MY SOUL THIRSTS FOR GOD, FOR THE LIVING GOD . . .

Perhaps this has been a difficult year for you. The future stretching out before you may seem gloomy or threatening . . . In you're moments of quiet, you may wonder, Where is God?

He's right there at your side, my friend. He has never left. He has never removed His eye from you, nor has His attention wandered to other matters.'

Not even for a heartbeat. He has never ceased caring for you, thinking about you, considering your situation, and loving you with a passion and intensity beyond comprehension.

WHAT ARE A FEW OF YOUR * HOMEBASED TALENTS OR SKILLS *?

GOD is aware of every single one of your Talents and Skills. In fact, he gave you all our Godly Ones at birth or helped you Develop them along the way. It gives him Great Pleasure to see you use what you have been Given. The first step in appreciating your Talents and Skills is recognizing them! Today is all about doing that, so you can dedicate them to the Lord for his Service.

So, you are not a Talented Harpist, Gifted Communicator, or Respected Surgeon? But have People commented that you are a natural of Cross-Country Skiing, Landscape Painting, or Computer Repairs? Do you even remember when you learned to be a Stenographer, Mechanic, or Carpenter? Are you an Incurable Inventor, an Avid Researcher, or a Party Planner Par Excellence?

Do you wonder why GOD gave you the Gift of Thinking Clearly under pressure or of having a Photographic Memory? Have you Mastered a Foreign Language or discovered that you have a Special Ability in an Area like Music, Dance, Graphics, Problem Solving, Marketing, or Supervising People? We must Inspire others to make Powerful, Positive Choices that will Transform their Lives.

We can Encourage others through Biblical Insights and Real~Life Examples, to show People how to put Life's Trials into a Heavenly Perspective, by Facing each New Challenge with Grace and Setting their Sights on Eternity. We must be clear about our Life's Current Purpose: To bring New HOPE to those in seemingly Hopeless Situations and to Encourage them to Develop a Closeness with GOD, by * Trusting Him Fully. *

We can Impact Principles and Techniques to Motivate people to TAKE ACTION!

"Some of our Abilities are GOD~GIVEN from birth and others are Learned over many years of Diligent Practice. When we Commit them All Totally to the Lord, asking Him Daily ~ to Guide our Every Step in using them, we find True Satisfaction."

A MAN WAS GIVEN A TALENT

(In New Testament times, a Talent was the Largest Unit of Silver, with an Approximate Monetary Value of One Ox.) JESUS told a Parable using a Metaphor about a Man who was Rebuked by his Master for burying his Talent. Read Matthew 25:14 ~ 30. Today, let's extend the Metaphor to include your Natural Talents and Acquired Skills. What would JESUS say to you? Are you using your Talents and Skills Wisely or are you burying them?

SCRIPTURE TO PONDER

Then the LORD said . . . "And I have filled him with the

Spirit of GOD, with Skill, Ability and Knowledge

in all Kinds of Crafts."

(Exodus 31:1, 3)

So . . . What Insight, Prayer, or Action Step Has GOD Laid on Your Heart Today?

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~ NO WALLS, BAD CITY ~

A Man without Self~Control

is like a City broken into

and left without Walls . . .

Proverbs 25:28

*KNOWLEDGE IS POWER*, but the best and Most Useful Form of that Power is Power over Ourselves. So said the Philosopher Spinoza, whose words could have come straight from the Bible. As you may already know, the Bible is thoroughly Pro~Self~Control, which puts it in Opposition to our Culture, which tells us that giving in to every Selfish Impulse is a Good Thing.

Our Ancestors could not have grasped this. They would have asked the Obvious Questions: How can you even Develop a Self if you have no Self~Control? How can People get along well in the World if each one is at the Mercy of the Others' Impulses?

Proverbs 25:28 compares Self~Control to the Walls of a City. With no Walls, a City was Defenseless, almost certain to be attacked by enemies from without. With no Self ~ Control, a Person is Defenseless, certain to be at the Mercy of his Own Impulses. Aside from his Impulses Harming Himself, they can do tremendous Damage to the People around Him. Think of some Basic Problems of Contemporary Society ~ Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Predatory Sexuality, Street Crime ~ and you can Trace them all to People giving in to their Worst Inclinations. And by Failing to Practice Self~Control, they grow Less and Less able to Exert it.

