Da i l yGr a c Hav ey ouev erbeenupear l yenought os eet he dawnofanew dayasi ts c at t er sac r os st he s k y ’ shor i z on?I ti squi t ebeaut i f ul ,al t houghf or me,i ti sar ar et hi ngbec aus eIam notnat ur al l y anear l yr i s er .No,Iwoul dmuc hr at herl ett he s unl i ght j us t gr adual l yc ome t hr ough my wi ndowands l owl ywak emeup.Butal as ,t hat i sf ort hel az yday sofv ac at i on( Asy ouc ant el l , Iam nof anofal ar mc l oc k s ! ) .Butal l t hes ame, an ear l ymor nt hati sr i ghton t he v er ge of bec omi ngabr andnew dayi sanex per i enc e i ndeed.I ti sabs ol ut el ybeaut i f ul andi fy out ak e t het i met ogetupandex per i enc ei t ,t her ei s beaut yal l ar ound. Yous ee, ourCr eat orGodi st heOnewhol ov es t odoex qui s i t eandwonder f ul l yamaz i ngt hi ngs eac handev er yday .Unf or t unat el y ,t hes ear e t hi ngst hatweof t ent ak ef orgr ant ed,s uc has t hedawnofanewday .I nLament at i ons3: 23i t s ay st hat ,“ Hi s mer c i es ar e new ev er y mor ni ng. ”Whatj oyandr eas s ur anc et hatv er s e br i ngs ,t hought heni ghtbef or emayhav ebeen l onganddi f f i c ul t .“ Weepi ngmayendur ef ora ni ght ,butj oyc omesi nt hemor ni ng. ”Ps al ms 30: 5.Li s t ent oHi spr omi s esandhol dt i ght l y ont ot hem.“ Iwi l ls i ngofYourpower ,y es ,Iwi l l s i ngal oudofYourmer c yi nt hemor ni ng;f or Youhav ebeenmydef ens eandr ef ugei nt he dayofmyt r oubl e. ”Ps al m 59: 16.
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ByBet hKel l ey Ev er ySundaymor ni ng,y ouwi l l f i ndhel pi ng handsands mi l i ngf ac esi nt hemen’ sand women’ sr es t r ooms .Theyar ebus ywi pi ng down wetc ount er s ,s t oc k i ng t he s hel v es wi t hs uppl i es ,andaddi ngs pec i alt ouc hes s uc hashandl ot i on,di s hesofmi nt s ,and box esoft i s s ues .Thes ewi l l i ngwor k er sar e s er v i ng as par tofKeepi ng Hi s Hous e mi ni s t r y ,whi c hs t ar t edear l yi nt hes pr i ngof 2010aspar tofonewoman’ sv i s i ont os er v e t hebodyofCal v ar yChapelChi noHi l l sby k eepi ngt heLor d’ shous ec l ean. Thev ol unt eer swhohav ef el tt heLor dc al l t hem i nt ot hi smi ni s t r yhav eex pr es s edwhat aj oyi ti st obl es sot her si nt hi sway .J ody and herhus band Bi l lT ay l or ,al ong wi t h s ev er al ot hermenandwomen,s er v ei nt hi s mi ni s t r ywhos ef oc usi st ok eep t he r es t r ooms c l ean.They al s o hel p wi t h ot her s pec i alpr oj ec t st ok eep God’ s hous ei n or der . I fy ouwoul dl i k et os har et heLor d’ sl ov e wi t hot her si nas omewhat“ unr ec ogni z ed” way ,t henpr ayaboutbec omi ngpar toft hi s i mpor t antmi ni s t r y .Thi sc oul dbewher eGod i sc al l i ngy out os er v e.Formor ei nf or mat i on onKeepi ngHi sHous emi ni s t r y ,pl eas ec al l t hec hur c hof f i c e.
