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WEEKLY BLESSING

​​When you feel wrongly assessed, may you remember that Jesus is your Great Defender. When you feel misjudged, may you remember that Jesus is your Great Vindicator. When you feel insecure about your weaknesses, may you remember that Jesus knew exactly who He was getting when He saved you, and He LOVES you! When you’re tempted to focus too much on what’s wrong in you and all around you, may you have the will to look up and rejoice for all that’s right in your world. God has done amazing things in your life, <<First Name>>. He’s made you a masterpiece. And He’s just getting started! Your story is far from over. Blessings on your week!

*by Susie Larson

So much of the trouble we find in marriage comes from not communicating our expectations. In his 30+ years of marriage, Greg Smalley has learned from that mistake more than a few times! Our most recent podcast guest, Vice President of Marriage for Focus on the Family Greg Smalley offers a gift to your marriage should you choose to unwrap it with a listen!

"In a marriage, I have things that I think will happen, that I hope will happen, that I assume will happen, that I expect will happen... and the problem is two things: They are often unspoken and they are often unrealistic." - Greg Smalley

The Hope Venture, a ministry out of Lincoln, recently learned about 25 kids in a slum in Kenya who have zero access to education because of poverty. At year's end, Hope Venture didn't have the funds to sponsor them to attend school. So they prayed. The DAY before school started, God provided all 25 a sponsor!! When the kids were told, they started jumping and screaming with excitement, praising the Lord for the opportunity! When all hope seemed lost, the Hope Venture prayed and saw God do a miracle! Today, instead of walking through the slum, those kids are walking into school, and it’s going to change their lives!

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