Failure to plan is to plan to fail the old proverb says. At our jobs, we spend ridiculous amounts of time planning to plan, documenting plans, reporting the progress of plans. Yet at home, we often  just show up and expect things to happen.

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2 Timothy 1 NLT – Greetings from Paul – This letter is – Bible Gateway

…for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him[a]

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Lately I have been thinking a lot about peace and frankly how much I enjoy it. I mean really enjoy it. I live for those quiet moments when I don’t have to be anywhere or do anything. For most of my life I have refused to give myself permission to enjoy peaceful times. I filled every waking

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We need to remember that when we give to the poor we give to God. Cornelius’ occupation was leading men in the Roman army but his passion was prayer and giving to the poor. He did what he could with what he had and God blessed him in a way he could have never anticipated. By Jewish law, Peter should

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We should not struggle with our direction. God is teaching us what is
good for us AND leading our lives in the direction we need to go, if we
will only submit to His plan. Our biggest problem is doubting that God
is in control. Our culture thinks that life should be comfortable. That
discomfort

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Numbers 6 – Passage Lookup – New Living Translation – BibleGateway.com

24 ‘May the Lord bless you
and protect you.
25 May the Lord smile on you
and

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Don’t waste too much time focusing on what will be. Enjoy the journey because the journey may actually be the destination.

Ecclesiastes 5 – Passage Lookup – New Living Translation

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Trust God
Often the hardest thing to do in any situation is to trust God. It’s often easier to try and fit on more thing into the day. To work a little longer, a little harder but to trust that God will close the gap is difficult. I can’t see Him. Even though I know He is there and He has

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If you want to succeed at life you must dream. I am not just talking about the sleeping kind. Dreaming, or foreseeing a favorable future, is essential to life success. Unfortunately, our culture encourages dream killing more than dream development. There are exceptions and we hear abou

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To often we cling to what is familiar because it is safe. But familiarity only breeds complacency and entitlement.
Stop putting your trust in what is familiar. Put your trust in God alone.

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