Pastor Marty Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 12:45PM July 12, 2015--Luke 18:35-43
This sermon was preached by Pastor Nick Hauenstein. Please click the audio link in order to listen to it.
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After warning about the Kingdom of God and the judgment that will initiate it, Jesus then speaks to his disciples about prayer. Perhaps the logical connection is the reality that living in a world that is coming under the judgment of God is not easy. Even in “easy times” the disciples of Jesus should pray in asking for wisdom and care, and giving thanks to God for His blessings. However, difficult times would lead to an even greater need for prayer. We will see today that prayer is an expression of our faith in God.
Jesus establishes our need to pray by using a parable of a woman in need. Normally a parable is explained by Jesus after the fact. However here, Luke precedes the parable with a clear statement of what it teaches. The first aspect of this statement is that prayer is something we “ought” to do. There is a part of any follower of Christ that knows they “ought” to pray. In fact, for new believers, praying can feel strange and be something that they neglect to do. Typically a feeling of guilt will accompany this as we know we should be doing it. It is also possible for those who have been believers for a long time to let a habit of prayer slip into neglect. We can let the busyness of life and distractions take the place of prayer. Yet, the oughtness of prayer is more than a duty or command.
The woman in the prayer has an adversary who has done an injustice towards her. She is also without the power to rectify this situation herself. She is a woman and widowed, and both things would make it difficult for her to confront her adversary. Thus it is necessary for her to turn to the courts for justice. It is in a similar vein that the disciples of Jesus ought to pray. We too have an adversary that is far greater than us. The devil is a real being who works night and day to destroy our faith in Christ. Injustice is one of his main tool to turn our hearts away from Jesus. We ought to pray because we can’t fix things on our own. We need God’s help. 1 Peter 5:8 says, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” We are in a darkened world that is under the sway of the devil. We are also surrounded by temptations on every hand. Lastly, we are filled with fleshly desires that make us an easy target. We are not enough for every situation in and of ourselves. We need the help of our Lord and should ask for it in prayer.
It is also important to see that the end we desire calls for prayer. If we desire to participate in the Kingdom of God then it is necessary that we pray. Prayer is the means by which we wrestle with God over our situation in life. Without prayer our faith will quickly perish under the barrage of questions and doubts.
Lastly we ought to pray because it is only right and proper that we do so. As children of God we should call upon our Heavenly Father for wisdom, aid, and benefit. To not call upon Him and rely upon Him is not just independence. It is a rejection. Just picture a young toddler who will not allow a parent to help and stubbornly insists on doing everything themselves. How about a young teenager? Even as adults we need others to help us in life. Thus it becomes a sin to have a loving Father and yet reject Him at every hand. In the parable the woman approaches a judge who couldn’t care any less about her. Yet, she still approaches him. What a contrast to our Father in heaven.
Luke adds the word “always” to this spiritual truth. In the parable we are told that the woman troubles the judge. He doesn’t want to help her, but she keeps bothering him, or dare we say nagging. The word translated “always” could also be translated, “at all times.” She has a particular problem that she wants fixed. But because the judge isn’t doing anything about it, she continues to badger him for help. Now the judge in the story is not helping because he doesn’t care about her. But God does care about us. We might think this means God will answer us immediately. However, prayer is not about us telling God what we want and Him doing it in a knee-jerk reaction. Prayer is not just a request. It is a relationship. Thus the believer will find themselves continually coming back to God for particular things and for the never ending parade of new things to pray for. Prayer is not something we can “finish.” It is a daily conversation with God regarding our life and His hand in it. In life we will receive many injustices and situations that are worthy of much prayer. Thus we should persist in our prayers instead of quickly giving up. God loves us and cares for us. Yet, He is wiser than we are. Prayer helps us to understand God’s plan in our lives.
We see the phrase, “praying at all times” in Ephesians 6:18. This is right at the end of the passage about putting on the armor of God. It is then that we are told to pray. “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for the saints.” Thus prayer is part of the work of the soldier of God. We are in a battle against spiritual forces. We must be armored up and we must be praying at all times and in all ways. At all times is not just about persistence in prayer, but it is also about the many different things we encounter in life. Everything that we encounter in life will call for some kind of prayer. Some things will call for praises and thanksgiving. Others may call for confession and repentance. We will often have need to petition God on our own behalf and on behalf of others. Everything we encounter should be bathed in prayer and petition of some sort. When our life falls short of this we begin to affect our discipleship in Christ.
