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                           I think we all have a tendency to be status conscious to some degree. Our culture drives us to think in those terms. Be the best. It’s inherent in our nature. And our impulse is to be recognized for our achievements. Sports for instance. If you're not playing to win and be the best at whatever level you're competing, then what's the point? I believe it was Knute Rockne that said, if winning isn’t important, then why do we keep score.  Even just a friendly game of corn hole in the back yard, we make sure we're keeping an accurate track of the score. It can get really competitive, especially when the game’s close. I always love Tee Ball. Nobody kept score. But every parent knew exactly what the score was. And to a degree that’s fine, I suppose. Just adds to the fun. Or it can anyway.  Now I don’t know how many of you have been involved in competitive sports. That was my life for a lot of years. And that’s a whole different can of worms tha
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God's Perfect Timing

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               In Mark 3:35 Jesus said that His true relations are those who know and do the Father’s will. In His own words, “For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.” He makes the point very clear that it’s important to earnestly seek God’s will for our life. Not just play some kind of cosmic guessing game. Like, what does God want me to do today?  But diligently seek His will for your life through constant prayer and a commitment to studying His Word. When Jesus taught us how to pray He instructed us to place our faith in God that His kingdom come, His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. This requires obedience. Submission to His will OVER your own personal desires. And that, many times, results in conflict, doesn’t it?  But He alone has the design and the plan. He knows what we don’t. He sees the end game and has established the path to follow it through. As He spoke through His prophet Isaiah, “For as the heavens are higher than the ear
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