People walking toward a sunrise on a puzzle path, symbolizing God’s purpose and guidance in life.
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God Has a Unique Purpose for Your Life

Have you ever stopped to consider that there has never been, and never will be, another person exactly like you? Your fingerprints are unique. Your personality is unique. Your experiences, relationships, struggles, joys, disappointments, gifts, and opportunities are unique. But your uniqueness is about much more than personality or background. It is about God’s design and purpose for your life.
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A flock of sheep standing in a peaceful meadow at sunset with a distant shepherd, symbolizing grief, memory, and the Good Shepherd.
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Grief, Truth and the Good Shepherd

Tonight I watched a movie called The Sheep Detectives. What a Sheep Detective Movie Taught Me About Grief, Truth, and the Good Shepherd. On the surface, it is a lighthearted and unusual mystery story about a flock of sheep trying to solve what happened to their shepherd. That sounds almost silly at first. Sheep as detectives? A murder mystery told from the viewpoint of a flock? .
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A Story Still Being Written Naomi and Me
Posted inCallling Encouragement Naomi Dassow Reflections on her life

A Story Still Being Written Naomi and Me

As I continue adding to this story, my hope is not simply to preserve memories for my children and grandchildren, but also to encourage others who may be walking through grief, loss of a spouse, Care Partnering, loneliness, or questions about God’s purpose in suffering. Looking back over our journey, I can truly say that through every chapter—whether joyful or painful—the Lord has remained faithful. AND the story is still being written!
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The rising of the Son
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Fear of the future ?

It’s important to recognize that fears about the future often stem from uncertainties we build up in our own thoughts. By continuously asking ourselves “what if?” and imagining negative outcomes, we can unintentionally allow anxiety to take root. However, when we focus on God’s promises and remember that His perfect love is present with us, we find reassurance and strength. Surrendering our worries to Jesus enables us to experience peace, knowing that His love casts out all fear and empowers us to face whatever lies ahead with confidence and hope.
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Let us praise the Lord together, and exalt His name.
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God: Your Source of Strength and Contentment

Fear of the future? God has divided our time into days and nights so that we can ask for fresh power for each day. When we begin the day with a quiet time with the LORD, it’s like reporting in for duty, getting the strategy for the day, and hooking into power to make each day maximum. Job discovered that the morning stars sing together. We can join in that song.
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God Offers Peace Amid Uncertain Times.
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God Offers Peace Amid Uncertain Times.

Most of us get so tomorrow-oriented that we do not enjoy the present moment. We are preoccupied by what is coming, and we fail to experience what is. We press on in preparation as if some new plan, relationship, or opportunity will make everything different. It is good to plan but not to the point that we miss what God is saying in the difficult or unpleasant thing we may now be living through.
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God's Design & Purpose
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God’s Design for Your Life and Unique Purpose

As Zig Ziglar says  “The trail is long, and we won’t arrive at our destination in this life. Still, we’re on the journey with Jesus for the greatest thrill of our lives. Your uniqueness is a gift, and your experiences, even the imperfect ones, form an important part of the story and journey God is writing for you. Embrace your precious identity, knowing you are empowered to fulfill the purpose He designed for you. Are you ready to embrace the journey God has designed for you?
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Pansies
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Are You Blooming Where You Are Planted?

"Blooming where you are planted" means being a light to others, faithfully serving Christ, and making a difference wherever you are., Each person is uniquely equipped with Gifts, Abilities,,Relationships, Passion and Experiences that no one else has. When we show up and contribute, we help create a fuller, more beautiful picture in our families, churches, and communities. Ephesians 2:10 reminds us that we are God’s workmanship, created for good works that He prepared for us to do.
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Finding God’s Presence in Daily Life
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Finding God’s Presence in Daily Life

The post emphasizes the importance of daily communion with God, highlighted by scripture and personal reflections. It encourages living fully in the present, trusting in God's guidance and power, facing challenges with faith, and writing one's life story with awareness of divine influence. Each day is presented as an opportunity for fresh divine engagement and growth.
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Milwaukee skyline
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It’s Going to be a Good Day

