The next time you're disappointed, don't panic. Don't give up. Just be patient and let God remind you He's still in control.

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Anxiety and fear are cousins but not twins. Fear sees a threat. Anxiety imagines one.

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You have a God who hears you, the power of love behind you, the Holy Spirit within you, and all of heaven ahead of you. If you have the Shepherd, you have grace for every sin, direction for every turn, a candle for every corner and an anchor for every storm. You have everything you need.

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If there are a thousand steps between us and God, He will take all but one. He will leave the final one for us. The choice is ours.

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You may go days without thinking of God, but there's never a moment when He's not thinking of you.

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Our Savior kneels down and gazes upon the darkest acts of our lives. But rather than recoil in horror, he reaches out in kindness and says, "I can clean that if you want." And from the basin of his grace, he scoops a palm full of mercy and washes away our sin.

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Gratitude lifts our eyes off the things we lack so we might see the blessings we possess.

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Here's what you need to keep in mind. You no longer have yesterday. You do not yet have tomorrow. You have only today. This is the day the Lord has made. Live in it.

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When you are in the final days of your life, what will you want? Will you hug that college degree in the walnut frame? Will you ask to be carried to the garage so you can sit in your car? Will you find comfort in rereading your financial statement? Of course not. What will matter then will be people. If relationships will matter most then, shouldn't they matter most now?

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No one can pray and worry at the same time. When we worry, we aren't praying. When we pray, we aren't worrying.

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