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Someone will always be prettier

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Someone will always be prettier. They will always be smarter. Their house will be bigger. They will drive a better car. Their children will do better in school. And their husband will fix more things around the house.So let it go, and love you and your circumstances. Think about it. The prettiest woman in the world can have trouble in her heart. And the most highly favored woman on your job may be unable to havechildren. And the richest woman you know -- she's got the car, the house, the clothes -- might be lonely. And the Word says if I have not Love, I am nothing. So, again, love you. Love who you are right now and let God be your barometer. Mirror Him. Look in the mirror in the morning and see how much of God you see. He's the only standard; and even when you come up short, He will not leave you nor forsake you. Smile and may God continue to bless you."I am too blessed to be stressed or depressed, and too anointed to bedisappointed!" The shortest distance between ...

Do you know the story of the pearl?

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Do you know the story of the pearl? It starts from a sand grain that gets into an oyster. To ease the irritation, the oyster coats it & transforms it into a shiny pearl. The pearl's story is ours too. We can be ugly, rough, unattractive. But the passing of time transforms us, coupled with our openness to life. We are created each moment, each day in ways unseen, unnoticed, even unfelt. And we are created into something beautiful & precious in God's eyes.

Everything's New

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I've been ignoring my blog for a month now because I have more important things to do than bogging. That is dealing with stuff that is pertinent to my spiritual growth and my being complete. I can say now that I am more complete, at least I feel complete. And this is not because I have friends and family who loves me but because I have learned the greatest lesson. My worth is found in him. I know of this fact that my identity, my significance and value lies in God but I was caught up with too many things. Let's just say I am serving the king but I don't know the king or drifting away from the king. I was overwhelmed with the blessings that I delighted in my blessings more than I delighted with the Blessor, at least I recognized it now.I was snatched from my focus that I felt limped when my day is not complete if I didn't do this and that, if I didn't have those stuff, or if I wasn't accepted or received much by this person or that person. It's a foolish thin...