Mark 2:17 -... Jesus said to them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." - Many of us have been in a doctor's waiting room and after a while the receptionist calls our name and says "the doctor will see you now." In Mark 2:17 Jesus likens himself to a doctor who can heal sinners, and he doesn't need a waiting room to do it. He came for everyone, and Jesus spent time with beggars, tax collectors, the lame...

Romans 15:13 -- May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing -- through the experience of your faith --that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope.

Hope is a divine dream. It's an inner image that's bigger than you are because it's built on the promises of God.

Example

If the doctor told you that you will never walk, then you see yourself climbing mountains and bringing...

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Every time I see a sunrise or a sunset, or someone tells me they love me ... or I look into my cats eyes or see how a cut on my finger heals, or I speak out loud ... " GOD HELP ME. " and I am answered , I KNOW there is a God. God has shown Himself to me in a way that is undeniable ... He even for a time gave ME the "gift " to touch another human being, and in the Name of Jesus spoke that this person be healed, and they were...

I had a great day. 10-31-10

I took Indigo with me to get my haircut at Sports Clip in Birkdale then we left to Blythe Landing.

I've been looking at finances quite a bit since we returned home from our trip. Mostly, that was because the trip consumed a major portion of our reserves, but also because we had a lot of expenses to cover in settling back into our home, and no income. Bottom line, I was concerned regarding our position relative to our needs.

This started me thinking about how our values affect our choices, at a personal and collective level. That led me to thinking about how preliminary choices affect...