 Good Night Daddy!
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Behold, the LORD shall neither slumber nor sleep.
He shall preserve your soul.
(Psalm 121:4, 7)
What a comforting promise! In this Rest Stop I share a simple, yet profoundly transformational response to God as He promises to never sleep but to always keep us in His arms and in His sight while we sleep.
May this Rest Stop bring to you a smile as you further learn to rest in God's dear Son Jesus.
GOOD NIGHT DADDY!
I am most vulnerable to the enemy's accusations and attacks against my mind as I prepare for bed each night. Romans 7:23 reveals that the enemy uses the power of sin in my body to always be warring against my mind.
This war is most intense at bedtime when: it is dark...I am physically tired...I am emotionally tired from ministering to hurting people...I ache in my heart wondering if my wife will have another sleepless night due to leg pain that has flared up this summer...the enemy offers up doubts regarding my call to this ministry as a vocation...I think about plans for the next several days.
This war can sometimes get so intense that I feel like giving up, and sometimes I cry myself to sleep.
However, in the midst of recent battles, I am beginning to hear God more and more reminding me that the battle is not mine but His (2 Chronicles 20:15)!
In response, I have recently found myself wanting to have the last word from my lips and last thought from my mind each night to be on God and not on me.
As the enemy seeks to enhance his spiritual battle at bedtime, God my Father is nurturing me to focus on Him (His faithful love and protection), and not the enemy, and to simply say to my Father, "Good night Daddy."
And I am growing to hear Him tell me, "Good night son."
O LORD, satisfy us in the morning with your mercy,
that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us,
and establish the work of our hands for us.
(Psalm 90:14, 17)
The more I go to bed saying by faith, "Good night Daddy," the more I am waking up recognizing His presence! There truly is wonder and awe about each new day that my Father gives me!
If God did not take His eyes off of me while I slept, will He not keep His eyes on me while I'm awake? As a result, I can go about my day assured by Him that the beauty of His dear Son Jesus Christ indwells me and that Christ will empower me to do all that God has planned for me that day!
CLOSING
I hope I will have the mind to say "good night" to our Father to my very last night of sleep on this planet. I know He will faithfully tell me good night then, too, knowing that the next morning will be the most glorious morning that all the previous mornings pointed to!
Have a good day...and good night to you tonight!
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PS
HE NEVER SLEEPS
song by Don Moen
Integrity Music (October 2006)
Click the following link for an encouraging 2-minute discussion by Don Moen about his song "He Never Sleeps."
When you've prayed
every prayer
that you know how to pray.
Just remember the Lord will hear
and the answer is on it's way.
Our God is able,
He is mighty, He is faithful.
And He never sleeps He never slumbers
He never tires of hearing our prayer.
When we are weak, He becomes stronger.
So rest in His love and cast all of your cares on Him.
Do you feel that the Lord has forgotten your need?
Just remember that God is always
working in ways you cannot see.
Our God is able,
He is mighty, He is faithful.
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Gregg Gibbons
Pastoral Director
Michael Chalmers
Training Director
Kellie Boggs
Fellowship Director
Joy Gibbons
Ministry Assistant and women's ministry coordinator
Carole Blyth
Board member and women's ministry coordinator
Randy Garrick
Board member and Elder Holly Ridge Baptist Church
Paul Crews
Board member and Pastor Mountain Creek Baptist Church
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Partnership
I believe with all my heart that ministry is through relationships.
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you for your partnership in the gospel (Philippians 1:3, 5).
 
YouTube link below of my ministry commissioning service that included testimonies from several partners, including Bobby Richardson, former 2nd baseman for the NY Yankees.
Please contact me to learn more about partnering with me. I'd love to hear from you!
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Ministry News
Next 8-month Advanced Discipleship Training to start January 2013.
Gregg teaches freedom from anger through Christ at the Haven of Rest mission in Anderson, SC Mondays 6:00-6:45 pm. You are welcome to attend with Gregg anytime!
Gregg is mentoring men and couples in an office at Holly Ridge Baptist Church in Simpsonville SC and at an industrial plant in Duncan SC.
Michael is mentoring men and couples in an office provided by Mountain Creek Baptist Church, Pendleton Street Baptist Church,and Earle Street Baptist Church in Greenville SC.
Carole and Joy, along with 8 ladies trained through Journey in Christ, are providing more discipleship training to female employees at an industrial plant in Aug 15 through Oct 3. A glorious time of transformation.
Michael and I taught the third set of sessions for our 8-month Advanced Discipleship Training August 8-11. Much biblical revelation came to the students.
Michael will be teaching a couples class for Mountain Creek Baptist Church in Greenville.
Michael will be leading a small discipleship group for Earle Street Baptist Church in Greenville this Fall.
Journey in Christ coordinated a wonderful teaching event by Dr. John Best on August 21 at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Moore, SC. Over 40 people heard a detailed exposition of Galatians 2:20.
John is former professor of Greek at Dallas Theological Seminary and founder of Exchanged Life Ministries Texas. ELM is associated with Journey in Christ.
John will be teaching again at Bethlehem Church on August 28 from 6:45 pm to 9:15 pm on "Christ, the Supreme Treasure of Your New Human Spirit."
Gregg is hoping to teach a Grace Life Conference Sept 27-29 with a focus on Grace in the Workplace. Please pray.
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