At the start of this New Year, some of us would like to see some things shrink. Like our waistline! That’s why a lot of people this month are watching what they eat and heading to the gym.

Faith, on the other hand, is probably not on your “things I’d like to see shrink” list. But if you’re not careful, that’s exactly what could happen – often in the midst of hard times, when a faith increase is needed.

Shrinking faith is certainly not the path to pleasing God, nor will it benefit our lives or those we connect with. How we can help our faith grow instead of shrink is our message focus this coming Sunday.