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God has a plan.  We can trust His plan.  But you might ask at times why things are tough or why the struggle keeps on.  That is a great question.


God can be trusted, but we can align ourselves with God.  In following Him there are so many things that come in to place.  Our choices really do make a difference.  Our decisions have consequences.  


Good and bad.  Those choices and then the consequences are either leading us closer to God or further from Him.


So, who are you following?  Who are you learning from?  What is the legacy you want to leave?  What kind of life do you want to live?


Those questions can be best answered, in my opinion, from people of faith.  Learn from those who have followed God before you.  Their lives might just some what of a pattern that helps your life.  


Try this one.


Philippians 4:8-9  NLT  

And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. 9 Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.


Fix your thoughts.  Fix!  That is a tough word.  It means to make a choice, to set the direction and to not let others or circumstances to set your path.


You might even need fixing.  Like something is broke and needs to be changed.


Fix your thoughts on God and what is good.  Do things that you have learned from others who have learned from God and the people of God.


This might be the difference you are looking for.  This is the blessing and direction that God has for your life!

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