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Doy ouwak eupeac hmor ni ngwi t habi g“ GoodMor ni ngLor d?”orar e y oumor eofas l eepyr i s er ?Regar dl es sofhow y ougr eeteac hday , s omef r i endsatCal v ar yChapelChi noHi l l shav es har edt hei rs pec i al wak eups ec r et st hatar es ur et oenc our agey ou. “ Eac hmor ni ng,Ipourmy s el fac upofc of f eeandbegi nwi t hmydai l y Bi bl er eadi ngbef or eIs at i s f ymyphy s i c alhunger .Thi shel psmek eep mypr i or i t i esi nor der .Ihav el ear nedt hatIhav et omak es ur eIeatf r om t heWor deac hmor ni ngbef or eIf eedmybody .I fIt r yt oeatbr eak f as t asIr ead,i tdoes n’ twor kf orme.Iwi l lbegi nt odomor eandmor eand mydev ot i onal t i mes uf f er . ”-Fai t hPeer y ,Medi aDi s t r i but i onMi ni s t r yat CCCH “ Il ov et ol i s t ent owor s hi pmus i cands i twi t hmyOneYearBi bl eanda bl ankj our nal .Oneoft het hi ngsIl i k et odoeac hdayi st ol ookf ora s pec i al Sc r i pt ur et hatGodhasf ormei nt hatday ' sr eadi ngt omeett he c ur r entneedofmyhear t .WhenIf i ndi t ,Iwr i t ei tdowni nmyj our nal andt hendr awav er ys i mpl epi c t ur eofwhati tmeanst ome.Dur i ngt hi s s weethourofpr ay er ,If eelt heHol ySpi r i tmi ni s t ert hi sv er s edeep i ns i de mys oulwhi l eI ' mi l l us t r at i ng i tt o br i ng heal i ng,r es t or at i on, r enewedhope,andpeac e. ”-Nanc yI .Sander s ,Women’ sNews l et t er T eam atCCCH " Il ov et obegi nmydaybygi v i ngt hank st ot heLor dandc ommi t t i ngt he dayandmy s el ft oHi sk eepi ng.Somet i mesIs aygoodmor ni ngt ot he Lor d,ands omet i mesi ti sagr oggyt hanky ou,butt hebes tr out i nei s whenIc anj us tgetawayf ors omequi ett i mewi t houtdi s r upt i on.I t ' sj us t Godandme,l ov i ngoneac hot her .ThenIc angetupandgoaboutmy day ,t r us t i ngHi mt ogobef or emeandl eadt heway . "-Li ndaRaus c her , Women’ sBi bl eSt udyGr oupLeaderatCCCH “ WhenIgetupi nt hemor ni ng,f i r s tIr eadmyOneYearBi bl e.ThenI r eadt hebook ,31Day sofPr ai s e,f ol l owedwi t hMor ni ngandEv eni ng wi t hOs wal dChamber s .It henas kt heLor dt ok eepmef ol l owi ngnear t oHi m andgowher ev erHel eads .Af t ert hatIt ak emymor ni ngwal k andpr ayf ort heday . ”-Nor maMur ak ami ,Pr es i dentandFounderofA Women’ sCar eCent er
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But t er f l i esar ebeaut i f ul t r eas ur es .Theys eem t obeGod’ sof f i c i al gr eet er sofs pr i ng.I nl i l t i ng,c ar ef r eeabandon,t heyembel l i s hour wor l dwi t hj oy f ul bur s t sofc ol or . Theys eem t obeal l goodnes sandl i ght . Yett her e’ sadar ks i de. Thepr oc es sr equi r i ngt hepl ai nl i t t l e c at er pi l l art oz i pi t s el fi nt oahomemades l eepi ngbagandemer geabeaut i f ulwi ngedc r eat ur ei swel lk nown.Whati s n’ tof t enwi t nes s edi st hes ac r i f i c ei nv ol v ed. Whenabut t er f l yi sr eadyt oc omef or t h,i ts queez esi t sbodyt hr oughat oos mal l openi ng,dr opl et sofbl ooddr i bbl i ngout .Thebl ood hast obes hedt oc ompl et ei t st r ans f or mat i on.I ft hebut t er f l