Life Renewal Fraser Valley

Want to know more about Life Renewal? Listen to Executive Directors Andrew and Heidi talk about why it could be the most important commitment you make this season.

Sorry we've been MIA since Christmas! This verse came up on 'verse of the day' through our @youversion Bible app and it has long been a favorite at Life Renewal, and I'm certain for many Christians also. It is filled with such reassurance and hope for our futures. No matter what we've been through, where we're at or what we're facing ahead, GOD is ALWAYS walking alongside us, carrying us when needing to, and ALWAYS ALWAYS determining our steps. He is working the journey of ou...r lives for good and to His plan. His plan for us is never destruction, but always a hope and a future. This applies even when we cannot see it, when our lives seem so overwhelmed and unmanageable. Whatever our burdens may be - we all carry burdens of one sort or another, the Lord will use them for His plan. Take rest fellow believers. You can be at peace in the Lord, your heavenly Father, He knows your needs and plans your future "For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord . They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11 NLT Have hope in the Lord today. Your future.

Powertool of the week "As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly." This powertool seems dark, foreboding and disgusting even. But God includes it in Proverbs for a reason and we choose to not shy away from things that are wise and true. In session 6 we learned a tool to identify our "in-sanity" patterns so we can recognize them and step out of them. Let's NOT return to our folly and be fools. Let us work on the insanity in our lives and continue to step OUT of insanity, to no longer be fools but instead wise children of God.

One of our previous Life Renewal graduates created this fantastic illustration of a memorable character we meet at Life Renewal. Recently we learned about how we are all carrying burdens of one sort or another, and Jesus wants us to give them to him. He can "carry our log" and lift our burdens. What baggage are you carrying? We will see recovery Rick again in the future, and I can't wait till we do. Because he sure creates laughs all while hitting home with a true gospel message @freedomsession

Powertool/memory work of the week. Hebrews 11:6 And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

POWERTOOLof the week: "I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out." Romans 7:18 (NIV)

Power tool of the week! Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you a hope and a future." This verse is full of so much hope, for those with dim outlooks and those with bright horizons alike. It says none of us need to be afraid of the future, because we always can be assured God is directing our futures and will ALWAYS ULTIMATELY bring us back to the place he has designed for us - a brigh...t future and a place of hope. A destination of joy and wholeness. Sometimes this is hard to believe, especially if we are in a dark place, but we MUST believe it - God promises it is true! And He never takes back His promises. God has a GREAT eternity planned and He wants us all to be there. "Plans for hope and a future" - eternity with God, perfectly whole, full of joy and without the brokeness of this life. If you're familiar with Life Renewal, one of things we practice is to commit bible verses to memory. Whether you're taking Life Renewal this year or not, come along with us for the year here on Instagram. We'll be posting weekly bible verses as powertools/memory work. Commit these verses to memory, memorizing God's words can come back to comfort and encourage us when we need it most.