Now the woman’s persistence and “always” bothering the judge gets her what she wants. We cannot say that such persistence will always work with God. However, such persistence will help us to grow and become more like Christ, as well as help us to receive things from God that we would not have received without asking.
There were many things that could have made the widow lose heart. Now the word “to lose heart” is defined as follows: to be utterly spiritless, to be wearied out, exhausted. This woman is coming before a judge who does not fear God and thus is not concerned about justice. Neither does he care about the woman to give her help. These things alone could cause her to lose heart and give up. Even if she had enough strength to ask several times, she could have wearied out too quickly. It is important that we do not become exhausted in our prayers with God. Too many people get offended or tell themselves that it doesn’t work and they quit praying. Don’t do this. Often God is simply testing our faith to see if we really do believe that He loves us and will help us in life. There are also some things that He has purposed to only give in answer to persistent, faithful prayer. So the next time you are tempted to give up on prayer, you might ask yourself just who has a vested interest in you ceasing your prayers.
Persistence in prayer is ultimately about faith in God, which is why Jesus ends with a question about whether or not he will find faith when he returns. Jesus tells us that God has a speedy judgment planned to avenge the righteous of all the injustices they have experienced. This speedy judgment is clearly linked to the coming of the son of man, aka Jesus. Jesus is coming back to give a judgment on behalf of the saints. However, how many believing people will he find when he returns? I don’t think Jesus asks this to imply he won’t find any. But, rather, it seems to function more as a personal challenge to those who hear it. Will he find faith, in me? This question has a tendency to give life to those who are weary and stir up the faith of those who are spiritually fainting. Thus persistence in prayer not only comes from faith, but it also strengthens our faith as well. The enemy is daily working to chip away at our ability to trust the way of the master, Jesus. As we lose faith in Jesus, we will let down in prayer and that prayerlessness will precipitate defeat in our life. Don’t let the enemy steal the victory that God has reserved for you. Keep your eyes on Jesus and daily approach him in prayer for the needs and praises of that day.
Pastor Marty Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 2:39PM May 24, 2015-Luke 17:1-10
Today’s passage follows the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus. The parable was given to the Pharisees, but at this point Jesus turns back to his disciples to instruct them on obedience in these matters. It is easy to treat the instructions of Jesus as optional, and only for those who want to move to higher levels of discipleship. But in this passage Jesus drives home the importance of listening to him. When people live for themselves and without thought for others, we end up sinning against each other. Eventually those sins heap up on top of each other and create large separations between us. In the last chapter Jesus spoke of how wealth could be used to bless people around us in His name. But in this chapter Jesus deals with the other side of the equation: when you are the one being overlooked or sinned against.
It is very easy in this area to only focus on the sin of other people. But Jesus warns against causing each other to stumble. In 1 John 2:10 it says, “He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.” When we truly love one another we will rid ourselves of those things that get in each other’s way. Yet, when something does happen, we can let it bother us so much that it impacts our ability to trust God and obey Him. Thus Jesus puts this in very strong terms; as a command and as a warning.
So what is meant by “offense” in this passage? In verse 4 it is to sin against your brother. The word that is translated “offense” here is more than just being offended by someone. It is used to refer to anything that causes a person to be trapped or to fall. It was used to refer to the stick that triggers a trap. The Bible also refers to a “stone of offense (or stumbling)” in which the same word is used in regards to causing someone to fall and be injured. Here it is being used of spiritual matters. When we sin against each other we are causing a situation where the other person is tempted to fall into a trap of sin with us. Jesus says that it is impossible for these offenses not to happen. In fact it is impossible for us to live in this world without being an offense to others. Some are an offense because they could care less about pleasing God and living for Him. However, we can be an offense even when we want to please God, simply because we have a heart of flesh. Christ is calling those who want to follow him to learn to deal with sins that inevitably crop up between them and others.
