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Practicing Gratitude

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You would think after all God has brought me through in this wheelchair, it would make me grateful. But I still have my times when I lack gratitude and get grumpy. Today is an example. I don’t have any of my regular aides here on second shift to transfer me from my wheelchair to my bed. Placing me in my bed using the Hoyer lift is more of an art than a science, and it’s easy to bend my head panels, which I use to drive. If my head panels get misaligned, my wheelchair could be out of commission for several days while I wait for it to be fixed.

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By His Spirit

So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty (Zec 4:6).

I have heard this verse in song and seen it on T-shirts and it has always resulted in a “feel good” moment for me. This morning I had the opportunity to study it more in depth and it lit fire inside of me knowing I possess God’s power and the Holy Spirit. What an emboldened feeling!

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HIGHER THOUGHTS

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After another hospitalization last week, I had to set my thoughts on things above and not allow the sickness in my body dictate my level of faith. I thought I would share some of the verses that are keeping me afloat.

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