are you anticipating He will do in your life as you seek Him. Today, my inner thought dialogue is “Rodney, you better RECOGNIZE!” Rodney, Nat'l Assimilation Coach

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