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"God grant you the light in Christmas, which is faith; the warmth of Christmas, which is love; the radiance of Christmas, which is purity; the righteousness of Christmas, which is justice; the belief in Christmas, which is truth; the all of Christmas, which is Christ."

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If I could give you one
special ability in life...it would
be the gift of seeing
yourselves through the eyes
of someone who loves you...

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"People love to judge. Yet hate to be judged."
Matthew 7:1-3
Judging Others7 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?

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You don’t have to be what other people want you to be. You don’t have to be interesting or agreeable or entertaining. You don’t have to tone yourself down, quiet your voice, or hide your feelings. You don’t have to be outgoing or spontaneous or sociable. You don’t have to be thin or beautiful or anyone’s definition of attractive. You don’t have to be anyone other than who you authentically are, and you sure don’t have to spend your time and energy trying to convince people that you’re worth keeping around. The right people are going to recognize your worth. They are going to respect you, appreciate you, and accept you, without forcing you to compromise who you are. Life is too short, and your happiness is far too important, to make room for anyone who treats you otherwise.

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A child on a farm sees
a plane fly overhead &
dreams of flying.
But, a pilot on the plane sees
the farmhouse & dreams
of returning home.

If wealth is the secret to
happiness, then the rich
should be dancing on the
streets. But only poor kids do that.

If beauty and fame bring
ideal relationships, then
celebrities should have
the best marriages.

Live simply. Walk humbly.
and love genuinely..!
All good will come back
to you...!!!

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may your cup overfill this week with peace, love & pure awesomeness.

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Dont be afraid of the failure because it tells you exactly where you stand and where you should be.

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A hero isn't always the strongest person. Sometimes it's just the one who leads the way.

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As you go about your day and look at friends, family, people you encounter ask yourself......what's more important to a relationship common values or other commonalities (like tastes in music, ect)?

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One of the challenges for most Christians is making sure no one finds out much they struggle with sin.
 
 Heavenly Father, look not this day upon my failed works but to the finished and perfect work of your Son. For the sake of His suffering and death and because of his resurrection from the dead, forgive my sins. By the gifts of your Spirit, through Word and Sacrament, grant me a clear conscience. Give me faith to trust and courage to believe that great is your love for me and that come what may, nothing in this day, will be able to separate me from your love that is in Christ Jesus, my Lord

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Thought of the day:  if you had  friend who spoke to you in the same way that you sometimes speak to yourself, how long would you allow that person to be your friend?

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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

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Apologizing does not always mean that you are wrong and the other person is right.
It just means that you value your relationship more than your ego.

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I once asked an old man: which is more important, to love or to be loved?

He replied: which is more important to a bird?  The left wing or the right wing?

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God has a set time for your opportunity. There is a set time for that problem to turn around, a set time for your healing, your promotion, your breakthrough. It may be tomorrow, or next week, or five years from now. But when you understand the time has already been set, it takes all the pressure off. You won’t live worried, wondering when this is ever going to happen. You’ll relax and enjoy your life knowing that the promise has already been scheduled and your answer is on the way!

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“There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude.
The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.”

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Most people are starved for acceptance and affection that even a simple little thing like a smile would mean the world to them.

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1 Thessalonians 5:14
And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

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Pretty words aren't always true and true words aren't always pretty.

Ephesians 4:15
 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.

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Hold everything you love with an open hand. It's like holding sand in your hand, the tighter you close your hand the more sand you lose but if you hold the sand with an open hand, you lose no sand.

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ABC'S of freidnships
(A)ccepts you as you are
(B)elieves in “you”
(C)alls you just to say “HI”
(D)oesn’t give up on you
(E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts)
(F)orgives your mistakes
(G)ives unconditionally
(H)elps you
(I)nvites you over
(J)ust “be” with you
(K)eeps you close at heart
(L)oves you for who you are
(M)akes a difference in your life
(N)ever Judges
(O)ffers support
(P)icks you up
(Q)uiets your fears
(R)aises your spirits
(S)ays nice things about you
(T)ells you the truth when you need to hear it
(U)nderstands you
(V)alues you
(W)alks beside you
(X)-plains things you don’t understand
(Y)ells when you won’t listen and
(Z)aps you back to reality

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The wisdom you left..
The love you gave..
The memories you shared..
The friendship you built..
The goodness you spread..
Are simple things..
But in one way or another.,
You may know it or not.,
Touched one's heart & improved one's life..
That's how your worth is measured..