It is appropriate that Proverbs 25:28 uses the Image of an Undefended City: the Main Reason that so many Cities Today are Hellish Places to Live is that so many of the Inhabitants have no Self~Control. Graffiti, Muggings, Road Rage, Physical and Verbal Abuse, the Taken~For~Granted Lack of Courtesy that Grates on every~one's Nerves ~ chalk them all up to Lack of Self~Control. Even when we aren't Affected Directly, we Live in the Fear of other People Losing Control.

One of my College Classmates works with an After~School Program with Junior High/Middle School Kids, Teaching them to Abstain from Sex until Marriage. Does the Program Work? In terms of 100 Percent Effectiveness, No. In terms of Some Effectiveness, Yes. Children and Teens know something Instinctively: you can't go through Life without Rules and Boundaries. Some Behaviors have to be off~limits. They expect Adults to be Boundary~Setters, and they have more Respect for the Adult who says, "Just Say No" than the Adult who says, "When you do Engage in Sex, be sure to use Protection, and . . ."

The same applies to Drug and Alcohol Programs that Emphasize "Just Say No." It seems pretty clear that too many Adults have abandoned their Tasks as Standard~Setters and Teachers of Self~Control, and the Young Folks have responded in the predictable way, not Respecting those Adults. Happily, some Grown~ups prefer doing the Right Thing to being "Cool," and Kids Respect this.

Kids need to Hear the Same Message as Adults: the Real Hero is the Person who Conquers His Evil Inclinations. Ultimately, the only Power a Person has is that which he Exercises over Himself. True Power is Knowing that You can, but you Don't.

Resolution: Think of People you know who are "Severely Lacking in "Self~Control." Are those People Happy? Have you ever considered Suggesting to those People that they might try Not Giving in to all Their Impulses?

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~ ANGEL WINGS ~

ANGELS GUARD US, Guide us, Watch over us, and Bring us*Comfort, Courage, and Hope*. They are God's Messengers, reaching out to us to Remind us of his Love and Concern for Us.

Throughout recorded history, Angels appear again and again in the crucial moments of people's lives. In the Bible, an Angel spoke to Mary. Other Angels sang at the *Birth of Jesus, God's Son*. Another Angel warned Joseph to flee with his family into Egypt for safety. And Angels stood watch over the empty *Easter Tomb*.

In our Lives, Angels are as close as others' outstretched hands. They Reach for us with hands of Support, Patting our Shoulders in Encouragement, Tending us in illness and darkest Despair, and holding our hands when we are Afraid.

We recognize God's Message to us through his Ministering Angels. We are not alone! God Cares. He always has and always will. Perhaps that's why Angels Fascinate us and why we watch Angel Movies and Television Shows, Read Angel Books, Wear Angel Jewelry, and Collect Angel Figurines. My Collection of Sacred Angel Figurines ~ have become my Extended Family. As I look at all their faces, I feel a Great Sense of Calm. I have named some of my Sacred Angels, however, I have collected them since 1999. The best name for all of them would be My Blessed Family . . . Love, Faith and Hope! They represent Blessings, Calm, Company, Strength and Power. ( I could continue on . . . and on . . . :-) I am so . . . Blessed!

Most of us hear Stories from Friends and Family ~ amazing Tales of Angels Intervening to Protect or Guide. With every Angel Story, we feel Anew the Awe and Wonder of their Presence, the Sense of Security that they're close by and watching over us, and above all else, the Promise that God Cares Enough to Send Them.

We Decorate Christmas Trees with Angels, listen eagerly to Angel Stories, and hold in the *Secret Places of our Hearts and Expectation that Angels Hover Nearby*. At any Moment, they might Appear as a Loved One, a Stranger, or Another of God's Creatures, when we need them most. And when they do, they Touch us, and we are Forever Changed, for *They Have Become a Real Presence in our Lives*.