ydoes n’ tgot hr ought hi sbl eedi ngpr oc es s ,i twon’ ts ur v i v e.Idi s c ov er ed t hi sonc ewhenIt r i edt oas s i s tabut t er f l ymi dhat c h. Forf unIpur c has edabut t er f l yk i tones pr i ng. Ast hebut t er f l i esbeganhat c hi ng,t heyl abor i ous l ywr i ggl edt hr ought i nyhol esi nt hei r c oc oons . T omydi s may ,notoneoft hem br ok ef r eewi t houtbl eedi ng.Ones eemeds t uc k ,andIwat c hedi ts t r uggl ef orhour s .Fi nal l y I gent l ypul l edt hes i desof t hec oc oonapar t . “ I t c anf l yawaynow! ”I t hought . Nev er t hel es s , i t f el l t ot hegr ound, t r y i ngi nv ai nt os t r et c h anddr yi t sgl i s t eni ngwi ngs .Wi t hi nmi nut esi twasdead.Iwashor r i f i ed!Li t t l edi dIr eal i z ehowmuc hi tneededt os t r uggl e,aspar tof God’ sper f ec tdes i gn,t os t r engt heni t swi ngst odanc eont hebr eez esoft hej oy f i l l edl i f eahead. AsChr i s t i ans ,wear el i k ebut t er f l i es .Whenwer ec ei v eJ es usChr i s ti nt oourhear t s ,webegi nal i f el ongpr oc es st hati sbeaut i f ul ,y et of t enpai nf ul ,asHemor phsusi nt oHi si mage.Our“ wi ngs ”won’ tbef ul l yf or medandper f ec tunt i l wemeett heOnewhos hedHi s bl ood,t heOnewhogav eupHi sl i f et of r eeusf r om ourugl yc oc oonsofs i n. Thepat ht oet er nal l i f ewi t hHi mi sanar r owonebutHe gi v esusj oyi nt hej our ney . Aswec el ebr at eHi sr ebi r t ht hi sEas t erandunwr apourgi f tofnewl i f e,wef i ndgr eathopei nHi spr omi s e …“ Behol d,Imak eal l t hi ngsnew…”( Rev .21: 5) .
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Mr s .Let t i eB.Cowman( 18701960)andherhus bandChar l eswer emi s s i onar i esi nJ apanand Chi naf r om1901t o1917dur i ngwhi c hper i odt heyhel pedf oundt heOr i ent al Mi s s i onar ySoc i et y . Af t erherhus band’ sdeat hMr s .Cowmanwr ot eni nebook s ,oneofwhi c hwasSpr i ngsi nt he Val l ey .Thi sgr eatdai l ydev ot i onalwasc ompi l edf r om v ar i ouss er mons ,r eadi ngs ,andher per s onal wr i t i ngst hats hehadac c umul at edov ert hey ear s .Eac hdayhasat i mel yandenc our agi ngmes s ageff ort her eader . I t ’ seas yt ol os es i ghtoft heLor di nourdai l yhus t l eandbus t l et husl eav i ngour s el v est hi r s t yf or God. Howev er , bygl eani ngf r omt hi sdev ot i onal wec anex per i enc eameani ngf ul qui et t i mec ons i s t i ngoft heWor d,poet r y ,andi ns i ght saboutHi sc har ac t er . WhenIf i r s tc amet oChr i s t ,If el ts omewhatl os tanduns ur eofhow,wher e,andwhent os t udy Hi sWor d.Thi sdai l ydev ot i onals av edmeandmyf r agi l enewr el at i ons hi pwi t hmynewf ound Fat her .I fy ou’ r ef eel i ngl i k eIwas ,y out oomayneedahel pi nghandi ny ourj our ney . Asy oumaneuv ert hr ought heobs t ac l esofl i f eeac hday ,y ouc anr eadabr i efandi ns i ght f ul l es s ont ak enf r om s c r i pt ur e. Yourhear t wi l l begi nt odev el opi nt oabeaut i f ul gar den, bl os s omi ng wi t hbl es s i ngsf r om Hi m.Let ’ sgr eett hedawnofourdaybyr eal l yc onnec t i ngwi t hHi m whi l e r eadi ngt hi sdev ot i onal c l as s i c .
