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“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us. The history of mankind will probably show that no people has ever risen above its religion, and man’s spiritual history will positively demonstrate that no religion has ever been greater than its idea of God. Worship is pure or base as the worshiper entertains high or low thoughts of God." A W Tozer

Life is a journey. Every day is a journey. It is a physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual journey. It will have its blessing and burdens; its challenges and choices; its ups and downs; it will have joys and hardships; laughter and heartaches; happiness and hassles. People may be with you on the journey, but no two journeys are alike. Ready or not the journey is here now. Elijah knew about this journey of life (1 Kings 19:7). At times, this journey called life can become too much with its strain (Exodus 18:23) and stress (Psalm 57:6). It can drain people of power (Isaiah 37:27). What happens when the journey of life becomes too much for us? It is then that we ...

Jesus stated in John 7:23, "Now if a child can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me for healing the whole man on the Sabbath?" This past weekend there were two mass shootings in America…Our nation needs healing in ways it cannot comprehend. People needs physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual healing. Does the world recognize these five parts of man needs healing? What is social healing? What are some social illnesses found in America today?

Hope is an amazing word. Hope maybe a word that possibly our world has lost or not heard in a while. Maybe our world is afraid to hope! What has happened to our hope? How would you define hope? Why is it difficult finding hope in the darkness of life? Have people been disappointed enough by life to have lost all hope? Has life let you down? Do you struggle with making sense of life and therefore struggle with making sense of God – the giver of life? Is this why people lose hope? Can we put our hope in things that don’t matter or don’t work?

Joy is an amazing emotional and attitudinal gift that God wants us to have. This world at times steals joy from us. This journal contains 49 Bible passages designed to get us to focus and meditate on this emotion of joy.

I love Paul’s writing. He is arguably one of the most profound Christian authors of all time. His defense of the gospel (apologetics) is amazing. His writing style and insights are deep and awe inspiring.

Praising God may be one of the most wonderful activities that Christians can do. You are about to go on a Journey and Journal into praise. These 49 passages are amazing. This journal will show that God is most worthy of our praise I love two great quotes about praise. Dwight L. Moody said, “I don’t care where it is, what part of the world it’s in, if we have a praise church we’ll have successful Christianity.” And, “In almost everything that touches our everyday life on earth, God is pleased when we’re pleased. He wills that we be as free as birds to soar and sing our maker’s praise without anxiety.” A.W.Tozer So which is more powerful: Praying to God or Praising God?

365 questions from Proverbs Read the chapter of Proverbs that matches the day of the month. Do this assignment for one entire year. This is a great exercise to change your thought life. Answer the question that relates to the day of the month. The answer may not be in the text, but from your insight and perception of it.