Experience the Joy and Security of knowing that these Angelic Messengers are Part of our Lives, share the *Comfort and Hope*, Faith and Blessings they Bring, and Draw Strength and Peace knowing Angels come to us because *God Loves Us*. *God has a Constant
Protective Presence*. You may hear Angel Wings ~ Beating Gently Upon Your *HEART*!



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~ PRAYERS FOR A WOMAN'S SOUL ~

~ PRAYER IS THE SOUL'S SINCERE DESIRE ~

Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,

unuttered or expressed,

the motion of a hidden fire

that trembles in the breast.

Prayer is the burden of a sigh,

the falling of a tear,

the upward glancing of an eye,

when none but God is near.

Prayer is the simplest form of speech

that infant lips can try;

Prayer the sublimest strains that reach

the Majesty on high . . .

Prayer is the contrite sinners' voice,

returning from their way,

while Angels in their songs Rejoice

and cry, "Behold, they Pray!"

Prayer is the Christians' vital breath,

the Christians' native air;

their watchword at the gates of death;

they enter Heaven with Prayer.

O thou, by whom we come to God,

the Life, the Truth, the Way:

the Path of Prayer thyself hast trod;

Lord, teach us how to Pray!

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Anyone can Love the Lovely, Anyone can Forgive

the Forgivable. But Christians are Unique.

We are called to

Love the unlovely, to

Forgive the Unforgivable. Jesus'

followers have done so for centuries.

Few acts have a greater impact on those who

mistreat us an abuse us than our telling

them we Forgive them, and we are

asking God to Forgive them too.

Keep fervent in your

Love for one another, because Love

covers a Multitude of Sins.

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FELLOWSHIPPING WITH THE SAINTS

NOT FORSAKING THE ASSEMBLING OF OURSELVES

TOGETHER, S THE MANNER OF SOME IS . . .

HEBREWS 10:25

~ MY PRAYER FOR TODAY ~

Lord, I ask You to Help me push my flesh and my feelings aside when I am tempted to be Down and Depressed. Your Word Promises that I'll be encouraged if I Fellowship with the Saints, so I ask You to help me shove my lying emotions out of the way, get out of my house and stop Focusing on my defeat.

Give me the Strength of Will to go "Attach Myself to a Band of Believers" who will Encourage me to Stand Up, Stand Tall, and fight like someone who has the armor and the "Power of God" Working in my Life.

I Pray this in Jesus' Name!

~ MY CONFESSION FOR TODAY ~

I Declare the Satan does not have the Power to keep me Down and Depressed! When Life comes against me and the Deveil tries to tell me that I have no Hope of ever getting out of my Problems, I run to people of Faith so I can ge Encouraged. I don't fall out of Fellowship, and I don't stay away from Church. I am Faithful in my Church Attendance, and I Receive Encouragement every time I get in God's Presence and Rub Shoulders with the People of God.

I Declare this by Faith in Jesus' Name!

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~ WALK AS THE NEW CREATURE YOU ARE ~

~ MY PRAYER FOR TODAY ~

Lord, I Thank You for Washing Me with the Blood of Jesus and for Making me Brand New.

Forgive me for clinging to my old ways of Thinking and of Doing Things. Today, I ask You to Help Me Drop Those Old Habits and Attitudes and to never pick them up Again.

By Myself, this would be almost Impossible, but I know that by Your Power, I can walk FREE. Right Now, I Release those Old Attitudes and Habits that I've been carrying around with me for so long.

I ask You to Help Me Think and Behave in a way that is Consistent with the New Creature in Jesus Christ ~ You have Made Me To Be.

I Pray this in Jesus' Name!

~ MY CONFESSION FOR TODAY ~

I Declare by Faith that I am FREE from Wrong Habits and Attitudes from my Past. I have Laid Them Down, and I am FREE of Them Forever. Now I have the Mind of Christ, the Power of the Spirit, and the Fruit of Jesus Christ working Inside My Life.

I Declare this by Faith in Jesus' Name!

