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Tauren Wells - Citizen Of Heaven

1/30/2020

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Ya’ll – I just have to drop in today and share something AWESOME with you.

I listen to the Joy FM every morning driving to work. This morning The Morning Cruise with Dave, Bill and Carmen were talking to Tauren Wells about his new album, Citizen of Heaven. This new album is AMAZING!! Tauren is AMAZING!!

Please do yourself a favor and stop what you are doing and go and listen. Right. Now. Go. Listen. Go.
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You’re welcome!

Listen Now!
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Invaluable Gifts

1/23/2020

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I have been thinking lately about some of the most precious gifts the Lord has ever given us. When you think about it, the Lord has given us many countless gifts – millions of gifts– but there are a handful that are, in my humble opinion, just beyond compare. (And, in my mind, beyond comprehension.)

Here are the gifts that I am referring to:
  • Freewill – God gave us the gift of making our own decisions. He didn’t have to make us this way. He is a loving father who allows us to make up our own minds about anything and everything in this life—including whether to even believe in Him. We get to do what we like. (At least in America, we get to—within reason, of course.) We have the power to make our own choices.
  • Jesus – God gave us His only son, His only beloved son, to die on the cross for our sins. The Lord allowed His son to be made flesh, to be human, so that he could understand us and the conditions in which we live. Jesus understands our fears and every emotion we have, because He has had them too. Jesus has literally walked in our shoes.
  • His Word – God gave us the Holy Bible to guide us and teach us. It is our weapon – our sword and shield against the devil. If we take the time to read it and study it, it will give us all the wisdom we will ever need for any situation we may ever be in. Just think about that for a moment. That is heavy stuff.
  • The Holy Spirit – Once we acknowledge the Lord, ask for His forgiveness and become saved, the Holy Spirit comes to live inside of us. He will always be with us, no matter what. He is our guide and our compass. When we feel something in our gut, that is the Holy Spirit. He is that still small voice we hear inside our head.  

While none of these gifts are things we can reach out and touch, they are all life-changing and life-giving, if we let them be.  We only need to accept them. They are ours, free for the taking. God’s love for each one of us is unfathomable. Our tiny human brains can’t even begin to grasp it. (Or, Him for that matter.)

As I have been pondering these inconceivable gifts and His love for me, I am awe-struck. But, more importantly, I am humbled and grateful.
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Thank you, Lord, for these esteemed gifts you have given us. Your love for me is beyond my understanding, but I am so grateful for it and you. Please help me to accept and use these gifts wisely and for your honor and glory. In your son’s name I pray, Amen.
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