What are you living for? What is your big dream? How has God’s mission captured and catalyzed your imagination? How do you imagine what “GO” means for your life

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God’s view on success may include all the things listed above but the main focus would be on obedience, faith, trust and bringing glory to the Lord.

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I was afraid. I was suffering from anxiety. I wondered if we should cancel the trip.

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Over and over again, God is described as a shield, a protector, a fortress, a rock. These promises remind me that no matter where I find myself and no matter how difficult the journey may be, God is present with me and constantly supporting me, shielding me, and hiding me.

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God, I am sorry for not noticing you. I am sorry for walking right past you my whole life and thinking that your presence and mission were somewhere else. How can I go somewhere else and tell people to live like you, Jesus, when I don’t even know how to do that at home?

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Imagine being there at the very end of Jesus’ life. After watching him heal the ear of his captor, willingly submit himself to the Romans, and take lash after lash on his back, I watched him walk up that hill with a cross. I couldn’t watch it anymore, but I KNOW what happened.

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She wanted Jesus, and everyone else, to know her love for him. Breaking the jar was the only way her actions could speak loudly enough. Her soul was praising and thanking at the top of her lungs. Giving her all, breaking the bank, the perfume gurgling and spilling everywhere was the only way.

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The opportunity to join the Love Forward initiative is bigger than just accumulating money to make building renovations. It is an opportunity to see what God is doing in this community. It is a front row seat to watch and participate in lives affected by a gospel that has physical hands, feet, and voices attached to it. It is an opportunity to live into and know intimately the word sacrifice.

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Isn’t that one of the undeniable facts of life? Meaningful, purposeful growth doesn’t happen by chance. A good harvest requires intentionality and sacrifice and perseverance.

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There was a man who lived with his family in a very large city. There were millions of people who lived there from all over the world. In general, everything seemed to be going well, but most of the people were infected with a virus that, if left untreated, would lead to their death.

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Though barely a flicker in this wounded woman’s heart, Jesus was able to rekindle in her that expectation that the world could be different, and that someone like her could finally belong—that a gathered people of God could experience the solidarity of the soul rather than separation.

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Fear is a normal emotion, and we all experience it in one way or another. Sometimes our fear isn’t over big life changes like moving states, but we can be fearful of even getting out of bed in the morning and facing the day ahead of us. Thankfully, God goes before us and has divine knowledge about what’s ahead. God knew what was in store for me in Atlanta even when I doubted. God went before me and prepared a space for me to gather and find belonging.

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Take 5-10 minutes, put on some music, and spend time asking God to put His heart within you. Ask God to make your heart crave the things God’s heart craves.

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In a world that seems so unfaithful and unjust, I rest on the promise that God is faithful and just.

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I may not be able to fathom and track the immensity of the universe the way God can, but can I recognize the sacred in everything I experience today?

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