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 Everyday we take a stand in the battle field for Christ, in this life there will be  no tickertape parade, no endorsement deals for sneakers or soda pop, or breakfast cereal. But what we are doing , is changing  peoples lives forever because you are a part of something great.  And greatness, no matter how brief, stays with a man. Every human  dreams of a second chance, you get to bring it to others by his power,  your reward is in heaven.

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Lord, Empty me of me so I can be filed with you. Lord, empty me of the selfishness inside. Every vain ambition and the poison of my pride. And any foolishness my heart holds to.

LORD EMPTY ME OF ME SO I CAN BE FILLED WITH YOU.

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“It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; He is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; He is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is He who provoked you with that thirst for fullness that will not let you settle for compromise; it is He who urges you to shed the masks of a false life; it is He who reads in your heart your most genuine choices, the choices that others try to stifle.

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When I say..."I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed
And cannot ever pay the debt.

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are all too visible,
But God believes I'm worth it.

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I still feel the sting of pain
I have my share of heartaches
Which is why I speak His name.

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I do not wish to judge.
I have no authority.
I only know I'm loved.

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Bring your tired
Bring your shame
Bring your guilt
Bring your pain
Bring your doubts
Bring your fears
Bring your hurt
Bring your tears
Don’t you know that’s not you’re name
You will always be much more to me
There’ll be no condemnation here
You are holy, righteous and redeemed
Don’t you know that’s not you’re name
You will always be much more to me
And greater is the One living inside of me
Than he who is living in the world

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An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. When life is dragging you with difficulties, it means it's going to launch you into something great.  So just focus, and keep aiming.

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I believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and savior. I believe that Jesus died for my sins, and rose again, and that's my belief. I still don't know what 'Christian' means. I'm a follower of Christ, but I keep making a whole bunch of mistakes. And I thank God for forgiveness

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What's really important?
When we think about important things or needs in our life we start to think of good health, life without death and true love.
Looking at the life of Jesus in the Gospel Mark we see a man doing amazing things. Not just rad music, good ball skills or good looks, but someone who has power over disease, someone who has power over death and someone who desires and loves you so deeply that he took on the worst suffering and death possible for your sin.

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My love is greater than your mistakes.

Ephesians 5:8
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light

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God doesn't give us what we can handle, God helps us handle what we are given.

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Though of the day:
Why is it important to look back on life and take note of how God, in and with and through Jesus, graciously got you from there to here?

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You were created very different from everyone else...but in the image of God. So run your own race and live your own life,not other's.

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When surveying your life, may you find that your boundaries extend further and influence others
 more than you ever imagined.

Psalm 16:8

I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken

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If I could right now I would greet you with the longest warmest hug given or received..😊

I hope all of you have a good day.

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Dear whoever is reading this, you're wonderfully and fearfully made, so smile. Life is to short to be unhappy.

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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next.
Delicious Ambiguity.

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There's never a wrong time to make a wrong right.

5 The Lord said to Moses, 6 “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any man or woman who wrongs another in any way[a] and so is unfaithful to the Lord is guilty 7 and must confess the sin they have committed. They must make full restitution for the wrong they have done, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the person they have wronged.

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Your beliefs don't make you a better person, your behavior does...

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I smile not because everything is good.....I smile because I have God's assurance good or bad everything will come to pass

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Isaiah 57:1-2
The righteous perish, and no one ponders it in his heart; devout men are taken away,
 and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. 
Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death.

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Today I pray for my heart to feel,
what my eyes are too impaired to see,
and my mind is too clouded to understand...
That there is kindness all around me,
And that love is right in front me.

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Humble yourself so that people who are in position to help you might do so without fear of feeling the weight of your arrogance.

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Don't hate the people who hated you,don't treat the people bad who treated you like one,end of the day you're planting a spoil seed,we're
here to plant a fresh seed not spoil seed.what you sow you reap.

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I fall, I rise, I make mistakes, I live, I learn, I've been hurt, but I'm alive. I'm human and I'm not perfect but I'm thankful.

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Your not a burden. You have a burden,
Which by definition is to heavy to carry on your own.
 John 16:33
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

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If God's hand of favor and his bountiful blessings have caused you to have a inflated perception of yourself, perhaps you should revisit your own humble beginnings and remember without Christ you are nothing.

