Pastor Bill Hayden
Enough of the complaining and discontent with the way things are happening around you. I have learned that much of life is about our ability to adapt with change… after all we are growing older gracefully, right?
Just the other day, I came across an article from August 2019 in Villager from Gary Hill, “Miracles Do Happen!” It was concerning my heart transplant in July of that year at Stanford Hospital and a heart made available within days from a young man. God willing, I will celebrate four years on July 8th with this sacrificial gift of another man’s heart! I am profoundly grateful to God and the many prayers of His people.
In all my days without fail, the Lord has always made a way in my life. I have shared with you many stories from childhood to the present day concerning how God has ordered my steps. In recent weeks, we lost our former Pastor Peter Unruh and my previous Pastor Tim Wood is afflicted with a frontal tumor on the brain. These men have been pillars in their respective areas of ministry and communities. I am thankful to God for the impact they have had on my life, as I live with eternity in view!
You and I are here because of the grace of God, nothing more and nothing less. Think about it! Have you made mistakes… with some of them being substantial? Yet, my friends, you and I are still here with the scars to prove it! In all our brokenness and imperfection, we have been loved, accepted and forgiven by God and others, especially when acknowledging our failures to Him.
As I have stated many times, “When we are willing to acknowledge and accept our own brokenness, it should allow each of us to see and accept the imperfection of others. Afterall, we shouldn’t demand from others that which we fail to achieve within ourselves.” … Right? Every person has a desire to be accepted and most of us want to fit in. Since we are imperfect people, we are prone to failure; it is Godly to impart grace and forgiveness to each other.
“Let’s be better, do better and live better to make our world a better place.” Are you willing?
Psalms 139:23-24 TLB 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test my thoughts. 24 Point out anything you find in me that makes you sad and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
Celebrate with us at the Villages Community Chapel in Cribari Auditorium, every Sunday at 10 a.m. to be encouraged over the Word of Life, enjoy a cup of coffee and cookies with friends. The chapel is a place for needs to be met, faith to be affirmed and new friends to embrace. You can view our worship services on YouTube at Villages Community Chapel San Jose, CA.