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Following God is not a competition, not a fleeting pleasure, not something that can negatively consume you and leave you empty, and still longing to be filled.

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We spend so much time getting ready for this future, stressing over what hasn’t happened, and setting plans for what’s next that we forget to live in the moment. We forget to celebrate how far we’ve come. We forget that life isn’t always going to unfold how we want it to—but maybe that’s the most beautiful part.

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I am going to stand strong in you because you are my promise, because you are my hope, because you are my strength and you never fail me.

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You are not the evil, the negative, the pain of this world; you are a child of the King.

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If you really want something, the first step starts with you.

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The truth is, our lives are going to be hard, even if and when we pray or listen or rely on Him. But in all things, all moments, all days, all challenges—He is good.

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Because our God is far bigger than anything here on earth—so what do we have to be afraid of?

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Sometimes God uses the tough moments to teach us. That we do not have to exist here on our own. That we should never carry burdens without help. That we are infinitely valuable, even when we don’t believe or see this worth.

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Don’t let fear hold you back. Your God is here—for you, for me, for all of us—calling us home.

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God, please strengthen me and give me your love—pour it into my spirit. Let it warm me, let it course through my veins, let it remind me that in you, I can do all things.