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Southern California
Joined December 2008
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The LORD’s plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken ~ Psalms 33:11
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Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless ~ Ecclesiastes 5:10
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Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland ~ Isaiah 43:18-19 | When we repent of our mistakes, God always offers another chance
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The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law ~ Galatians 5:22-23
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The measure of the worth of our public activity for God is the private profound communion we have with Him.… We have to pitch our tents where we shall always have quiet times with God, however noisy our times with the world may be ~ Oswald Chambers
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The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast. For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly ~ Proverbs 5:22-23
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I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord~Romans 8:38–39
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My God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus ~ Philippians 4:19 | Paul wrote this to a church that had just given generously. God's supply is measured by the riches we have in Jesus, not by what we have left
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I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation ~ Philippians 4:12 | Contentment is learned, not native to us. We learn it in plenty and in want, as Jesus proves enough in both
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Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded… Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up ~ James 4:8–10
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The modern world is a virtual conspiracy against the interior life… Jesus wisely said our hearts will follow behind our treasures. time and money. But an even more precious resource is attention. Without it our spiritual lives are stillborn in the womb ~ John Mark Comer
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All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name. For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God ~ Psalms 86:9-10
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“I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.” Your ways, God, are holy ~ Psalms 77:11-13
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The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance ~ Brian Tracy
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Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things ~ 1 Corinthians 13:7
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We do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin ~ Hebrews 4:15
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No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful...Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it ~ Hebrews 12:11
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My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me ~ Jesus, John 10:27
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Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD ~ Psalms 107:43
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