Jesus then pronounces a woe upon those who offend others. This is a warning that when we walk this way (offending each other) we are headed for grief. Like the Rich Man we will wake up one day to find ourselves weeping and crying for mercy. Jesus gives very stern warning to those who do not take these matters seriously and learn to restrain themselves. Even though Jesus does not flesh out what the woe would detail, it is clear that it can involve a number of things. How we treat one another can affect our eternal destinies. But, it can also affect our lives in the here and now. It can bring grief to every one of our relationships and spoil the good it is intended for. In fact, many times people who reject being a part of Christ’s Church do so out of hurt and bitterness. They see Christians sinning against each other without dealing with it and it causes them to reject Jesus. What a woeful condition we can find ourselves in when we reject God’s way and follow our own.
Ultimately Jesus is challenging us to pay attention to ourselves. It is our tendency to be so focused on the sin of others that we pay little attention to our own. We are told to “pay attention” to ourselves. Inspect, and analyze how you treat others and how you respond to them. Make sure there is no cause for stumbling within you. It would be good to recognize that even if someone sins against us, there is a secondary temptation for us to sin against them. Thus, especially in this situation we need to watch ourselves carefully.
Now the way Jesus lays this out, it doesn’t seem that there is much mercy. I believe he puts it so sternly because our pride does not need coddled. Yet, we know that God does not just warn us of woes, but also calls us to take advantage of the grace He has provided in order for us to deal with our sin correctly. The heart of this instruction is that we work on not sinning against each other and that we exercise mercy with each other regardless of what side of the problem we find ourselves. When we think of the rich man and Lazarus we clearly see the warning for the rich man. But, Lazarus was being tempted to fall and to be trapped in the sin of bitterness and unbelief. He could have refused to serve a God who would allow such a horrible life to happen to him, and yet, he clearly kept his faith in God. What a sad turn to this story it would be if Lazarus would have been filled with such bitterness and hatred that he found himself right beside the rich man in the fires of Hell.
Though Jesus doesn’t use the word reconcile here, the two instructions he does give to those who are sinned against are what help believers overcome the separating influence of sin and keep themselves tied together in relationship. Sins separate, but forgiveness overcomes that separation. Thus God does not give us any excuses to pull away from working things out with each other.
So, verse 3 gives the first instruction to you when someone sins against you. Rebuke them. Now that word sounds pretty harsh, but it simply means to correct them. It is easy when we are hurt to lash out angrily or to retreat silently. Neither one is a godly response to sin. The believer is under a command from the Lord to face it when others sin against us and to deal with it. Yet, correcting someone is a skill that needs to be honed. Just as you were not born able to walk, so you are not born able to correct. Sure you can do it, but are you causing more damage than good? In this case we can be so right, in that we were sinned against, and yet so wrong, in that we rebuke harshly and angrily.
Now let me remind us that not all things are big enough to merit a rebuke. We cannot expect people to speak and act perfectly all the time. Little things that are merely aggravations can be and should be overlooked. 1 Peter 4:8 reminds us, “Above all things have fervent love for one another, for ‘love will cover a multitude of sins.’” Now that doesn’t mean we are covering up sins. But rather we cover it much like we would cover a bill for which someone else is short the money. Also in Proverbs 19:11 it is said this way, “The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and his glory is to overlook a transgression.” Thus discretion is found in thinking about ourselves and how we need to give mercy to others that we expect from them.
So how do we properly correct each other? Ephesians 4:15 tells us to speak the truth in love with one another. Love is that guiding principle that should surround our decision to correct someone. This takes some serious time spent in prayer asking for wisdom as to what to say and for control over our own spirit. I can sin against my brother in how I rebuke him.
Thus we are to correct and then forgive our brother. Now forgiveness is a skill that needs to be honed as well. We all have emotional barriers to overcome in order to truly forgive someone. When we truly forgive someone we release them from the desire for justice we could hold over them. When I see them their sin is no longer a part of the picture because I have released them from it. Now this passage assumes a brother repents. What do you do if he won’t repent? You have to go to Matthew 18 for that information. But let me just say that it follows the same spirit of this passage. You must reconcile with your brother as far as is possible from your side. There is no choice, if you are going to follow Jesus, and you are never free to flee from reconciliation. Thus in Matthew 18 we first correct our brother in private and without telling others what happened. If the brother rejects us then we widen the circle and bring in one or two others to try and help us reconcile. If he still refuses to repent then we take it before the Church and its elders. If a person still refuses to repent even when faced with a whole church that is calling him to repentance he would be treated as if he wasn’t a believer. Of course at any time he could repent and rejoin the assembly. But, until then, he would not be received as a brother. Why? If he was truly following Jesus he would have no problem repenting. Today we can get offended and go down the street to another church. This is a weakness in the church today. Instead of being reconciled and becoming more like Christ, we are fractured and become more like the spirit of this world. God forgive us for running from reconciliation, repentance, and forgiveness.
