A Message from All Nations co-founder Sally McClung
Dear All Nations Family,
Warm greetings to you from South Africa! And it is truly physically “warm” as we are finally past our very cold winter. We had record-breaking cold weather this year. Coming as it did on the heels of Floyd’s passing, the cold was very hard for me this year. I'm so grateful that we are in “spring” now - with new life all around us. I can almost feel it in my bones!
After the long, unexpected journey we’ve had the last few years, I didn’t anticipate Floyd’s home-going to Heaven to hit as profoundly as it did. I have experienced a deep grief and sense of loss. It caught me off guard. I thought I had already grieved so much during the years that he was sick. So I want to thank you for your love and care during this tender time. Your messages of condolence and your stories of how Floyd had impacted your lives have meant so much to me. I am so very grateful for the support of our worldwide “family.” Thank you!
And thank you to everyone who helped in putting together the Celebration of Life memorial service for Floyd. What a beautiful event that was. It brought a sweet sense of closure to my heart, and, quite unexpectedly, lifted a weight off my heart. I am so grateful for all that was done to make the event possible. Thank you for that.
I have been asked so many times what the most important thing is that I've learned on our unexpected journey. That's a hard question because I learned so many things! I could make a long list of all the lessons I’ve learned. I’ve thought about this question a lot because I've been asked it so often. I guess it boils down to learning that His grace really is sufficient for every need we face.
When it says in 2 Corinthians 12:9 that His grace is sufficient for us and that His power is made perfect in our weakness - it's not just a comforting phrase. It is one of the most profound statements in the Bible! It is our lifeline for everything we walk through in life. It is what enables us to go through any and every difficult experience we face in life. In the last few years I have faced countless experiences of weakness … literally hundreds of them. Some were breathtakingly powerful! I wondered if I could survive them. Many of them came out of nowhere and shocked me with their impact in my life. “Weakness” hardly describes what I felt.
We are continually asking God for His help with something. We ask for His anointing, or His strength to get through … and yet He's already promised it to us. We don’t have to reach for it or beg for it - it’s there as a promise in His Word. All we have to do is receive it. And His help is completely, 100 percent sufficient. It's enough! More than enough. Whatever it is we're facing - sickness, death, financial needs, conflict, spiritual warfare, insecurity, fear, anxiety - whatever it is … His grace IS SUFFICIENT! Abundant even. I could not have survived without it. He is so faithful!
And following right behind that - kinda tagging onto it - is learning to be content in whatever situation we face. Because of His sufficient grace, I was able to be content in everything I walked through on our unexpected journey. I didn't like some things! I certainly wanted some things to change. I found many things hard. I wasn't always in a happy state of mind. But I was truly able to rest and to be at peace and content because of His sufficient grace. His grace combined with a contentment that came from leaning into His sufficiency enabled me to survive the journey!
“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.” - Philippians 4:12,13
That strength comes from His sufficient grace! My prayer is that you will find that grace for whatever you may be facing. The greater our need, the more sufficient His grace is.
Love to you all,
Sally