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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP428 STANDING ON THE WORD

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: STAND ON THE WORD

How often does something come into our lives that shakes us? The enemy will often send adversities to trip us up. If he can’t stop us, he will do all he can to slow us down and get us to become self-centered. We will start to be concern about our situations or how we are feeling physically as he attacks us with sickness.

We can have hope in Jesus. Looking to him will give us the strength we need to stand on his promises. We have to use the word for our foundation. We have to stand on the promises in the Bible.

If our issues is financial, he is our provider.

Phil 4:19-20 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. 20 Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

If the enemy comes to tell you that you are depressed and that you are losing your mind. If we are not careful we will fall into this trap and start speaking that we are going crazy. This is a lie from the pit.

2 Tim 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

If we have accepted depression, suicidal thoughts will soon follow, because the enemy will drag you so far down that you feel there is no way out. But that too is a lie of the enemy. God has a plan for our lives and it is not to be stuck in depression.

John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Jesus died so that we would not have to fight our battles alone. Everyone in life will have battles. If we are just or unjust, however, the enemy will try to magnify the issues of the just. We just have to be strong in the Lord and the power of his might and resist the enemy. Tell him we are not going to believe his lies.

We all have things come up when our bodies get out of alignment with the way they were designed to operate. When this happens, we must speak the word of God over our bodies, we must come into alignment with what the word says about our condition.

Is 53:3-5 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

He bore our sins, our sickness and our pain in his own body. His sacrifice was to give us an abundant life. Are we going to align our thinking with the word of God or the lies of the enemy?

Now is the time for us to come together and fight the lies of the enemy. The truth needs to be known. God is a God of love and truth. He never made a promise that he will not keep.

I want to leave you with one final scripture today to uplift and encourage you.

Isaiah 40:28-31 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. 29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

As children of the MOST HIGH GOD, we just have to keep trusting and waiting upon the Lord he will renew our strength. We may sometimes feel like we wait and wait and nothing happens. But actually, he is giving us strength minute by minute, just to keep holding on until whatever we are praying for comes to pass.

Be encouraged, God is on our side, He will never leave us to fight our battles alone.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP426 EXCUSES

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: EXCUSES

The past couple of days I have been covering a few excuses that we may encounter when telling others about Jesus. Some are afraid of things they don’t understand. Others don’t want to give up the illusion of control. It is an illusion; there is very little we have control over in this life. But still we fool ourselves into thinking we have more control than we do.

There are people who have been abused or have low self-esteem and can’t accept that God would love them. Even though he proved his love by dying on the cross. They are afraid to make that personal. They may accept that he died for others, just not them.

Then you may encounter those who have chosen to believe that there is not a God. Because they don’t want to measure up, if he exists, they would have to change. They are happy with their life of sin.

All we can do is ask God to empower us with his words, do the best we can to walk in love and help those who want to know more about God.

Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

I believe it is wrong to argue with people over the scriptures. Because it becomes about who is right and not what is right. I believe we can express difference without it turning ugly. Then we need to pray for understanding and wisdom. We both can’t be right, but when it turns to an argument, we are both wrong in our actions. We could understand every verse and still be wrong if we didn’t tell others with the right attitude. Just jumping up in someone’s face and telling them they are going to hell will not reach the lost. Most know they are lost.

Reason can be defined as an explanation, to think, understand and form judgments by process of logic. The word tells us to reason together, in other words think, understand and form judgments by process of logic.

It is possible to have a conversation if people are willing to listen to understand and not listen to counteract or have an opposing point. We all want the same end result for everyone that we come in contact with to give their lives to Jesus. We want what God wants and that is for everyone to come to know him on a deep level. Until, they are completely lead by His Spirit.

I want to encourage you that many Christians have used all the excuses, before they surrendered their hearts to Jesus. Do not be discouraged, when someone basically tells you they are not ready to surrender. That is what all the excuses boil down to, they are not ready. Don’t give up, keep praying and letting your light shine. Keep showing them God’s love. It all comes down to the right time and God drawing them with His Spirit.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP425 TOO MANY HYPOCRITES

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: TOO MANY HYPOCRITES

When you ask some people to attend church with you, they use the excuse there are too many hypocrites. They look at all the people that are not fully sold out to the cause of Christ. These people may be in the building, but are not necessarily in the body of Christ. But we cannot allow others to stand in the way of the lost. The enemy will send people to church to cause confusion and hurt feelings.

