It has been observed that no people in history have had ever had more possessions, better health, or greater freedom than we, yet we complain about what we don’t have. It’s almost like many of us are drowning in the rising flood waters of discontent! Guess what; that is NOT God’s design for our lives.
This month, our teacher, Bob Russell, is unpacking the empowerment of believers, via the Holy Spirit during challenging times, such as when “spiritual floodwaters” rise. Bob Russell is a retired senior minister of Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, where he served for 40 years as “Southeast” became one of the largest churches in America.
Just what would it take to make us content? Perhaps a refocusing of what is important in life… and death? Something deeper than just physical “things”? Well… here’s Bob Russell to offer a “spiritual rescue helicopter” so to speak, to lift us out of the “Flood of Discontent”: