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Legacy are You Leaving?

Fear stood between me and getting a guide dog. I had to conquer my angsts before I could lay hold of the independence a guide dog promised. Thoughts of navigating an international airport in New York City terrified me.
The Israelites stood on the banks of the flooded Jordan River. The Promise Land stretched out ahead. The priests had to carry the ark of the covenant into the midst of the rushing Jordan, and stand there while all of Israel crossed.

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The Old Testament Version of Romans 8:28

If you come visit me, you’ll be greeted with a beautifully designed placard at the end of the driveway with one of my favorite verses inscribed on it, Romans 8:28. That verse carried me through my husband’s leukemia, my depression, and the painful reality of a wayward child.
I’m sure many in Jesus’s day and the early church recited the last verse of Psalm twenty-three as they traversed the difficulties and the persecution many Christians faced.

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Acting with Wisdom, not Emotions

Disappointment knocks at the door, and fear trickles in as worry races through our minds. These emotions rush to greet us after we get that phone call. That bill in the mail. The news from the doctor. That’s when our faith needs to kick in and take over. Faith has a companion, wisdom.

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