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Though for today: His word only!

No one has to convince the rose of its beauty. It just is. It is incapable of any other talent or means to express itself. However, the message it communicates, while offering its gifts to others, is unmistakeable. No one else has the ability to tell its story in quite the same way. Each rose is uniquely different. The rose, of its own accord, has little impact. It must exist to give or it becomes worthless. In our own way, we are like the rose. Needing to offer ourselves, in our own uniquely different ways, so that we may exist to offer our truth. Carrying the messages of God to people can completely be out of our comfort zone notwithstanding the need to protect the rose. However, we must not think that the message is no longer relevant or no longer needed. In God's case, there are no mixed stories. Each person he sends connects with someone else and vice versa. Many communicate messages reluctantly (like Jonah) or willingly (like Jesus). If you find you are a messen

Thought for Today: Create in Me

My thoughts have taken me to a place where I appreciate a time of preparation. When God places a dream in our hearts; we tend to want to immediately walk into that space. However, we must remember there was a lot of time in between when God had David anointed King and when he actually was appointed to the position of king. The period in between where God anoints and God appoints is called preparation. We should step back, trust, and enjoy the process. The time period is where you hone your craft, develop your skills, and work on you. As you move towards the appointment process, you'll be happy to know that none of this time is wasted. Everything that you do during the preparation period, as you grow into your new God ordained role, will be purposeful. For example, if God called you to be married you may find developing a prayer life for your spouse now is beneficial. No time like the present, this website has awesome relationship prayers https://www.thoughtco.com/powerfu