“There are things only you can do, and you are alive to do them. In the great orchestra we call life, you have an instrument and a song , and you owe it go God to play them both sublimely.”  Max Lucado “In his insightful and challenging book, The Call, Os Guinness defines our purpose as “the truth that God calls us to himself so decisively that everything we are, everything we do, and everything we have is invested with a special devotion, dynamism, and direction lived out as a response to his summons and service” This perspective give meaning to every moment, and it challenges us to live with integrity in every choice and relationship because we represent God at all times.”
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Milwaukee skyline
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It’s Going to be a Good Day

“There are things only you can do, and you are alive to do them. In the great orchestra we call life, you have an instrument and a song , and you owe it go God to play them both sublimely.”  Max Lucado “In his insightful and challenging book, The Call, Os Guinness defines our purpose as “the truth that God calls us to himself so decisively that everything we are, everything we do, and everything we have is invested with a special devotion, dynamism, and direction lived out as a response to his summons and service” This perspective give meaning to every moment, and it challenges us to live with integrity in every choice and relationship because we represent God at all times.”
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Milwaukee skyline
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It’s Going to be a Good Day

“There are things only you can do, and you are alive to do them. In the great orchestra we call life, you have an instrument and a song , and you owe it go God to play them both sublimely.”  Max Lucado “In his insightful and challenging book, The Call, Os Guinness defines our purpose as “the truth that God calls us to himself so decisively that everything we are, everything we do, and everything we have is invested with a special devotion, dynamism, and direction lived out as a response to his summons and service” This perspective give meaning to every moment, and it challenges us to live with integrity in every choice and relationship because we represent God at all times.”
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Blooming where it was planted
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Bloom Where You Are Planted.

Encouraging & challenging people to be “rooted”, “grounded” and “grow” and so bloom” where they are “planted” in their neighborhood, world and career…using their Passion”,” Abilities”,” Gifts”, “Strengths” and prior “Experiences” God has gifted them with and thereby bringing glory and honor to the LORD. 1st Corinthians 10:31 You are wonderfully made, a masterpiece of God’s loving design. Every part of you—your body, mind, and soul—was crafted with divine intention. Your uniqueness is not random; it is a purposeful gift that equips you to fulfill your role in God’s creation. In a world filled with diversity and challenges, your individuality serves as an essential note in the symphony of humanity.
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Mary had a little lamb
Posted inEncouragement Purpose & Passion

You Are Wonderfully Made: A Reflection on God’s Design

God’s loving design for you. Your body, mind, passion and prior experiences are and have been carefully designed by God. You are special, unique and have a special role in God’s creation. Embrace your unique journey, the journey of a lifetime! You are God’s special creation, designed with love and purpose. Embrace your unique journey,…
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Stuart and Jill Briscoe
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You are special and unique with a mission!

 ●”The Lord created each of us individually with different Spiritual Gifts, Passions, Abilities, strengths and a unique personality with different experiences. Helping each other put the pieces of the seeming puzzle together so we each can be most effective in our families, church, community and the world and finish our lives well and leave a legacy that gives glory to the LORD so when we stand before Him one day, we will hear, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.”
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The rising of the Son
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Finding God’s Presence in Daily Life

The post emphasizes the importance of daily communion with God, highlighted by scripture and personal reflections. It encourages living fully in the present, trusting in God's guidance and power, facing challenges with faith, and writing one's life story with awareness of divine influence. Each day is presented as an opportunity for fresh divine engagement and growth.
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Just a Simple Greeting Card
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Just a Simple Greeting Card

Sending a greeting card shows the significant impact of seemingly small, faithful acts of kindness and encourages faithfulness in serving others. Paul wrote “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.” Galatians 6:9 (NLT). He also wrote to the Christians in Corinth “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” I Corinthians 15:58 (NIV).
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