In fact Jesus goes on to instruct us not to limit our forgiveness. Even if your brother sins 7 times in one day and continues to ask forgiveness, we must forgive him. There is no wiggle room to deny the repentant forgiveness. We are under a command. Now seven times is amazing to us. We would question such a person’s sincerity. However, the truth is that our flesh questions their sincerity on time number one. If he is not sincere then his master (Jesus) will take care of that. The rich man did all manner of religious things in his life, but eventually his lack of sincerity caught up with him. Quit worrying about a person’s sincerity and start worrying about your own soul. Yes, we can even rebuke a person regarding their sincerity or lack thereof. But we still must do so in order to reconcile and out of love. Now, seven is not some lucky number that allows us to quit forgiving. Elsewhere, Jesus gives the number 70X7, i.e. 490. The numbers are really meant to be so incredulous so as to cure us from counting. Love keeps no record of wrongs, i.e. it doesn’t keep count. Instead it speaks the truth in love and forgives. If you limit your forgiveness to others, do you not limit it to yourself? If you are merciless to others are you not asking God to be merciless to you? Think on this.
Now Jesus ends on a note of duty. He does so particularly because his disciples are amazed at what he expects of them. “Increase our faith.” Now surely this is a prayer we all should pray. However, that is not what they are doing. It is the equivalent of saying, how in the world do you expect us to do that! Lord, I don’t have enough faith to do that! Now before we talk about duty let us all understand that God wants us to do the right thing for more than duty. He would rather we obey Him out of love for Him and also a love for His character, and the way that He does things. Our obedience is best when it is the cry of faith, “I want to be like you, Lord!” Yet, underlying this higher motivation must be a foundation understanding that I am also duty bound. Like a foundation is to a building, so duty is to our desire to be like God. When a hurricane strikes and wipes out a house, it leaves behind a foundation. So, there are times when our desire to be like God and our love for him is wiped away in the storm and trial of temptation. Yet, there must always be a foundational response of duty before God. If you are a follower of Jesus then you have become a servant of God, duty-bound to Him. Duty can save us when our own love fails us. But, we must never settle for duty as the sole motivation. We must build upon this foundation a whole structure of love and desire to be like Jesus.
Now the instructions of Jesus make it clear that the disciples do not need their faith increased. You do not need great faith to follow these commands. You need only a small amount of faith. The amount of faith is not the problem. It is my own stubborn pride. The problem isn’t that I can’t believe and do it, it is that I don’t want to do it. It is simple to do and yet hard because my flesh fights it so.
Yet, even our pride and wounds can be overcome. The mulberry bush in this passage represents the root and bush of the sin of unforgiveness and bitterness that can grow in our hearts. If we even have a mustard seed of faith in Jesus we can send our own bitterness into the sea of God’s forgiveness. If we even trust Jesus one speck we could free our brother from his sins against us. It is only our pride that stands in the way of forgiving another person. So why am I so prideful? And, if it causes me to reject the command of Jesus, am I truly trusting and believing upon Him?
Thus, the call to duty is given by Christ. There is a reward for those who will serve him in this matter. Yes, a reward in the life to come, for sure. However, there is a reward in this life. We will be enabled to become one with a spouse, and to raise a family. We will be enabled to build a church body that brings honor to God. We will be able to be a peaceful influence everywhere we go and enjoy the fruits of brotherly love rather than the bitterness of selfish endeavors. We will be rewarded according to what masters us. So who is your master, your own fleshly pride or Jesus?
