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Today’s devotion is simply. Take in these quotes. Then more from the Bible. Strong and profound. Read on…

Quotes:

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. - Maya Angelou

Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future. - Robert H. Schuller

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. - Theodore Roosevelt

Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness. - Martin Luther King Jr

Leadership is influence. - John C. Maxwell

If the Holy Spirit guides us, He will do it according to the Scriptures and never contrary to them. – George Muller

When we work, we work. When we pray, God works.”—James Hudson Taylor

To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.”—C.S. Lewis

God will meet you where you are in order to take you where He wants you to go.”—Tony Evans

Scripture:

1 Chronicles 16:11 NIV

Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 NASB

pray without ceasing;

Acts 16:31 NLT

They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.”

Colossians 3:2 NASB

Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.

Philippians 4:6-7 NLT

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Take it in. May God give us wisdom. Let’s pray through and walk it out.

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