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I nHi sSer monont heMount ,J es usc aut i onedus , “ Youar et hes al toft heear t h.Buti ft hes al tl os esi t s s al t i nes s ,howc ani tbemades al t yagai n?” Manyofusus eonl i nes oc i alnet wor k i ngi nourdai l y l i v es ,whi c hmeansot her sc ant ak eac as ual peeki nt o t hef ai t hofourday t odayl i f e.I ft hati sy ou,c ons i der t hef ol l owi ngi deast oens ur et haty ou’ r ebr i ngi ngt hat “ s al t y ”s eas oni ngi nt oy ourc onv er s at i on. Paul wr ot et hatf ai t hc omesf r om hear i ngt heWor dof God,s oac tt oopent hatdoorf ory our“ f r i ends ”and “ f ol l ower s ”bypos t i ngs c r i pt ur est hathav et ouc hed y ourownhear tandl ett hem k now why .Remember t hatwhatt heyr eadony ourpos tj us tmi ghtc hange t hei rhear t sf oret er ni t y .
“ S ot h e nf a i t hc o me sb yh e a r i ng ,a ndh e a r i ngb yt h e Roma ns10: 17 wo r do fGo d . ”Ber ec ogni z edasa“ new c r eat i on. ”Rat hert hant he v ent i ngandgos s i pt hat aboundsonl i ne, doubl ec hec k t haty ourc omment sl eadot her st ot hi nkont hi ngst hat ar ev i r t uousandpr ai s ewor t hy .
“ F i na l l y ,b r e t h r e n,wh a t e v e rt h i ng sa r et r ue ,wh a t e v e r t h i ng sa r eno b l e ,wh a t e v e rt h i ng sa r ej us t ,wh a t e v e r t h i ng sa r ep ur e ,wh a t e v e rt h i ng sa r el o v e l y ,wh a t e v e r t h i ng sa r eo fg o o dr e p o r t ,i ft h e r ei sa nyv i r t uea nd i ft h e r ei sa ny t h i ngp r a i s e wo r t h y …me d i t a t e Phi l i ppi a ns4: 8 o nt h e s et h i ng s . ”or ey oupos t .Mak ei ty ouronl i nemi s s i ont o Paus ebef gi v eGodt hegl or yi nal l t hi ngs .
“ F o ry o uwe r eb o ug h ta tap r i c e ;t h e r e f o r eg l o r i f yGo di n y o urb o d ya ndi ny o urs p i r i t ,wh i c ha r eGo d ’ s . ” 1Cor i nt hi a ns6: 20 -
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I t ' seas yf orourt hought st ogoas t r ayev enwhenwer ewal k i ngwi t h God.Whent hi shappens ,weneedt or ef oc us .I n2Cor i nt hi ans10: 36 i ts ay s ," Fort houghwewal ki nt hef l es h,wedonotwarac c or di ngt o t hef l es h.Fort heweaponsofourwar f ar ear enotc ar nal butmi ght yi n Godf orpul l i ngdowns t r onghol ds ,c as t i ngdownar gument sandev er y hi ght hi ngt hatex al t si t s el fagai ns tt hek nowl edgeofGod,br i ngi ng ev er yt hought i nt oc apt i v i t yt ot heobedi enc eof Chr i s t , andbei ngr eady t opuni s hal l di s obedi enc ewheny ourobedi enc ei sf ul f i l l ed. " Her eaf ewpr act i calwayst hatyoucanchooset ot akeyour t hought scapt i ve:
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Rec or di naj our nal t enway st hatGodhasbl es s edy ouandt hen t hankHi mf ori t .
Enj oyt hegr eatout door sbypl ant i ngaf ewofy ourf av or i t ef l ower s . Foc usonHi sex c el l entdes i gni nc r eat i onandpr ai s eHi mf ort he beaut yofi t .
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T ak eal ei s ur el ywal kwhi l eus i ngt het i met omemor i z eav er s e( s ) t hatenc our agesy oui napar t i c ul ars i t uat i oni ny ourl i f e.
Enj oyaf av or i t et r eatwi t hy ourf ami l y ,whi l es har i ngwi t heac h ot herway sGodhasbr oughty out hr oughdi f f i c ul t i esi nl i f e ( whet herpas torpr es ent ) . T ak et i met opr ayt oget herandpr ai s e Hi mf orHi sv i c t or i es .
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I nv i t eaf r i endort woov erf ort eaorc of f eeandt al kaboutGod' s f ai t hf ul nes st hr oughoutt hepas ty ear .