Email Article | Print Article | Share Article | tagged Correction, Duty, Faith, Forgiveness, Jesus, Offense, Reconciliation, Reward, Sin, Stumbling Block Pastor Marty Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 1:56PM Today is Mother’s Day and as such we are going to talk about how important it is for mother’s to keep things in proper perspective. By way of illustration I am going to read a short letter from a college student to her parents, which has no known origin. By the way, this letter is not purported to be an actual letter, but was more than likely created to emphasize how perspective affects our outlook. Here is the letter:
Dear Mom and Dad,
Just thought I’d drop you a note to clue you in on my plans. I’ve fallen in love with a guy called Jim. He quit high school after grade eleven to get married. About a year ago he got a divorce. We’ve been going steady for two months and plan to get married in the fall. Until then, I’ve decided to move into his apartment (I think I might be pregnant). At any rate, I dropped out of school last week, although I’d like to finish college sometime in the future. (Letter continued on the next page)…
Mom and Dad, I just want you to know that everything I’ve written so far in this letter is false. None of it is true. But, Mom and Dad, it IS true that I got a C- in French and flunked my math class…and it IS true that I’m going to need some more money for my tuition payments.
Being a mom is a difficult task that presents a unique set of challenges. Yet, it is easy to lose perspective about it. What is it I am really supposed to do? What is success and what is failure? Today we are going to look at three phases of life for moms: before being a mother, during the child rearing years, and after the kids leave the house.
Over the last century being a mother has come to be a despised thing in some circles. Whether it is Margaret Sanger calling for a 10 year moratorium on child births in the 1940’s or modern arguments that refer to motherhood as an enemy to women, a mom and dad raising a kid have much to overcome. So, for a young woman, a very serious question to wrestle with is this: Is motherhood to be desired? Is it some ancient form of slavery and restriction of women? Does it necessarily ruin your professional and marital life?
Now before we deal with this question, I want to recognize that there are many women who, for one reason or another, have not or cannot have children. I do not intend to diminish the difficulties of desiring to give birth to a child and being told you can’t. Let me just say to those who are in that situation, trust God and talk with Him about your desires. He may have something different for you that can be just as rewarding, whether becoming a foster parent, simply blessing kids around you, or mothering children spiritually. So don’t make the act of birthing a baby of your own, the end all, of life and purpose.
Let’s go back to the question of the desirability of being a mother. In Genesis 1:27-28, we see that motherhood is part of God’s design for women. A man and woman coming together in a committed relationship to create the next generation is part of God’s design of humanity. Whatever motherhood is, women were designed for it and it is not just a good thing, it is a God thing.
We also see in this Genesis passage that God refers to this process with the metaphor of being fruitful. This is a powerful picture because no one would say that a tree without fruit is useless, and yet a tree that has fruit is something quite different altogether. Throughout the Bible fruitfulness is more than physically giving birth to a child. It is at its core a giving of life. Yes, a child is birthed. But it must be cared for and nurtured for it to be able to come to a point where it can live on its own. Thus a woman’s fruitfulness is more than giving birth. It is her ability to come alongside of another and give life to them. This can be done regardless of one’s ability to conceive. In fact the case can be made that the physical fruitfulness becomes a curse if the higher fruitfulness of physical and spiritual nurturing is neglected. Rotten teens are not an argument against raising children. They are an argument against the lack of a higher order of birthing that must happen. The conception to birth process can be seen as an analogy of the higher order process that brings a child from birth into adult society.
In Psalm 127:3-4 we are told that children are an inheritance from the Lord. In other words it is a portion that he has for many women that they can enjoy and tend to it. It is not the only possible inheritance for women in life (If you are unable to have children recognize that God has an inheritance for you). But neither should it be slighted as undesirable.
Motherhood is something that is good and desirable. Take time to walk with God and He will make it clear if you are to be a mother or not. Don’t lose perspective of the fact that you will come to the end of your life and there will be no going back. Yes, we all have regrets, but don’t wall yourself off from motherhood without first spending the time in prayer to seek God’s will.
Once a woman has had a child, or more, it is very common to be plagued with doubts as to your success at it. In fact they are very rarely doubts. Generally you may feel quite sure that you have failed at it. In Psalm 119:105, we are told that the Word of God is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. Thus, if you feel that you are a failure and don’t know what to do, turn to God for wisdom. Let His Word shed light on what you should do.
