April 27: GOD USES UNCERTAINTY IN OUR LIVES TO REMODEL OUR HEARTS.

Affirmation: Life Doesn’t Have To Be Perfect To Be Beautiful.
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Wholehearted Guidepost from Brené Brown
Cultivate Creativity.
Let Go of Comparison.

Tonight at 6:30 we will do another Creative Workshop at Cypress Meadows Church. It’s time to be creative and stop comparing. We are going to practice Impressionism.

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Mastering the 7 Decisions from Andy Andrews 
The Certain Decision 

I have a decided heart.
It’s not about what it IS…
It’s about what it can BECOME!

What you decide in your heart will be done and the light of God will shine on your ways. Job 22:28

The Certain Decision for personal success is what fuels your actions from the active decision. The clarity of vision you maintain in your mind is directly proportional to the effectiveness of your actions. A decided heart is unwavering in the face of continual challenges and setbacks and that ensures victory and a lifetime of greater fulfillment.

HOPE, DREAMS, ANTICIPATION…DECIDE.

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Reading for Today
Walk in Grace. Live in Love. by Bob Goff

April 27

GOD USES UNCERTAINTY IN OUR LIVES TO REMODEL OUR HEARTS. 

You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. 
ISAIAH 26:3 

One of the worst feelings in the world is going on a hike and realizing you've strayed waaaay off trail. But it looked like a trail, you think, as you're standing all alone in the middle of the forest. Then it occurs to you that bears travel the same paths, and you might be on the menu. It isn't long before you're negotiating with God, promising not to cuss anymore or to become a full-time missionary or to stop cheating on your taxes if He'll just lead you back to a safe place so you can get to your car and drive to a Starbucks. 


Life can be a real bear too. The future we imagined for years is suddenly threatened by a career change we didn't anticipate. The family we've always wanted feels just beyond our reach when the doctor tells us our odds for kids are slim. The uncertainty of our lives reminds us we're not in control. We can't Google our way to a solution or change our circumstances by simply trying harder. All we can do is trust God is still good, and He'll use the circumstances in our lives to bring about beauty somehow, at some time. 


Those are the times when childlike trust has the opportunity to transform us. God is bigger than the mountain where you're lost, and He exists off the trail and off the map. It's an adventure He's invited us on, not a business trip. He's not out to destroy our dreams; He only wants to make us more like Him. God uses uncertainty to remodel our hearts. Don't waste your time looking for a way out of the difficulty you're in; look for Him in the midst of it. He's not the destination we're aiming for. He's the guide along the path. 


What situation do you need to trust God's guidance for? 

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