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Strong spirits: joy in trouble
To be filled with his joy: that's an offer I can't refuse.
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Strong spirits: resting
"But how to get faith strengthened? Not by striving after faith, but by resting in the Faithful One."
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Strong spirits: trust him
The promises of God are sure. They can be relied on.
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Strong spirits: last words
Jesus spent the last evening of his life pouring key lessons into his friends.
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Strong spirits: everyday, ordinary moments!
Even the very ordinary moments of our days have potential for great good.
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Strong spirits: hunger!
Even good appetites can be a problem if they take the place of our primary appetite.
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Strong spirits: promises, promises
With promises like these - all wonderful and all perfectly reliable - I can easily hold on... way past six weeks if needed...
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Strong spirits: what is joy, really?
For us to live the abundant life, it will take joy - lots of it!
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Strong spirits: limitless
I am able to do more than I think I can, in the strength that God gives me.
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Strong spirits: wonder-full
To be filled with wonder is to be in awe, to be amazed, to have your mind and heart opened to the extraordinary, to be child-like.
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Strong spirits: what are you seeking?
Seek God first and you get everything else besides.
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Strong spirits: want to be new?
I want to be new, whatever that new looks like. If God does it, I know it will be better.
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Strong spirits: Don't stay the same!
Do you want to be the same, or be made new?
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Imagine... Christmas...
There is so much about Christmas that demands the use of our imaginations.
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Strong spirits: we all want love for Christmas
Acts of love all have their source in the same place.
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Strong spirits: joy
When you are full of joy, you feel like you can do anything.
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Strong spirits: peace!
Don't go another day filled with anxiety.
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Strong spirits: do you have hope?
We all need hope. Where do we get it?
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Strong spirits: are you grateful?
Thanksgiving is the entry point to a relationship with God.
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Strong spirits: waiting at the right pace
Impatience is a curse of our time. But God waits...
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Strong spirits: if
Usually we want to be the ones setting the conditions.
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Strong spirits: are you a saint?
It is surrender to him that makes us holy, makes us his disciples, makes us saints.
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Strong spirits: the most important thing
If you had to pick one thing to do, what would it be?
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Strong spirits: C'mon! Celebrate!
Sometimes not celebrating wholeheartedly would be just wrong!
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Strong spirits: how do you decide?
How do you make large and small decisions about home, work, relationships, life?