We have some exciting news to share in this month’s News from the Heart. We have updated the Cheerful Hearts mission statement and logo. This November we quietly celebrated our 15th birthday. Fifteen is a picture of rest in the Bible, with many references to rest for the people of God from Genesis to Revelation. I have longed for Sabbath rest, that rest that Paul speaks of in Hebrews 4 and am tasting it now and again.
A couple months ago, I spoke at a women’s conference about my journey back to health from medical disability. As I spoke the words, “I had been reading God’s Word, loving God’s Word, teaching God’s Word, and studying God’s Word, but I had been doing a poor job of applying God’s Word to everyday living,” it hit me! That is exactly what God had done. He had transformed my relationship with Him through suffering into a much richer and more personal relationship. He had shown and continues to show me daily, when I will look and listen, how to live His Word every day choosing life.
That truly is and has been the mission of Cheerful Hearts all along! All 15 years. We are about what Paul so boldly speaks of in Ephesians Chapter 4 – working together in love and unity and so our new mission statement reads – Cheerful Hearts exists to equip women to be in relationship with Jesus and to apply The Word to everyday living. Everything we do can be directly linked to that end.
We decided to create a fresh new logo to reflect the unity and oneness in Christ and with the body of Christ. We are all in different places on the journey and it looks different for each of us at times, but we are all hearts on The Vine. God has snipped our branch from the wild, grafted us into His family and tenderly creates an environment where we can flourish. He sustains us, nourishes us and carries us when the burden is too heavy. I am aware of abiding more and more and being in genuine community and surrendering my heart continually is essential.
Oh to surrender to the Word, to this amazing love, care and provision and to REST in our union with Christ is our hope! During this most Holy season, we at Cheerful Hearts wish you and your family the dearest Christmas ever.
From my heart to yours,
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