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~ FAITHFUL ~

To SHANELL AND THEODORE

My Children whom I Pray for Daily

I have no greater Joy than to hear that my

Children are Walking in the Truth

Be Faithful until death,

and I will Give You the Crown of Life .

Life at Death! This ironic Godly twist is

what Jesus Promises if you are Faithful

in your Christian walk. Are you growing in

Faith and Steadfastly moving toward your

Crown of Life?

Jesus, keep my Children Faithful

so that at their Death they may receive

the Crown of Life.

~ Amen ~

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~ BREAKING FREE *** DAY BY DAY ~

~ LOVE NEVER FAILS ~

1 Corinthians 13:8 (NIV)

We are not wrong to think we desperately need to be Loved. We do. But we are wrong to think we can make anyone Love us the way we need to be Loved. Our need for Love does not constitute anyone Else's call but God's.

Perhaps you have heard the devastating words, "I just do not Love You Any More". Others may not have heard the words but have felt the Feeling. Throughout Life we will lose people ~ people who really Loved us ~ to Death or Changing Circumstances. As Dear and Rich as their Love was, it was not Unfailing. It Moved. It Died. It Changed. It left Wonderful Memories, but it also left a Hole. Only God's Love Never Fails.

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The Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love of God,

and the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you . . .

2 Corinthians 13:13

I used to Struggle with God's Love for me because I knew my own sins and weaknesses ~ all the reasons He should not Love me. Surely everyone else was not the mess deep inside that I was! (Of course, some people can be so full of Self~Righteousness, they seem convinced God Loves them best of all.)

But why do we have such difficulty Believing God could Love with the same unfailing Love those we perceive as good and those we perceive as bad? It's because we relentlessly insist on trying to Humanize God. We tend to Love people according to how they act, and we keep trying to create God in our Image.

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~ BLESSINGS ~

When our World begins to get too serious, we need momentary interruptions of just plain fun. A surprising day off, a long Walk in the Woods, a Movie, an enjoyable Evening relaxing with a Friend over a bowl of popcorn, a game of Racquetball or Golf ~ these diversions can make all the Difference in our Ability to Cope with Life's Crushing Demands.

We need to give ourselves permission to enjoy various moments in Life, even though all of Life is not in Perfect Order.

This takes Practice, but it's Worth the Effort.

Our Mouth was filled with Laughter

and our Tongue with Joyful Shouting

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Jesus was the first to Teach us that each one of us has a Cross to Bear. We may not necessarily look as if we are bearing one, but we are.

Each of us has some area of Pain and suffering in Life.

The World around us would have us run from that burden ~ to resent it, hate it.

Instead, we should ~ and I know this is tough to Hear and Believe ~ Embrace it!

He who does not take

his Cross and Follow After Me is

not Worthy of Me

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~ PUTTING GOD'S WORD INTO "DAILY" PRACTICE ~

But be ye Doers of the Word, and not
Hearers only, deceiving your own Selves . . .


My Prayer for Today
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Lord, I ask You to help me become a Doer of the Word and not a Hearer only.

Forgive me for the times I've Heard the Word of God preached in Power and even said *AMEN* to the Message, yet failed to walk out the Truth I Heard or to make it a part of my Life.

Starting Today, I make the Decision to be a Doer of the Word of God. Holy Spirit, give me the Strength and Divine Energy I need to take the Word I hear or read and put it into Practice in my Life.

I Pray this in Jesus' Name!


My Confession for Today
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I Declare that I am a Doer of the Word of God. I am among those who hear the Word and immediately apply it to their lives.

I Experience the Power of God's Spirit in my Life because of my Obedience to Walk in what God has Revealed to Me.

I Declare this by *FAITH* in Jesus' Name!



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~ PATIENTLY ENDURE ~

God will take care of us

in good and bad times.

We shouldn't become

Over Confident in

times of plenty, but we also

need to Patiently Endure

Times of Adversity.

God will NEVER leave us.

He will be Near us

in our troubles.

Unbelievers don't have

this Confidence in God

because they put their trust

in Earthly Things.

