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“Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead my people Israel out of Egypt.” But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?” 4:1 But Moses protested again, “What if they won’t believe me or listen

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It’s a choice

“You say, ‘I am allowed to do anything ‘ – but not everything is good for you. And even though ‘I am allowed to do anything,’ I must not become a slave to anything.” 1Corinthians 6:12 We have free will. We can choose to do whatever we want. We can overload our schedule and God

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Focus on God

“You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. You don’t have what you want because you don’t ask for it. And even if you ask,

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Always help others

“Don’t be misled – you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. So let’s not

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Power to Overcome

“We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not ourselves. We are pressed on every side but not crushed. We are perplexed but not driven to despair. We are hunted down

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Choose Joy

“Every day is a terrible day for a miserable person, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.” Proverbs 15:15 Joy is a choice. If you are miserable, do something today that gives your heart joy. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing every day and expecting something different. If you are tired

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Do a good job

“Pay carefull attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. For we are each responsible for our own conduct.” Galatians 6:4-5 Don’t be distracted by what others are doing or not doing. Pay attention to your

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