Greetings from 2010

Look what God has done and know more is to come. Though we may have wondered how we would make it through 2009, here we are in 2010.

Let this blog article be evidence that God has sustained Horizon Gate and the Turners through the challenges of another year. Thank you for your prayers, faith and contributions through which you participated in God's provision.

Many times in 2009 we have looked at our end, the limits to our capacity materially, emotionally, spiritually. Seeing our end cleanses our hearts and balances our perspective as we re-discover "God beyond". How do we press on in the face of the world's opposition? By knowing we are connected beyond our end to the One beholden to no one, nor to our circumstances. Though circumstances appear to hold little hope, expectations, or vision, our connection with "God beyond" gives us confidence to take initiative. Part of growing in Christ is to frequently re-establish that anchor in God rather than in circumstances where it tends to gravitate. Though it seems unreasonable and audacious, we focus on the Source of solutions rather than the problems.

This is the insight we recently gained from the prophetic imagery in Zechariah 4. The picture of oil lamps (us) on a stand with a reservoir tapped into two olive trees feeding a ceaseless supply of oil (God's Spirit) to keep the lamps lit. The prophet wraps up the image with God's pronouncement, "Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit." All our resources for life and accomplishments are not from our own finite capacities, but from God Who is abundant and generous.

We urge everyone to uproot from your challenges and put roots deep in Christ expecting God's real guidance and provision. This change from self-sufficiency to union with God will open your eyes to paths and resources you could not access in your own capacities alone. In this partnership with God we are whole.

In God's ceaseless supply,

Mark and Donna Turner