Season of the Sticks // “Here & Now” Building Our Future In the Present

“The best is yet to come!” This statement has often been a popular rallying cry, especially for the Church. It’s a declaration rooted in the belief that God has great things in store for his people just beyond the horizon. And it’s a sentiment we’ve shared and stated here at Cornerstone...but, not anymore. Of course, we still believe the future is bright. But who has time for what’s to come when we’re too busy being blessed by what is? You see, the best isn’t just “yet to come”—it’s here and now! God is on the move, and he is doing a new thing now, in the midst of our present circumstances. Instead of focusing on the future, we’re determined to fix our attention and follow God’s lead, right here and right now.

In the Northeast, there is a period of time after Halloween and before the holidays when leaves are off the trees, it gets dark earlier…it’s just gloomy. This is what is referred to as the “Season of the Sticks”...a valley-like period in between two mountain top moments. And it’s in these seasons of life that we have to cling to God’s faithfulness like never before.

Philippians 1:3-6; Acts 1:1-5 & 12-14