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How to be used by God

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And I heard the voice of the Lord saying,  “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?”  Then I said,  “Here I am! Send me.”                                                     -Isaiah 6:8               We all want to have a purpose in life. As humans, we long to be a part of something bigger than ourselves and impact the world positively (at least I hope it is positive). I remember being in class one day back in 4th grade thinking about life. I was sitting in Mrs. Schroeder’s history class and thought about my future. I wanted to be President of the United States of America. I shared it with my parents and they had a good laugh about it, along with my brothers, and I in my stubbornness wanted to prove them wrong. Looking back on it now I am absolutely glad that God had other plans for my life because I definitely do not want to be president anymore.        Why do I share this story? Although I do not want to be POTUS anymore some passions still remain. These passions are positively
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Community Matters

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"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."                          - Ecclesiastes 4:9-12     In life, there are moments when we feel alone. Moments where you turn to the left… then turn to the right… and see nobody standing beside you.       Community is a huge thing in life that at some point everyone needs even if they deny that they need people. We are wired to be connected to one another. I mean after all... Adam had Eve, Paul had Barnabas, and Jesus had his 12 who he ate with and spent time with. There is a reason for why community is necessary which is found in the book of Proverbs. "A sweet friendship refre
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