James picks up on this in James 1:5. However, he not only counsels us to let God’s Word be a light to our path, but also counsels us to pray and ask for it. Reading God’s Word is the content side, but we also have a spiritual and emotional side. Spend time in prayer asking for wisdom to raise your child. On top of this we can take our anxieties and worries, and put them in God’s hands because we know that He cares for us both emotionally and practically.
Now here are some rapid-fire encouragements that all of us know, but need to hear often. Be realistic in how you judge yourself. We can expect far too much of ourselves and our children. In fact, a unrealistic expectation can make our “failures” even worse, by an unhealthy emphasis on perfection. Relax and realize that you are not God. There is only so much that you can do. God does not expect you to be super-mom. But you can be a supernatural mom by relying on God for His help.
Also, learn to prioritize. Priorities help you to decide between what is going to get done and what isn’t. Being a parent is one of those jobs that is never done and you’re always on the clock. Many things that we see as failures are simply our limitations as a human. You can’t do everything and God doesn’t expect it from you. Prayerfully set priorities that make the really important things primary and the not so important things tertiary at best.
Another important thing is to find some friends that can understand what it means to be a mother. The power of being able to talk with someone who understands us cannot be underestimated. Don’t wall yourself off from others because you are such a “miserable failure.” Isolation can make a person feel lonely even when they are surrounded by family. So purposefully counteract it by seeking out friends who are raising kids themselves. Alongside this, you can pray for God to lead you to a good mentor who is further along in life, a seasoned mom who can help you gain perspective. In the now it feels like it is never going to end. But a mom who has raised her kid can help keep you encouraged. Normally this would be your mom and/or grandma. But if this isn’t an option for you, don’t sit there. Proactively seek out a mentor.
Lastly, moms, trust God. Ultimately this is what we all have to do. Many kids have come from horrible homes and grown up to become amazing servants of God and society. So clearly you don’t have to be perfect for them to become all God wants them to be. However, this is not an advocacy for not even caring. You will have to give account to God for how you raised your kids, but not in the perfectionist way that you often do to yourself. Your kid is going to grow up and make their own decisions. You will be a powerful influence on them, but yet only an influence. It doesn’t take perfection to do a good job; it just takes a love that is willing to be perfected. “Lord, teach me to love my kids as You would have me!”
It is called the empty nest syndrome. Some people look forward to the empty nest with far too much glee and, yet, others dread it with far too much gloom and depression. A hyper-desire for what is down the road can adversely affect our actions in the now. No, you don’t have to be perfect, but you do need to be engaged in the here and now. Emotional abandonment can be a very heavy thing to place upon the shoulders of a child. On the other hand, those who are depressed over the emptying of their nest can develop an unhealthy selfishness and lack of faith that God has other good things ahead for you. If God gave you kids to enjoy then He will be faithful to give you things to enjoy at the next stage. Yes, all you have known for the last 20-30 years is suddenly gone and you face an unknown future. But you have been there before. The same God who has led you to this point has a plan forward. Take His hand and rejoice!
We see such attitude in Hebrews 11:24-27. Moses is given a task by God. He knew what was being asked on the macro-level. But there was much ahead that required trusting God. Surrender to the next stage and let God lead you forward just as God led Moses. There is a reward ahead. This highly transitional time can go in many different directions and will definitely go through several transitions. Some of them will be your choices, and yet, some of them may not. Many a couple has emptied the nest only to immediately be presented with failing parents who need their care. Or perhaps you have an adult child who has special needs and will never be able to live on their own. Many things can lie ahead: grandkids, travel, new professions, hobbies, and expanded horizons. No one thing is necessary for you to have a full and rewarding life. The only thing you really need is to trust God as He leads you into the next phase of your life.
Let me close with a passage in Titus 2:1-4. Here Paul encourages the older women to help the younger women to see the importance of loving their husbands and children. Though he doesn’t use this word, I would see this as mentoring. You have alot of experience that you can share with younger women. It should not come across as a “know-it-all” attitude. In fact mentoring is not so much about showing a young mother what she is doing wrong (this can short-cut her own learning and developing process). At its heart is one woman telling another woman that, if she will lean on Jesus, she will be woman enough to meet the daunting things in her life. Encourage them and keep them trusting in Jesus and His wisdom. And, a practical tip from time to time won’t hurt at all ;)
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