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Mindy…that was her name. She was standing in the cold weather with a hand made sign that said ” Anything will help”. Her eyes were sad, her heart seemed hopeless. As we passed her on an exit ramp somewhere in Ohio, my friend Kathy saw her first and the Spirit of God moved on her heart both to pray and to “do”. She bought the young woman something to eat and as we moved back to the spot where we’d seen her, Kathy went up and began to speak with her, the things God had laid o…n her heart…she spoke hope and prayed for this girl. As I looked on, the young woman began to cry. She said she was waiting for her mother to come the next day to pick her up. I’m not sure that was true. As we drove off, we prayed for Mindy throughout the day and this past week. Mindy is just one of thousands of young people who have lost their way. Please don’t pass them by. It’s so dangerous out there…and they are somebody’s daughter, sister, friend….ask God what He wants you to do.

A river cuts through a rock not because of its power but its persistence. That applies to rivers but it also applies to us. So many things in our lives require that same persistence. God tells us that He’s fighting with us and for us…We can be persistent because we KNOW that we are operating with the push of the Holy Spirit. Do you know that you’re unstoppable! Do you know that victory is right around the corner? Never give up…just keep moving forward.

When Jesus came, Martha met him outside of Bethany and said that Lazarus had died. Jesus told her that he would rise again. Martha responded back that she knew that he would rise again at the end of time. At this time, many Jews believed that the soul hovered around the body for 3 days after death and you weren’t really dead until you were dead for 4 days. Martha still had hope, but it was a future hope. Lazarus had been dead for 4 days. Martha couldn’t see how anything good could come from this. In her present circumstances all hope was gone. Then Jesus resurrected Lazarus.   The same thing for many of us. We have hope, but that hope is a future hope. We tell ourselves that things are going to get better, that GOD has a plan and we will see it one day, that we are going to a place where none of this matters. In our present circumstances, hope is lost. Just like Lazarus, Jesus comes and stands outside our tombs and speaks life to us and resurrects us from our graves. (Jeremy Mitchell)  

  “Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil…no point!” Oh this is so true! Jesus came that we could have life and have it MORE abundantly. Don’t settle for anything less. Without God we are drifting without purpose, without a plan. But WITH God, all things are possible. There’s no stopping you!

  It has always been easy to hate and destroy. We can just look around and see the results. To build and to cherish is much more difficult. It takes time and energy! It also takes a heart full of love. If every Christian would do their best to build others, more and more people would find their way into the Kingdom of God…we have something they want! So let’s get out there and build people up…ready, set, go!

I know that you have a plan for me God. Don’t let me miss it! Anyone else dealing with anxiety today? Or worse yet NOT dealing with anxiety? Of course I could quote Peter 5:7, but I’m not going to do that. Just know that it’s in that Bible of yours. God didn’t make us worry-filled beings. Don’t keep picking it up and reloading it back on YOUR back! He said He would take care of it and He is. Believe that today! Sara Wylie