7-18Iamnearerthanyouthink,richlypresentinallyourmoments.Youareconnectedtomebylove-bondsthatnothingcansever.However,youmaysometimesfeelalonebecauseyourunionwithmeisinvisible.Askmetoopenyoureyessothatyoucanfindmeeverywhere.Themoreawareyouareofmypresence,thesaferyoufeel.Thisisnotsomesortofescapefromreality;itistuningintoultimatereality.Iamfarmorerealthantheworldyoucansee,hear,andtouch.Faithistheconfi...[
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7-17Comeawaywithmeforawhile.Theworld,withitsnonstopdemands,canbeputonhold.Mostpeopleputmeonhold,rationalizingthatsomedaytheywillfindtimetofocusonme.Butthelongerpeoplepushmeintothebackgroundoftheirlives,theharderitisforthemtofindme.Youliveamongpeoplewhoglorifybusyness;theyhavemadetimeatyrantthatcontrolstheirlives.EventhosewhoknowmeasSaviortendtomarchtothetempooftheworld.Theyhaveboughtintotheillusio...[
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7-16Self-pityisaslimy,bottomlesspit.Onceyoufallin,youtendtogodeeperanddeeperintothemire.Asyouslidedownthoseslipperywalls,youarewellonyourwaytodepression,andthedarknessisprofound.Youronlyhopeistolookupandseethelightofmypresenceshinningdownonyou.Thoughthelightlooksdimfromyourperspective,deepinthepit,thoseraysofhopecanreachyouatanydepth.Whileyoufocusonmeintrust,youriseeversoslowlyoutoftheabyssofdespa...[
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今天一大早,和我住同一个社区的好邻居,也是我主内的弟兄熊伟就开着他的皮卡车,来到我家,卸下几样工具之后,就载着我去买mulch,买回之后,没有片刻的休息,顶着高温,帮助我美化我的前院。前后五个多小时,饭也没吃就回家了。我心充满感恩,下面是我写给他的短信,表达我心中的感激。DearBrotherWeiIwantedtotakeamomenttoexpressmyheartfeltgratitudeforyourincrediblehelptoday.Thankyousomuch[
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7-15Donotworryabouttomorrow!Thisisnotasuggestionbutacommand.Idividedtimeintodaysandnightssothatyouwouldhavemanagedportionsoflifetohandle.Mygraceissufficientforyou,butitssufficiencyisforonlyonedayatatime.Whenyouworryaboutthefuture,youheapdayupondayoftroublesontoyourflimsyframe.Youstaggerunderthisheavyload,whichIneverintendedyoutocarry.Throwoffthisoppressiveburdenwithonequickthrustoftrust.Anxioustho...[
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7-14KeepwalkingwithmealongthepathIhavechosenforyou.Yourdesiretoliveclosetomeisadelighttomyheart.Icouldinstantlygrantyouthespiritualrichesyoudesire,butthatisnotmywayforyou.Togetherwewillforgeapathwayupthehighmountain.Thejourneyisarduousattimes,andyouareweak.Somedayyouwilldancelight-footedonthehighpeaks;butfornowyourwalkisoftenploddingandheavy.AllIrequireofyouistotakethenextstep,clingingtomyhandfors...[
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7-13Iwantyoutoexperiencetherichesofyoursalvation:thejoyofbeinglovedconstantlyandperfectly.Youmakeapracticeofjudgingyourself,basedonhowyoulookorbehaveorfeel.Ifyoulikewhatyouseeinthemirror,youfeelabitmoreworthyofmylove.Whenthingsaregoingsmoothlyandyourperformanceseemsadequate,youfinditeasiertobelieveyouaremybelovedchild.Whenyoufeeldiscouraged,youtendtolookinwardsoyoucancorrectwhateveriswrong.Instead...[
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7-12Wheneveryoufeeldistantfromme,whispermynameinlovingtrust.Thissimpleprayercanrestoreyourawarenessofmypresence.Mynameisconstantlyabusedintheworld,wherepeopleuseitasacurseword.Thisverbalassaultreachesallthewaytoheaven;everywordisheardandrecorded.Whenyoutrustinglywhispermyname,myachingearsaresoothed.Thegratingrancoroftheworld’sblasphemiescannotcompetewithatrustingchild’sutterance:&ldquo...[
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7-11Worshipmeonly.Idolatryhasalwaysbeenthedownfallofmypeople.ImakenosecretsaboutbeingajealousGod.Currentidolsaremoresubtlethanancientonesbecausetoday’sfalsegodsareoftenoutsidethefieldofreligion.People,possessions,status,andself-aggrandizementaresomeofthemostpopulardeitiestoday.Bewareofbowingdownbeforethesethings.Falsegodsneversatisfy;instead,theystiruplustformoreandmore.Whenyouseekmeinsteado...[
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