Dear John and all Doves, I got this the other day in my e-mail, and Felt I just had to share it! It speaks of such truth! I pray it is a blessing to all who read. Love in Jesus, Pauleen
 
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE!
by Chip Brogden

http://www.watchman.net/articles/life.html

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"The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life for My sake will find it" (Matthew 10:39).

Each time you lose a part of your life, you will find His Life is right there to fill the void. Every single time. This is a spiritual truth, and there are no exceptions to the rule. Think of what it means. The more I give to Him, the more He gives to me. I trade in my life in exchange for His Life. Which would you rather have? Do you want your life, your failures, your mistakes, your frustrations, your sins? Or would you rather give that up in exchange for His Life? You can have either one you want, but you cannot have both.

What happens is we are afraid to commit ourselves totally and unreservedly to the Life. We want the Lord's Life, but we also want to retain a little something of our life. That will never work. This is why you have such ups and downs, simply because you still love your life, and only trust in His Life for the really difficult moments. In a bad situation you will throw yourself upon His Life and it will carry you on through, but in the normal everyday situations you live according to your own life. Instead, let us learn to trust in His Life for every moment of every day. If we will surrender everything His Life will reproduce in us more effectively, gradually transforming, renewing, invigorating, and sustaining us from the inside out.

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Infinite Supply
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