God is moving in CR

By Kareena Holloway, Fellowship Bible Church Celebrate Recovery Women's Encourager Coach, 11/25/2020 With Thanksgiving fast upon us, it's a time when there are get-togethers, good food, and lots of reminiscing.  Some of that reminiscing is good and some of it bad. Some of it may even be mostly bad right now depending on what you're going through.  It's tough times like that when you may catch yourself having trouble feeling very thankful.   Let your heart know right now that your feelings are valid.  Your anger may even be righteous.  What is important, though, is that we don't set up camp and get "comfortable" with the negativity that comes with not being thankful.  You see, the enemy would rather have you focus on your hurts, disappointments,  and angers rather than be grateful for anything good at all!  It's time right now to quiet those voices and let God's truths assure you of a few things.  Let your heart be assured that: Even in the darkest

  By Sarah Bryant, Devotional Team writer at Fellowship Bible Church, Rogers, Celebrate Recovery, 11/18/20 Every year at work in mid-November we have what’s called open enrollment. That means it’s the one time of the year to opt in or out of various benefits – medical, dental, etc. This year I decided it might be a good idea to apply for short and long term disability insurance. Just for a little peace of mind in case I would be unable to work for some reason.   Evidence of Insurability, that’s the goal when applying for these benefits. Basically, the insurance provider wants to see that I don’t have problems, or if I did, that they were fixed. Well, the process of applying wasn’t as easy as I thought. There were checklists of diseases to go through, lists of medications to provide, and near the bottom came a section where I had to list anything I’d received medical treatment for in the last five years. In this section I had to describe the problems and when they began. One of the it

By Kareena Holloway, Fellowship Bible Church Celebrate Recovery Women's Encourager Coach, 11/11/2020   Have you ever went to one of those restaurants where you make a reservation because it's so busy?  What if when you got there, they had no record of it then bumped you to the bottom of the list and you have to wait who knows how long to get in.   To make a reservation means that you would like to set aside a certain time with implied agreement that something you've specified will happen during this time.    We know the importance of making a reservation with God on a daily basis to read His word, prayer, and to meditate on what He wants you to know.  Do you have a reservation for daily quiet time with God?   We all have such busy schedules pushing and pressing us to keep moving from the moment we open our eyes.  If I put off that reservation, it gets pushed down the list and God has to wait who knows how long to talk to me.  So I need to honor that reservation every mo

By Eric Hutchinson, Fellowship Bible Church Rogers Celebrate Recovery Training Coach, 11/4/20 I love this time of year so much! The leaves are changing colors, temperatures are near  perfect, and the holidays are just around the corner.  Have you ever noticed, there is a general rule of life that everything changes?  Time moves on, causing people and things to age.  I remember when time moved slowly , and I thought I had forever to live.  Now, my hair is falling out, I have wrinkles, and my body won’t let me do things that I once could.  My kids are growing up, my house needs repairing, my car is gaining mileage , and houses are being built on my street as I write this dev otional .  The world is becoming more populated, our culture more diverse ,  and what I used to call normal has changed, and now a “new normal” has been created.  Everything seems to be in a constant state of change.  I remember so vividly getting a call from my parents at 4:00 am one morning and telling me that my