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| JANUARY 17, 2003 ISSUE |
(read past issues here)
IN THIS ISSUE
Featured Article: Get Out Of Control
In The Spotlight: Sanctity of Human Life & Souper
Bowl of Caring
What's New & Coming Soon
Daily Thoughts: The Bible in 50 Words
Prayer Requests/Results
Quotables: Out of the Mouth of Babes
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| FEATURED ARTICLE |
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Get Out Of Control
If
you are struggling in life and you feel like things are
out of control then maybe you need to get “out of
control”.
What does this paradoxical statement mean?
Think about how you approach living. Are you trying on
your own power to deal with all the complexities and challenges
that come your way? You can make all the plans you want,
set down your goals, work your plan and still end up frustrated.
The problem is that we try to run things ourselves. Of
course, each of us is responsible for our own actions.
You cannot get away from that fact. That doesn’t
make you responsible for the outcome.
A wise statement I read somewhere says something to the
effect that it’s not what happens to us in life
that matters it is how we respond to what happens.
Response is part of the word responsibility. This is different
from reaction. A physical law in the universe is that
for every action there is a reaction. Physics teaches
that this is an “opposite but equal reaction”.
In the spiritual realm this applies as well, except that
it may not be an opposite or equal reaction. However,
what we do does affect what happens. Here’s the
mindbender. Sometimes what we don’t do also has
consequences.
Read the entire article here
Discover
more thought provoking articles
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| IN THE SPOTLIGHT |
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Sanctity of Human Life
January 19-26 is “Sanctity of Human Life”
week. This is a week to not only recognize the horrors
of the taking of life in all the ways that happens, but
to revere life—in all its ways.
One of the arguments against pro-lifers is that each of
us has the right to choose. Those making that point are,
in essence, correct. We do have the right to choose. Missing
from this argument are the consequences of free choice
that are morally wrong. Sure, we all have freedom of choice.
God deliberately made us with free will so that our choice
to love God and others will have meaning. | read
full article |
Souper Bowl of Caring
If
you are a football fan you already know what January 26.
If you are hungry, or care about those who truly are,
you might want to find out about the "other" Souper Bowl.
See more at our Spotlight
Specials page
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| WHAT'S NEW & COMING SOON |
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Some of the new articles on our site include:
Freedom From Deception
Get Out Of Control
Be All He Wants You To Be
Revisit:
Why Pray
Called Out
New reviews on the following books:
Revolution in
World Missions by K.P. Yohannan
Restless Pilgrim:The
Spiritual Journey of Bob Dylan by Scott Marshall with
Marcia Ford
A Patchwork Heart by
Kim Moore and Pam Mellskog.
Future Reviews:
"Let's Roll" by LIsa Beamer (wife of 9-11 hero
Todd Beamer)
Abba’s Child” by Brennan Manning
“Minding Your Emotions” by Steve Shores
“The Good Book and the Big Book: A.A.’s Roots
in the Bible” by Dick B.
You can read the various reviews currently on site at
Reviews
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| DAILY THOUGHTS & REFLECTIONS |
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The Bible in 50 Words
God
made, Adam bit, Noah arked, Abraham split,
Joseph ruled, Jacob fooled, Bush talked, Moses balked,
Pharaoh plagued, People walked, Sea divided, Tablets guided,
Promise landed, Saul freaked, David peeked, Prophets warned,
Jesus born, God walked, Love talked, Anger crucified,
Hope died, Love rose, Spirit flamed, Word spread... God
remained.
Get daily inspiration with a Scripture verse and commentary at
Daily Thought
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| PRAYER REQUESTS & RESULTS |
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Prayer
works. It really does. Only those who've never truly tried
it with the proper intentions would say otherwise. We
want to pray for you and your needs. If you have a specific
request let us know at prayer
requests.
Of course, we keep you information confidential.
We also like to share testimonies of answered prayers
at prayer results.
You can send us your testimony by email. Use our form
at contact us. If
you do not want your name to be listed simply let us know.
By sharing God's love and how He helps us you encourage
others in a powerful way.
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Quotables:
A
little girl asked her mother, "God is everywhere,
right?" The mother responded with a loving, "Yes."
The little girl then asked, "And God is within us,
right?" The mother replied, "Yes, He is."
The little girl asked, "Well, if God is so big, and
He is within us, then doesn't that mean that He would
spill out of us?"
Out of the mouth of babes...
Copyright 2003 Living the Solution, all rights reserved.
Tom Gilbert
Editor/Web-servant
Living The Solution
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