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Be strong in the Lord
And never give up hope
You’re gonna do great things
I already know
God’s got His hand on You
So don’t live life in fear
Forgive and forget
But don’t forget why you’re here
Take your time and pray
These are the words I would say

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Don't give back to society simply because you are obligated to do so but perhaps with the thought that someone somewhere maybe in the same situation
you might have found yourself in some time ago.

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I don't know any perfect people - only really,really flawed people,who are still worth loving .

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If we all put a lid on our feelings - how cold would not the world be?
So smile, laugh, cry, set boundries, be kind and most of all Love your self, others and nature.

Ephesians 5:15

Foolish people waste their time searching for greener pastures... Wise people cultivate their land and grow their own

So True

Why is it that we are continuously comparing our hurt and pain to things that break and cannot be fixed, We are so much more than a breakable item.

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I think there are two types of forgiveness, the kind that when you forgive you're also giving them another chance,  or the kind where you forgive, but move on without them. Use them both wisely.

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God has a plan for your life. The Devil has a plan for your life. Be ready for both. Just be wise enough to know which one to battle and which one to embrace!

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God has a plan for your life. The Devil has a plan for your life. Be ready for both. Just be wise enough to know which one to battle and which one to embrace!

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surround yourself with those  on the same mission as you.

Acts 20:24

However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

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"The Christian gospel is a two-way road. On the one hand, it seeks to change the souls of men, and thereby unite them with God;
on the other hand, it seeks to change the environmental conditions of men so the soul will have a chance after it is changed."

Why do we feel the need to lie? We lie to ourselves, our friends, our family, and not only is lying a disgusting despicable thing, it's the makeshift idea that helps us think we have our lives together.

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What happens when your experience with Jesus fails to meet your expectations.?
What happens when your experience with Jesus goes beyond your expectations?.....this Easter & everyday leave the expectations behind and experience Jesus everyday.

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Don't shine so that others can see you, shine so that though you, others can see.

Never hurt with intention, never judge without knowing and never presume without asking.

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There are two kinds of love... I love because... And I love despite.

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.... proverbs 17;17

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Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it'll always get you the right ones.

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I am bigger than any problem I am facing today....and worth much more than any problem I have to face tomorrow.

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Before you talk - Listen It may change what you say. Before you react - Think It may change how you react. Before you judge - Wait It may change your viewpoint. Before you quit - Try It may be the best thing you ever did

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FAITH :
Everything that is happening right now is happening for a reason .Things aren't always going to look pretty ,or feel comfortable or even seem necessary. Just have enough FAITH ,not to quit ,understand that things workout how and when they're supposed to

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Philippians 2:3-4
[3] Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, [4] not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others …

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The greatest realization is the fact that despite our shortcomings, God is there always ready to forgive and bless us each day - giving us the best of health, making us safe, providing us our needs and granting us the much needed peace of mind and strong  faith in him.

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Lord help me to have grace and see others though your eyes.

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Look for something positive in each day, even if some days you have to look a little harder.

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An old Cherokee told  this Grandson  story: My son, there is a battle between two wolfs inside us all. On is evil. It is anger, jealously, greed, resentment, inferiority. Lies & ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, & truth.
The boy though about it, and asked, grandfather which wolf wins?
The old man quietly replied, the one you feed.

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Believe it or not, we are always changing. The question is, who is directing the changes? You, other people or circumstances?

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Be kind to one other, tenderhearted, forgiving one other, as God in Christ has forgave you----Ephesians 4:32

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As I stumble through this life
help me to create more laughter than tears, dispense more cheer than gloom, spread more joy than despair. Never let me become so indifferent that I will fail to see the wonder in the eyes of a child, or the twinkle in the eyes of the aged. Never let me forget that my total effort is to cheer people, make them happy, and forget momentarily all the unpleasantness in their lives. And in my final moment, may I hear You whisper, 'When you made My people smile, you made Me smile.

One day you will wonder what was so important that you put off doing the most important things. 'Someday' can be a thief in the night.

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At the end of the day, the only questions  I will ask myself are:
Did I love enough? Did I laugh enough, but did I make a difference?

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Lord, where we are wrong, make us willing to change; where we are right, make us easy to live with.

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I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine. We are in this world to help each other live for our savior's in heaven.