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The Battle of the

Christian Life has always been

not just to BELIEVE,

But to keep on BELIEVING.

This is how we will

grow Strong in FAITH

and see the actual Fulfillment

of God's Promises in our Lives

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~ FAITHFUL IN PRAYER ~

Praying always with all Prayer and Supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all Perseverance and Supplication for all Saints.

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~ My Prayer For Today ~

Lord, I ask You to help me Remain Consistent in Prayer. I admit that other things have distracted me from being in Your Presence, but I ask You to Forgive me for this and to give me the Strength to "Say No" to those things that keep pulling me away from Time in Prayer.

Thank You for helping me to make this a High Priority in my Life.

I know that with Your help, I can continue to Discipline myself to Pray.

Thank You for helping me get Started on the right path today!

I Pray this in Jesus' Name!


~ My Confession For Today ~

With God's help, I have the Power to say no to the distractions that keep trying to steal my Time with God. Prayer is a Top Priority in my Life; therefore, I am Consistent and Habitual in my Prayer Time. Nothing is a Higher Priority than the Time I spend every day with God.

From this Moment onward, I will be as Faithful as can be when it comes to this Issue of Prayer.

I Declare this by Faith in Jesus' Name!

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~ GOD'S BLESSINGS CHANGE LIVES ~

Father, we bring all our failures to you in Jesus' Name. We have tried so hard and so often to change. But our problems are too big for us to handle.

Today, we give up and throw ourselves totally on Your Love and Mercy. Cleanse us and Change us from the inside out.

Teach us how to Imitate You ~ to have Your Heart of Kindness and Mercy.

Teach us to Walk In The Spirit every day so we can know Your Power And Victory.

We rest in Your Mercy And Faithfulness. . . Amen

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~ I LEAVE ALL IN THY HANDS ~

Our Father, I know well Thou canst never forsake those who seek Thee, nor disappoint those who Trust Thee. Yet I know too, the more I pray for Thy Protection, the more surely and full I shall have it.

And therefore now I cry out to Thee, first that Thou wouldest keep me from myself, and from following any will but Thine.

Next, I beg of Thee, O my Loving Lord ~ if it be not wrong so to pray ~ visit me not with those Trying Visitations which Saints alone can bear! Pity my weakness, and lead me Heavenwards in a Safe and Tranquil Course.

Still I leave all in Thy hands ~ Only, If Thou shalt bring Heavier Trials on me, give me more Grace, flood me with the Fullness of Thy Strength and Consolation. . . Amen.

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God of all Compassion, whose will is that none should perish in their Sins but that all should come to Repentance; Have Mercy upon the millions who have never heard of the Saving Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, or who, having heard, have failed to respond to the Gospel.

Turn the tide of evil in our Land and in Lands across the World, that unbelief and ignorance of Your Word and Will may be Transformed, and that men and women, Loving You above all else, may learn to Love Each Other.

Purge from Your World the Hatred and Inhumanity, the Contempt and the Violence. . .


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~ CHALLENGES OF THE *HOMEBASED* CHRISTIAN ~

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Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when Tests and Challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your Faith ~ Life is forced into the Open and Shows its true colors.

So don't try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its Work so you become mature and well ~ developed, not deficient in any way. . . Jesus said, "I've told you all this so that Trusting Me, you will be unshakable and assured, deeply at Peace.

In this Godless World you will continue to experience difficulties. But take Heart! I've Conquered the World. . . You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the World. . .

Despite all these things, Overwhelming Victory is ours through Christ, who Loved us. . .

I can do everything with the Help of Christ who gives me the Strength I Need. . .


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HEAVENLY FATHER ,

To me a challenge is a 10K run, not a car that runs out of gas in the middle of nowhere. It's

learning a new Language or preparing a new dish or playing an edgy game of softball, not sitting

in the Emergency Room with a sick child or trying to make my *HomeBased* Salary extend to

meet my bills. Sometimes challenges look a lot like problems. Just the same, I want to begin to

think of them all ~ planned or unplanned, pleasant or unpleasant ~ as Opportunities to respond

in ways that are Pleasing to You. I ask you, Lord, to help me see the Lesson in Every Challenge of my *HomeBased* Online Internet Business, the Silver Lining in every Trial, the Wonder of Your Loving Presence in every Situation. Show me how to see my Challenges as a way to become a Better Person. . .

