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NO MATTER WHAT

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“Love the L ORD  your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:5 (NIV) I remember the day Art and I settled in our hearts we would choose to trust God’s love for us and pursue a relationship with Him, no matter what. We were in the hospital with our middle daughter who was 6 weeks old. She had seemed a perfectly healthy baby until an allergic reaction landed us in the intensive care unit. The doctors told us on the fourth day of our visit that Erica needed emergency surgery, and they did not expect her to survive. They gave us five minutes to tell our baby goodbye. My heart was shattered. I so desperately wanted to scoop her up and run out of the hospital. I wanted to somehow breathe my life into hers. I wanted to take her place. I could handle my own death so much easier than the death of my child. Art prayed over Erica, we both said our goodbyes, and then, with tears streaming down our faces, we let her go. Wh

HE WANTS TO IMPACT YOU WITH WISDOM

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Are you going through a rough time right now? You’re not alone. People all over the world are feeling the effects of the pandemic, it’s taken a toll on our mental, physical  and emotional health. There are many uncertainties and questions about how to move on with our lives in this ongoing crisis. Everybody’s struggling. The Bible tells us exactly what we should do when we don’t know what to do and we’re feeling the pressure to do the right thing, “If any of you need wisdom, you should ask God, and it will be given to you. God is generous and won't correct you for asking. But when you ask for something, you must have faith and not doubt. Anyone who doubts is like an ocean wave tossed around in a storm” ( James 1:5-6 ) God isn't holding back wisdom.He gives wisdom to anybody who asks for it. Have you asked God to give you wisdom on how to handle the pandemic? Have you asked him for wisdom on what to do about your job, your future, your kids,