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Losses & Gains


All the things I lost brought me to a place where I was ready to receive all the things He was ready to give me.  And had I not lost all the things I had to leave behind, I would never have been ready to receive the things that He was trying to bring into my life.  And today, those things contribute to so much joy and so much purpose and so much fulfillment because they are gifts from God and they are gifts that are full of God and they are gifts of his love. Take heart my friend, if you’re wondering where the heck God is leading you or how you’re going to make it through, take heart…because He has plans that will rock your world.  He has plans that you cannot literally put inside your head and make any sense of right now. But, if you’ll be obedient, He will give you the peace that you need to take action and get to the other side.  That peace is all you need, because when you walk in the peace, you in turn receive confidence and strength, and you get to other side.  And eventually, one day at a time, one step at a time, He builds this story through your obedience that is beautiful and is literally something you could never have imagined. And in your heart, you find a purpose that you never knew you had.  Even when life is good…even when you think you’re living out a purpose that is good and necessary and full…He is preparing so much more and He’s trying to show you and lead you and guide you to a place where you can see things the way He does.  

Proverbs 3:5-6 (MSG): "Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own.  Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; He's the one who will keep you on track.  Don't assume you know it all.  Run to God! 

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