I Cor 14:3 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

If there is confusion it is because the enemy is trying to divide people. We need to point out to the lost that people are who they are and will do what they choose. Some are painfully in the way of the lost coming in, because they feel they need to judge. They have a Jezebel spirit. They want to control everything about the church. They are good at the lip service but are not in it with their heart. God doesn’t want these people as they are, because God doesn’t want fake worship. He wants true worship and not lip service. But God is patient and can sometimes turn the legalistic and religious into an actual believer.

Matt 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

That is what God says about those who only give him lip service and stand in the way of others. We need to try to get the lost past the fake people. Make them understand that even though they appear to be getting away with things, ultimately, they will meet their end. We will be rewarded for our choices good or bad.

Romans 14:12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

This is a point we must get across to others. That just because Bertha better than you attends service every time the doors open, doesn’t mean she is on her way to heaven. She tries to make herself feel better by judging others. Instead of her working on her own self and figure out how to be sold out to Christ, she chooses to walk in judgment of others.

We have to love everyone, even the hypocrites. Who knows if we can share enough of God’s love with them, maybe they will find a way to be sold out to Christ. Then we will have won another to Christ.

These people will either wake up and change or they will go somewhere else. When they see they are not causing the division they want to cause, they will leave or let God change them.

When we attend worship, we need to forget anyone else is around us and just praise the Lord with our whole heart. Everything else will work itself out.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP424 I DO NOT NEED A SAVIOR

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: I DON’T NEED A SAVIOR

In our world there are people that are blinded by the enemy. They actually believe in their self-sufficiency and feel like they don’t need a savior. They will say, “I am a good person.” I have to ask, good by who’s standards. The word of God says that we all have sinned and fallen short.

How do we get through to those who are satisfied with their life of sin? Let us look at a few verses.

Many times, when we try to witness to this type of person, they will say that they are not condemned of their sin. As Christians we feel conviction by the Holy Ghost when we step out of line. Sinners do not have that tugging of the Spirit to make them want to step into line. But God’s Spirit will draw them to him. They must be willing to yield.

John 3:17-20 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

When they say they are not condemned, they mean that the enemy has them blinded to the fact that they are lost. They are blinded to the fact that they need God.

John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

We need to point out that God’s wrath will abide on the unbeliever. They will not see everlasting life. The gift of God is eternal life. We cannot receive his gift if we are not willing to give up the old ways of doing things.

Society has told people that God is Love and he will not let anyone perish because of that Love. They completely miss the fact that God gives us free will. He will not override that will, we have to choose him.

Matt 22:13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

This verse explains what happens when someone resist God’s invitation. That doesn’t mean that God is not loving. It means he loves people enough to give them their choice. If they choose to not follow Christ, they automatically default to being a follower of satan.

2 Pet 2:4-6 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; 6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

We need to share our own experience. We need to tell them how God has changed our lives. Sometimes it takes someone hitting their rock bottom before they will listen. We just have to show them love and pray for them to hear the whisper of God. Hopefully, they will come to the realization that they do very much need a savior.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP423 GOD’S DESIRES

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: GOD’S DESIRES

Human beings have an overwhelming desire and thirst for knowledge. History has judged Eve too harshly. She made a bad choice and trusted the wrong voice. If we are honest, I don’t believe one of us could say that we haven’t been taken in by someone who was manipulative.

But I want to discuss with you today the garden itself. God gave them everything they needed. There was peace in the garden. It was a place that God came down and talked to Adam and Eve. He desired people to commune with and he wanted to be their God.

When given a chance to be thankful for what God had done for them, they were disobedient. It should not have mattered the amount of knowledge that the tree would give them if their friend asked them to not eat of that tree. Even the threat of death didn’t stop them from seeking knowlege.

Adam can blame Eve all he wants, but he knew they were being disobedient. That is why God kicked them both out of the garden. That didn’t stop God’s desire to communicate with mankind.

He made a better way. He sent Jesus to die for our sins, so that his spirit could dwell within us and commune with us. God is still wanting someone to talk with, just as he came down to the garden and talked with Adam and Eve, he wants to talk to us.

Prayer time should not just be a quick thank you for what you have done, here is my wish list, thank you, Amem. Prayer time should be us quietly worshipping until he speaks to us. Now more than ever before we need to know his voice. We need to not be deceived by the sneeky snake.

Just as Adam and Eve got kicked out of the place God created, many church leaders have listened to the enemy and have eaten the forbidden fruit. These evil pastors have large followings, because they give people a feel good fifteen minutes. He never tells them to choose life and not death. The best way to know if what is being preached at your church is God’s truth, is to know the word for yourself and ask God himself for direction.

John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

God gave the church his spirit, not just so that we could witness, as some say. But he gave us his Spirit so that we can be connected to God. He didn’t fill us with His Spirit just so we could speak in tongues and rejoice, but so that we could be empowered by God to do his will. So that we could be led by His Spirit. If we will listen to the leading of the Holy Ghost we will not be misled by the snakes of this world.