Amen

STRENGTH TO MAKE IT THROUGH YOUR DAY

For I know that this shall turn to my salvation

through your Prayer, and the supply of the

Spirit of Jesus Christ. . .

~ My Prayer for Today ~

Lord, I realize I don't have enough strength by myself to do what You have asked me to do. Today I'm asking You to donate a new supply of Your Spirit into my Life.

Right now, I open my Heart and ask You to fill every nook and cranny of my Life with the Power of the Holy Spirit, so I can get back on my feet again and fulfill what You have told me to do.

I Pray this in Jesus' Name. . . Amen

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One generation will commend your works to another, they will tell of your Mighty Acts. They will CELEBRATE your Abundant Goodness and joyfully sing of your Righteousness. . .

The Father of the Prodigal Son said, "Let's have a feast and CELEBRATE. For this Son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found." So they began to CELEBRATE. . .

We Praise you, LORD, for all your Glorious Power. With music and singing we CELEBRATE your Mighty acts. . .

The LORD, your GOD, is in your midst, a Warrior who gives victory; he will Rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exalt over you with loud singing. . .

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Imitating God, like listening to him, is another Quality that aligns us with his Purposes and makes room for even more of his Blessings. . .

Blessings can either Humble us and draw us closer to God, or allow us to become full of Pride and Self-Sufficiency. . .

When any needy heart begins to Truly Pray, Heaven itself stirs in Response. . .

The secret is to have a Heart that waits on the Lord, to keep waiting in Faith and glad expectation for the things he has Promised. . .

If anyone is in Christ, he is a New Creation; the old has gone, the new has come! . . .

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~ STRENGTH FOR YOUR DAY ~

O God, Thou art Life, Wisdom, Truth, Bounty, and Blessedness, the Eternal, the only true Good. My God and my Lord, Thou art my HOPE and my heart's joy.

Lord, make me to know Thee aright, that I may more and more love, enjoy, and possess Thee. And since, in the life here below, I cannot fully attain this blessedness, let it at least grow in me day by day, until it all be fulfilled at last in the life to come.

Here be the KNOWLEDGE of Thee increased, and there let it be perfected. Here let my love to Thee grow, and there let it ripen; that my joy being here great in HOPE, may there in fruition be made perfect.

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If only
If only I hadn't
If only I could still
If only he was here
If only I had more

Collecting these "if onlys" has become compulsive, and I can't seem to stop: there are so many of them. They weigh me down, and I'm too tired to carry them any longer.

Can I give all these "if onlys" to You, Lord? Whenever I manage to give You my worthless things, You always give me something far better in exchange. . .

So in the place of all these "if onlys" I will receive from You in the
New Life ~ You said You would give me.

The way I feel right now, I find it hard to BELIEVE a New Life is
possible, but I receive it from You by FAITH ~ and ~ I THANK YOU.

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~ PACKED FOR A PURPOSE ~

~ Care for the Common Life ~

~ God ~ our Savior has filled us with Skill ~

You were born prepacked. God ~ our Savior, looked at your entire life, determined your assignment, and gave you the tools to do the *Online Internet Marketing Business*.

Before traveling, you do something similar. You consider the demands of the journey and pack accordingly. Cold weather? Bring a jacket. Business meeting? Carry the laptop. Time with grandchildren? Better take some sneakers and pain medication.

God ~ our Savior, did the same with you. You will build a *Online Internet Marketing Business*. . . you will have a abundant List of Customers. Joe will research animals. . . install curiosity. Meagan will lead a private school. . . an extra dose of management. I need Eric to comfort the sick. . . include a healthy share of compassion. Denalyn will marry Max. . . instill a double portion of patience.

"Each of us is an original". God packed you on *purpose* for a *purpose*. . .

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