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“Who can add to Christmas? The perfect motive is that God so loved the world. The perfect gift is that He gave His only Son. The only requirement is to believe in Him. The reward of faith is that you shall have everlasting life.”
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"How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" Romans 10:15
Eternity is there to be gained or to be lost by each one of us. And if we know Jesus, we know the way, and we need to tell others. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Let's work as long as it is day, you and me in our own ways. Has the Lord called you to go far away? Then do so. Does He want you to stay? Then be obedient. God can only use us where He calls us. Isn't it wonderful to work for a King who has never lost a battle!
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Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.
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If you look at the world, you'll be distressed. If you look within, you'll be depressed. If you look at God you'll be at rest.
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Let God's promises shine on your problems.
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Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.
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Sort of
We’re good people, right?
Sort of.
I mean, we do good things. Some of the time. But sometimes we don’t.
We’re nice to other people. Some of the time. But sometimes we aren’t.
At least we don’t go out of our way to hurt people. Usually.
That’s pretty much it. The best we can do is “sort of.”
Why? Why can’t we just be the people we tell ourselves we are?
(BTW, I hate the answer to this question.)
Because we are our own worst enemies.
When things are going great, when we are actually being the people we tell ourselves we are. It’s almost like there’s something in us that says, “this is going far too well, better screw it up.”
And we do something to sabotage ourselves. Something that, with the awful clarity of hindsight, usually stands out as an easily avoided trap. Or a ragingly stupid decision.
Today’s first reading describes it more poetically, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately corrupt; who can understand it?”
It’s not so much that we’re bad people. It’s just that we’re unreliable. And deceitful.
And the people that are the most deceitful towards?
Ourselves. We tell ourselves the biggest lies. About us.
And because we so desperately want to be the people that we tell ourselves we are, we believe them.
The thing is, when we do, we set ourselves up. For disappointment. And worse.
Because on our own, we can never live up to all of the expectations that we have for ourselves. On our own, we can never be the people that we tell ourselves we are.
It’s why the Bible warns us time and again about the dangers of trusting in people. Especially when we are those people.
The Bible calls that kind of misplaced trust “cursed.” Not because God is hurling thunderbolts and cursing us for trusting in people (especially ourselves) instead of Him.
It’s “cursed” because it always ends up in a mess. Because that’s the natural character of trusting in people. It’s kind of like calling water “wet.” That’s just what it is.
The alternative? As much as we don’t want to admit it, the alternative – the only thing that works – is obvious.
Trusting in God.
The Bible calls that kind of rightly placed trust “blessed.” Because that’s the natural character of trusting in God. That’s just what it is.
Because of who God is.
Because, in the end, God is the only constant. The only One that we can trust absolutely. Which is why we should,
“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” – Corrie ten Boom
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Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.
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When I try, I fail.
When I trust,
He succeeds.
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Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: CC-1010 | Fox & Clone Commander Thorn, CC-1010 | Fox & CC-5869 | Stone & CC-4477 | Thire & Clone Commander Thorn, CC-1010 | Fox & Original Clone Trooper Character(s)
Characters: CC-1010 | Fox, Clone Commander Thorn (Star Wars), CC-4477 | Thire, CC-5869 | Stone, Original Clone Trooper Character(s) (Star Wars), CT-06-0918 | Cherry (OC), Coruscant Guard Clone Troopers (Star Wars)
Additional Tags: Geocaching - Freeform, I will make this a tag, Coruscant Guard Troopers-centric (Star Wars), Coruscant Guard (Star Wars), CC-1010 | Fox is a Little Shit, Clone Commander Thorn is a Little Shit, Crack Treated Seriously, Fluff and Crack, Coruscant Guard Troopers Deserve Better (Star Wars), Coruscant Guard Troopers as Family (Star Wars), Planet Coruscant (Star Wars)
Summary:
The Coruscant Guard gets tied up in a treasure hunt spanning all of Coruscant. Will they succeed, or will another team win the grand prize in the end?
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It is not my ability, but my response to God's ability, that counts.
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