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Mom' s B ri ght Anony mous L i ght WhenJ es uss ai d, “ Let y ourl i ght s os hi nebef or emen…” ( Mat t .5: 16) ,Ius edt ot hi nkt hatHewasr ef er r i ngt ot hos ei nour c ommuni t i es .Imeanaf t eral l ,t hats amepas s aget al k sabout s et t i ngal i ghtonahi l l andt hat ’ spr et t ypubl i c .Whi l et her ei sno doubt t hat weneedt obeagoodwi t nes st oournei ghbor s , I t hi nk t hat t her ear epeopl emuc hc l os ert oust hat s houl dbebas k i ngi n t hel i ghtt hatc omesf r om gl or i f y i ngGodi nourl i v es ,namel your c hi l dr en. Ov ert hey ear sIof t enwi s hedt hatmyk i dshadar r i v edwi t ha det ai l edi ns t r uc t i onmanual t hat woul dequi pmet oi nf l uenc et hei r l i v esf ort heLor d. I t was n’ t unt i l t heywer eol dert hat I r eal i z edt hey hadc omewi t hone… t heBi bl e.I ti sanabs ol ut et r ut ht hatwhen momsl i v eoutt heBi bl e,Godi sgl or i f i ed,Hi sl i ghts hi nesbr i ght , andi nt ur nk i dsar eaf f ec t ed. Yes , our k i dsl ear ni nSundays c hool , butr eal l i f eappl i c at i onc omesf r om t hos et i mest hatt heys eeus s i mpl yl i v i ngoutt heWor d.I ti sdur i ngt het i mest hatwebel i ev e andobeyt heBi bl ei ns pi t eof c i r c ums t anc es , t het i meswhenwe pr ayi ns t eadofs peak ,andl ov ei ns t eadofr et al i at et hatHi sgl or y s hi nesf or t hi nday t odays i t uat i ons . I t i sev er ymom’ shi ghc al l i ngt os hi nei nher home, s omom, s hi ne f or t hHi sbr i ght l i ght andasonegodl ywomans ay s , “ y ou‘ gl o’ gi r l ! ”
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ADadWhoByLaurieFuller t i r heSpi est i sf i Sat Ev er yk i dwant sadadwhohaspl ent yofmoneyt os pend ont hebes tt hi ngsi nl i f e.Butt hes pi r i tofac hi l dy ear nsf or adadwhomak ess ac r i f i c esi nor dert ogi v ehi sc hi l da hear tf orGod. Ev er yk i dwant sadadwhohasac oolt i t l et hatmak es ot herk i ds“ oooh”and “ aaah. ”Butt he s pi r i tofa c hi l d y ear nsf oradadwhoex hi bi t shi sdeepes ts at i s f ac t i oni n t het i t l eof“ di s c i pl e. ” Ev er yk i dwant sadadwhopr ov i desal i f et hati sc ompl et el yf r eeoft r oubl e.Butt hes pi r i tofac hi l dy ear nsf ora dadwhopr ay swi t hhi mt hr oughadv er s i t yandgi v est he bes tadv i c eandhugsi nt i mesofpai n. Ev er yk i dwant sadadwhok nowsal lt her i ghtans wer s . Butt hes pi r i tofac hi l dy ear nsf oradadwhoc onf i dent l y poi nt shi sc hi l dr ent ot heOnewhoi st her i ghtans wer . Ev er yk i dwant sadadwhot hi nk shi sf ami l yi st hebegi nni ngandendofex i s t enc e.Butt hes pi r i tofac hi l dy ear ns f oradadwhoi ss t eadf as t andf ai t hf ul i nawor l dc ompet i ng f orhi saf f ec t i on. Ev er yk i dwant sadadwhonev erl os eshi sc ool ormak es anunf ai rj udgment .Butt hes pi r i tofev er yc hi l dy ear nsf or adadwhohumbl ymodel sr epent anc eandgi v est hank s f orr ec onc i l i at i on. Ev er yk i dwant st omak ehi sdadpr oud.Butt hes pi r i tofa c hi l dy ear nsf ora dad who r es pondst o hi sc hi l dr en’ s f ai l i ngswi t ht hemer c y , c ompas s i on, andf or gi v enes sof hi s Heav enl yFat her . Pr ai s eGodf orev er ydadwhos ur pas s eswhatev er yk i d want sands t r i v est obeadadwhor ef l ec t st heSpi r i t of God t ot hehungr ys pi r i tofhi sc hi l d.
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