ONLY GOD KNOWS… have you had this thought? Or felt this way about a situation recently in life? There is certainly some comfort in knowing God knows all, but it also can be tough to go through something that you don’t have answers for. I have had many opportunities throughout life where I have felt like I would give anything to know the reason. I have had even more situations that I have been in the middle of that lead me to asking God the question of “why it had to go like this”. Esther offers us many lessons but one rises above the others in Chapter one and two. His providence, His ability to move in the background and cause all things to work together for His plan and purposes. During this study there is a hope that there will be many opportunities for us to consider our response while God is at work, We can also ask - What is it that God desires for me to be doing during this season… at this time. This week we look at those hard things that Esther and Mordecai did in response to their hard times. (Sermon from January 30 - March 6)