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Choose Charity

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     It would be much easier if I could pick whom I would like to be charitable towards. If I could choose the who, the how, and the why, charity would be a lot more convenient for me. And many times, I do get to choose whom I will be charitable towards. But sometimes life just happens, and I get to decide if I am going to have mercy on someone I would not choose.       The person that I do not get to choose to be charitable towards is not like me. They may not vote like me, sound like me, or smell like me. They may or may not have my sensibilities. They most likely will not be on my schedule. And they may not have all of my good habits that have formed my life just the way I want it. I cannot control how they will act. I cannot control what they will say. I cannot control what they will need. I cannot control how much help they will need. Yes, yes, yes, I must make sure I am taking care of myself, but that is usually not my problem. My probl...
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9 Prayers During Times of Lament

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1 .  Arise, LORD. -Psalms 10:12 Arise, Lord! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless. -I recognize I can’t fix this situation and that God has to do it  2.    Grant me help. -Psalms 60:11-12 Give us aid against the enemy, for human help is worthless. 12 With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies. -Do something LORD, please 3.    Remember your covenant. -Psalms 25:6 Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. -We pray this not because God has forgotten but so we can focus on what God has promised. 4.    Let justice be done. -Psalms 7:6 Arise, Lord, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice. -Talk with God about what you see as unfair. 5.   Wash away my sins. -Psalms 51:1-2  Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleans...
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No More Wine

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  John 2:3 They have no more wine.        I ran out of wine 25 years ago. That was a good thing. The wine that I had, those two and half decades ago, was rotting my soul. I was hurting others and hurting myself. So, I had no more wine, praise God.      At that time, I was left with water. God transformed it into a new wine. This wine was the best of wine. This new wine transformed my life. It made my life a feast. I lost things during that celebration that I am glad I lost. I lost some things during that party that I foolishly let slip away. But I discovered the best wine during this time. I enjoyed much of it. I wish I had enjoyed it more. Some of it I neglected, and I overlooked how good it was. However, it was a great party. I enjoyed that feast. I miss that celebration.      Now, I have no more wine. I have run out of wine again. I thought I had an endless supply of wine, but I was wrong. Running out of wine 2...
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