The Holy Ghost is not given to us so that we can become self-righteous and judgmental. He came so that we could have a connection to God. One that will lead us to fulfillment. God’s desire is to have a relationship with us. His Spirit will show us things to come. If we take the time to sit quietly and wait up on him to speak to us through that still small voice.

God desires for us to worship him in Spirit and Truth. He doesn’t want us going through the motions. He wants us to be led by His Spirit and not our will.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP422 CHECKPOINT

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: CHECKPOINT

I had a dream that prompted me to think about our subject for today. A checkpoint, is a place that your credentials are checked to see if you are allowed to proceed to the next area. You have to have the proper identification or you cannot enter a secured area.

I dreamed I was driving. It was night time and foggy. There was very little visibility. In front of me I could see brake lights. Then I was at a checkpoint. The ones that police put up to check license and registration. When I pulled up I gave the officer my paperwork. She looked them over, then said, as she was handing me back my papers. “You need to turn on your headlights.”

I said, “It is ok, my lights are automatic, see the switch is on A for automatic. She got a serious look and said, that is not good enough, they need to be on high beam. I woke up.

As I pondered this today, I feel like spiritually we are at a checkpoint. God, the one in authority is saying there is a lot of fog and darkness. We no longer have the luxury of letting our light shine on automatic. It is time we intensify the beam, because things are really dark. We have to be intentional with the amount of light that we shine. We must think about it and not just be on automatic. We are fighting intense darkness in all forms of evil.

The place we are going to is not a place everyone has the credentials to enter. You have to be a blood bought, spirit filled child of God. As the enemy intensifies his warfare, we too have to intensify our prayer and worship. Worship is our weapon. The enemy doesn’t win, God wins.

For now, witchcraft is on the rise. Baal worship and the worship of Satan is prevalent among the celebrities in Hollywood and our politicians. The same spirit that caused Elijah to call down fire from heaven to wake up the people of Israel to who God is, lives within us. But remember Elijah was opposed by Jezabel. That Jezabel spirit is in the world to this very day. Jezabel splits churches, divides families and wants to control all of society.

How do we combat the evil of Baal and Jezebel? It is time we call down fire from heaven. This time not in a literal way that Elijah did, but God is a consuming fire. If we are surrounded by his fire, the enemy will not be able to touch us.

Make no mistake things are getting real, there is no room in the middle. We need to be on fire for God or living like the world. There is no middle ground fence sitting, those days are gone.

We need to turn up our lights and penetrate the thick black darkness that is all around us. Today is the day to make a difference.

Let Proverbs 29:16 encourage you.

Prov 29:16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

It is encouraging to me that their fall is going to be mighty. All those evil people who have harmed countless numbers of children will fall. They are coming up to God’s checkpoint and he is going to tell them that they cannot go any further. He is saying, enough is enough and they will be destroyed.

Will you get past the checkpoint? Are you prepared to intensify your light? Are you ready to go to battle with our enemy? It is ok, we do not have to go alone. God has promised to never leave us or forsake us. We can be strong and let our light shine into the darkness, it just has to be intentional and not automatic any longer.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP421 PREVENTION

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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING, THE TITLE OF TODAY’S EPISODE: PREVENTION

There is an old saying that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Which means we have to take action now and not put things off because they will always get bigger. Sometimes we have to press through a little bit of pain or being uncomfortable to prevent something worse.

Prov 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

For example, someone who has knee replacement surgery. There is a long process of recovery. Physical therapy is painful and it is hard to push through, I am told. But I know a woman that refused to do her therapy and she cannot bend her leg. That in it’s self-causes a lot of issues she would not have to deal with if she had simply pushed through the pain of therapy.

The enemy comes along and causes issues. He starts to build strongholds. We can either fight to break the stronghold or our future self will suffer the consequences. Future generations of our lineage will have to deal with the same issue. It is called a generational curse and many people have had to fight things that their parents and grandparents refused to conquer. For example, alcoholism.

The enemy will always try to get us bound up in things that keep us distracted from growing in Christ. We cannot run this race until we can walk. In order to walk we may have to do some spiritual therapy. We may have to do some stretching and strengthening of our spiritual muscles.

Do not allow the enemy to trip you up. Prevent the stumbling blocks of the enemy from becoming strongholds. He is determined to bind us up. We have to be just as diligent and determined to not let him get the upper hand. We have to fight that good fight of faith and stand strong. Allowing God to keep our feet on the right path.

