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I have been talking about the idea that our lives are intended to prosper by the God that designed us. I often tinker with machines that aren’t working. My dad and brother are much better at this than I am, but I enjoy taking things that are not functioning as well as they should, and getting them to work as they were intended to. It is a little odd, given that we could usually just get something that works.

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Victory is found in daily, monthly, yearly effort. Consistency and a focus on repeatedly doing what is right yields outcomes that others often have trouble understanding. Success breeds success and so does failure. Hard work gets results and so does lack of effort. Careful attention to detail and consistency will optimize an athlete and sloppy preparation and spotty effort will affect not only the individual, but the team as a whole.

To learn is how we are designed. We are capable of thinking, reasoning and problem solving. We can take complex ideas and use them to help make sense of our world and to create solutions to difficult situations. We are amazing computers. But, like the Apple iMac I purchased several years ago, if we don’t use the incredible capabilities we have, we waste the power at hand. I would hate to think I am going obsolete without having utilized my God-given potential.

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Renew your covenant with your God today.

I heard an interesting message from a young preacher last weekend. A young man, Sawyer, whom we have seen grown up from a little guy, spoke at a small country church on Sunday evening. He did a good job. He spoke of a spiritual, holy GPS - the guide of our lives. He talked about what happens to so many who either never finish the journey, and many who never even get on the right path.

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The catholic church, and many of similar liturgical traditions, celebrate the arrival of the Magi, or wisemen, with the observation of Epiphany. It is generally observed on January 6th, or as it is called by many in our community as dia de los Reyes Magos or Los Tres Reyes. We see the Biblical account of this in Matthew 2. Let’s take some time to think and learn a bit about this important passage.

Paul gave his life to the spread of the Gospel. I mean that he was not only prepared to die for Jesus, but he was fully prepared to live for Jesus. This was truly without regard to the cost, discomfort or suffering that this would bring.

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What would our world look like if each of us were as faithful to the work of the Gospel as Paul was? I know that everyone encounters God and each has the opportunity to choose to seek and follow him, but I also know that we have the divinely given opportunity and obligation to take the Gospel to everyone and to teach everyone how to obey the commands given by Christ.

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Thankfulness requires looking back. It requires a conscious decision to consider what we have been given and what is provided for us. A pause in the incessant drive to get and receive that is our nature as time-bound humans. True thankfulness almost always leads to praise. These two practices are of God and are closely related and stem from a position of humility. It is difficult to imagine how they are not intertwined. The Bible abounds with admonition to give thanks. It is full of direction to praise. We should really think about how to get this right.

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Lucas Lunsford shows us a scriptual basis for spiritual rest.

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