I Need You

Has anyone heard that song lately? The one that goes "I need You, oh I need You. Every hour I need You. My one defense, my righteousness, oh God how I need you." Than it goes on and there is a bridge that speaks to my heart as well saying "teach my song to rise to you, when temptation comes my way. And when I cannot stand I'll fall on you. Jesus, You're my hope and stay."   Jared and I started singing this song to Liam while I was still pregnant knowing through the whole process we would desperately need Him, and every day that hasn't changed. The Spirit brought me to tears yesterday as we sang that song in church, and the realization that I need Him now, I will need Him tomorrow, and the next day and the next. As we are in this season of the unknown and waiting on God it is so obvious that we need Him and I think the Lord was showing me that I will need Him regardless of the circumstance we are in.  If we set ourselves aside we can fall on Jesus to be our hope and provider and healer and deliverer and savior and the list goes on and on.  Through our discouragement and doubt He is constant and nothing that is happening is He oblivious to. It's a daily reminder to lay my worries and doubts at His feet and to know He already knows and is working. 

Enough about me :).  As for an update, CityWave had our first official gathering October 26 and it was fantastic!  We met at Jason and Jodi (lead pastor and his wife)'s house, had a short worship time, shared what we will be about, and than connected with others. There were several from the original team from Iowa, but than several Chicago natives that we got to meet and connect with some. There were 33 people there total for this first time and our prayer is that will increase. Jared and I invited a young single mom to the event this weekend that we had met when we were looking at apartments so,we are hopeful we will get to see her. The entire weekend was enjoyable though, filled with painting, job hunting and some great time with Jason and Jodi and other staff.  Jared is leaving tomorrow for a hiring event in a nearby suburb to Lombard for Aldi grocery store.  His hope is to get some face time with the hiring manager, and it would be fantastic if he came home with a job but I don't know if that is how it works.  

We are getting excited about Thanksgiving and the opportunity to get to see immediate and extended family!  It is coming fast!

Prayer points: Jared would get a job/that this hiring event would be fruitful. 

                    : we would be reaching out to the lost, hurting, and broken in the Oak Brook, Lombard area as a church. 

For His Name,

The Phillips