Stumbling is all a part of the therapy; we may even fall down. There is no shame in stumbling, we are human. But we have to make a course correction and stay diligent about our course.

Being vigilant about our faith walk will prevent the enemy from getting a strong hold.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING–EP418 –IN CHRIST

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: IN CHRIST

There is not a rock bottom too low for Christ to reach us as sinners. But we have to reach up and take his hand when he offers to lift us out of our pit of sin sickness and despair. When we place our trust in him, he gives us so very much. Salvation, peace, joy and power to endure what faces us each day.

We are to boast in the cross by telling others what the cross means. It is not just a symbol to be worn as jewelry or put on our cars. The cross is the symbol of our freedom and hope. It is the power of God to redeem us from a broken world.

I Cor. 1:8 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

To the lost they think it is a bunch of nonsense. But to us who are saved it is the symbol of what Jesus did to buy our souls from hell. It is so much more than the world could ever imagine. It is only by his grace and mercy that we can be redeemed. Only with the blood of his body, can we be set free.

Phil 3:7-8 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

Paul was saying, anything we could do, be or gain in this life on our own is worthless, compared to what we gain by becoming children of God. The knowledge of knowing Jesus Christ as Lord is priceless.

We should not seek to be known, except as a disciple of Jesus Christ. We can place our full trust in Him. Because he only wants what is best for us. When people see us triumph over our fiery trials, let it be said that we walk well and that our source of overcoming power is Jesus. That we are a good example of Christ living within us.

People need to see us walking in victory, even in the middle of our worst nightmares. They need to see that we believe that there is power in the blood. The world needs to see in us an unshakeable faith that no matter what happens, we are in Christ.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING –EP314–NO STONE UNTURNED

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: NO STONE UNTURNED

The phrase “Leave no stone unturned,” has an origin in Greek culture. The legend says that a general was told to turn over every stone to find a treasure. This is a symbol of truly seeking to find something. It is about being meticulous.

We are supposed to dig into the word of God to find the treasures. This phrase could be no verse unturned. We need to approach the word of God as a treasure and a puzzle to be solved. There are many deep treasures about God and his character hidden in his word. It is not hidden in a spot that is unattainable. But we have to search and pray for enlightenment.

2 Cor 4:3-6 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

If we are searching for something we have lost, we will get down on the floor and look under the furniture. We will open every door, drawer and closet. We will look behind and underneath things. We should be this way with the word of God. Ever learning and searching for deeper meaning in the word. We must focus our attention to detail so we don’t overlook anything.

Jeremiah 29:13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Leaving no scripture unturned means that we diligently study the scriptures. We search with all our heart. Not a part, not half-heartedly, going through the motions. But fully engaged with digging out the treasures hidden in his word. Learning new things about our God is a great treasure.

Finding new nuggets of wisdom will fill the hunger we have for the deep things of God.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP416 GODLINESS WITH CONTENTMENT

We want to find ourselves in a state of contentment. People often have differing ideas about how to find that peace. The Apostle Paul wrote to a young convert named Timothy to encourage him to follow the right path.

I Tim 6:4-5 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, 5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

Paul was warning Timothy to not get caught up in the trappings of this life. Many were materialistic and loved to argue with other. He was warning him to not be proud and not to argue with those who only wanted to argue for the sake of argument. They didn’t want to discuss to learn. They do not want to understand what it means to be godly, then walk away from those corrupt people.

I Tim 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. This is the point of this letter to Timothy. He wanted him to be aware of an remember that true contentment comes from a godly life. When we have contentment in Jesus we have gained much. Maybe not in material wealth and things, but in peace.

The word contentment means a state of peaceful happiness. Satisfaction with ones circumstances or life. Having enough peace to know that they do not need great amounts of material things and money. Jesus can give us such a feeling.

I Tim 6:7-9 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

If we allow ourselves to become restless and feel less than because we do not have the newest gadget or drive the newest car. Then the lack of contentment will cause us to do all sorts of things to fulfil the desires. As with anything in life, we can allow it to become out of balance. When greed takes us over and we desire money more than anything else, we have lost our focus, contentment and are headed for a fall.

I TIM 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

It is not wrong to have money. It is not wrong to have material things as long as you have the right perspective. It says the love of money. When people love money more than anything else they have lost their faith and their God Focus. Their desire for money will cause them to compromise. By compromising our principles and faith, we have lost something far greater than we could ever gain monetarily.

I Tim 6:11-12 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

Paul warns Timothy to flee the desires of the flesh to want material things. To flee pride and walk in righteousness, faith, love, patience, meekness and godliness. When we choose to walk in these things we will find contentment because of our godliness. We can be a light to many, by simply choosing to walk in contentment and peace.

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