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Acts 3:19  NASB

Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord;


It is time to make some choices that will help me be stronger.  Not easy to make the hard choices, but it will pay off with long term benefits.


What I am talking about is something akin to discipline.  The harder we work and push toward goals, the great the benefits for ourselves and those who we have influence over.  


The last year has shown this to be a reality.  I chose to get healthier by losing weight, and it has paid off.  As of this last week my doctor shared with me that I no longer have diabetes as I have lost more than 70 pounds and blood sugar levels are at a normal level.  I feel better and stronger.  And I am not done.


On to another note, beginning the end of this month I will be taking a sabbatical, an extended time away from the church to focus on family and God.  In the coming days this week I will share with you how these weeks work.  Then each week of the sabbatical I will share one e-devotion with a piece of what I am focusing on.


This is an exciting time.  This is a needed time.  I am grateful that our church allows me to take this time.  Watch for these notes in the coming week as I share more of what a sabbatical is, how this will work and the focus we will be sharing.  This really is exciting.


Times of refreshing are needed by all.  The presence of God offers this and so much more.  Wait on the Lord and watch what he accomplishes with each day and each step.


Psalm 52:9  NASB

I will praise You forever, because You have done it, And I will wait on Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.

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