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The Daily Blueprint for 1-21-08

That's All

1st Corinthians 2:2
For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified!

I glad to be back! I took a much needed 2 week break and now I am back - I have to say these past two weeks have been some of the hardest in my life- not because I was away from the ministry but because of things going on in my personal life- when I felt lead to take this break - I did not know of the trouble I would be facing - I hope to share more with all of you soon - but I will just say to please pray for me - and my family at this time - God is working it all out - but I still rely on the prayers of the saints - as I was in church today I was thinking about what verse should I use to come back to the ministry and the words above by Paul rang so true with me....so that's where Livin in the Word we begin again!

Paul made it simple -and far too often we make it too complicated - we have many fancy words we use in the faith world of Christianity and sometime we don't even know what some of the words mean - Paul just desired only to know CHRIST and Him crucified - today I was helping a friend of me and my wife's - she is a young lady of 17 years old - she has received Christ and is saved but have many questions - and God used this verse for me to tell her that she does not have to figure it all out - its in God's hands and its all about faith - As I have gone through this trial in my life - I can see that some things I depended on have been taken away - stripped away and all I have now is my faith! Praise God - its through the trials of our lives that we get to that point - We must build only upon our Lord Jesus Christ and Him alone -that's all - if we build on anything else - and put our hope in anything else- we will be let down - because the things -the people - the stuff of this world will one day pass away - if we put our hope in the wrong thing -it will leave us without help - One thing I am learning is that my faith is more real now then ever before - I have been stripped down to the foundation - that is Christ- so all I want to know now is CHRIST and Him Crucified - Lets not forget what CHRIST has done for us -He became a curse for us - He laid down His life so we would be saved - and safe in His arms - maybe you are going through something right now that seems to want take your faith away - just hold fast to Christ -in essence He is actually holding unto us - lets make sure we do have the grace of God in our lives because when the trials are come -you will be prepared!I end with this - I would not choose to go through my trial if I had a choice - but I really don't God has a plan and purpose in everything He allows to happen! All things work together for God says Romans 8:28! When all is said and done - all we really have is our faith in Christ- that's all!

a side note: What would you have if it was all stripped away?
in CHRIST we have Grace and that's all we need!
PRAYERS * PRAISES * PREVIEWS:
I have several prayer requests:
(1) Pray for Sue - I work with her and she had a stoke about a week ago
(2) Mr. Rowe at my church had open heart surgery a few weeks ago - he was at church yesterday! (3) Unspoken prayer for my wife -and our marriage. thanks! Daniel
COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL DAILY PRAYER REQUEST:
Monday 21 Pray for 16-year-old Valeria Ascencio Reano in Peru as she grieves the death of her mother after surgery. Her older sister now provides for her.
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THIS WEEKS PRAYERS FOR SAMARITAN'S PURSE:

PRAYER FOCUS: ECUADOR

Pray that all those who received wheelchairs will regonize God as the source of all good things!

Pray that the chairs will help children like Javiera grow in confidence and receive an education!

Pray for other Samaritan's Purse programs that are sharing the Gospel with people in Ecuador!

THANK YOU FOR PRAYING FOR ECUADOR

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LIVIN IN THE WORD - MONDAY - 1-21-08
WHEN ALL IS TAKEN AWAY - WE STILL HAVE OUR FAITH!