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The dew is a source of freshness. It is nature's provision for renewing the face of the earth. It falls at night, and without it vegetation would die. It is this great renewal value of the dew that is so often recognized in the Scriptures and used as a symbol of spiritual refreshment. Just as nature is bathed in dew, the Lord renews His people. Dew will never appear while there is either heat or wind. The temperature must fall, the wind cease, and the air come to a point of coolness and rest-absolute rest-before the invisible particles of moisture will become dew to dampen any plant or flower. And the grace of God does not come forth to bring rest and renewal to our soul until we reach the 'point of stillness' before Him. Get still before Him, for haste will prevent you from receiving the dew...-Dr. Pardington........Hosea14:5.-Titus3:5 "I will be like the dew to Israel.- He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit."

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Do you regularly step out of the present to brainstorm the future results of your current decisions? Based on what you are doing today, where might you be in ten years?-Choices you made yesterday are already affecting your future. Does that have an effect on decisions you'll make tomorrow?...-Jim Seybert, Leaders........Hebrews12:9 "Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live!"

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Paul had not a hypersensitive interest in his own character. As long as our eyes are upon our own personal whiteness we shall never get near the reality of Redemption. Workers break down because their desire is for their own whiteness, and not for God. "Don't ask me to come into contact with the rugged reality of Redemption on behalf of the filth of human life as it is; what I want is anything God can do for me to make me more desirable in my own eyes." To talk in that way is a sign that the reality of the Gospel of God has not begun to touch me; there is no reckless abondon to God. God cannot deliver me whlle my interest is merely in my own character...-Oswald Chambers........Romans1:1 "Set apart for the gospel."

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The Black Swan Effect: Value at Risk-The rare and unexpected and unpredictable occurence of an event/s that suddenly upset normal market circumstances and cannot be foreseen by the established practice of projecting market trends based on historical facts...-Bloomberg........Deuteronomy29:29 "The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law."

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A bar of iron cost US$5, made into horseshoes its worth is $12, made into needles its worth is $3,500, made into balance springs for watches, its worth is $300,000. Your own value is determined also by what you are able to make of yourself. You determine what you are worth. You create your value...-Ron Kaufman........Matthew13:44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field."

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When the time comes to cut people loose, God cuts them loose. He has an unlimited amount of time and infinite resources at His disposal, but He still abandons those who refuse to get with the program...-J. Seybert, Leaders........Romans1:23-25 "Instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles. So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their heart desired. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator-who is forever praised. Amen."

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In some realms of nature, shadows or darkness are the places of greatest growth. And there are beautiful flowers that bloom in the shade that will never bloom in the sun. Florists now have their Evening Primrose as well as their Morning Glory. The Evening Primrose will not open in the noonday sun but only reveals its beauty as the shadows of the evening grow longer. Likewise, the beautiful Indian Corn never grows more rapidly than in the darkness of a warm summer night...-Henry Jackson Van Dyke........Isaiah49:2 "In the shadow of His hand He hid me; He made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in His quiver."

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A pessimistic statement reminds us that not everything is rosy all the time. But the greater the challenge, the more creativity is released from the people...-Jose Almonte........Galatians6:9 "Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."

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Even at the worst there is a way out, a hidden secret that can turn failure into success and despair into happiness. No situation is so dark that there is not a ray of light...-Norman Vincent Peale........Psalm91:6-10 "Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night;...nOr for the pestilence that walketh in darkness...Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling."

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We can take the choice & be content, take the tension & be calm, take the hurts & be brave, take the obstacles & build FAITH, WITH GOD... - Elizabeth Honrado............Psalm121:3,5-7 "He that keepeth thee will not slumber. The Lord is thy Keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil."

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The mathematics of life is not the multiplication of wealth but the division of task, subtraction of greed and addition of humility...-Raul Romulo............Job34:21,22 "His eyes are upon the ways of man, and He seeth all his goings. There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves."

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Prayer is the most cleansing therapy of the heart & soul. It converts the hateful thoughts into clean, kind & pure breath of the Spirit...-Liz Honrado........2Peter2:9 "The Lord knoweth how to deliver the Godly out of temptations."

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The swing looks really solid chief. Let's observe it under pressure. Goodluck! Visualize every shot, fairways and greens. Don't be disappointed with missed shots. Everyone will make mistakes. One shot at a time. The shot at hand is the only one you have control over. Swing to the target... - Andrew Ong........Haggai2:4 "Be strong, and work; for I am with you, saith the Lord of Hosts."

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We could hardly wait to get up in the morning. And fly!..-Wilbur Wright........1Corinthians15:57 "Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

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When the market's going down and you buy wisely, at some point in the future you will be happy. You won't get there by acting only when you hear others say, 'Now is the time to buy'...-Peter Lynch........Because thou hast kept the Word of My patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth."

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The time of testing that distinguishes and greatly enriches a person's spiritual career is not an ordinary one but a period when it seems as if all hell were set loose. It is a time when we realize our soul is caught in a net, and we know God is allowing us to be gripped by the Devil's hand. Yet it is a period that always ends in certain triumph for those who have committed the keeping of their souls to God. And the testing "later on...produces a harvest of righteousness and peace" (Heb12:11) and paves the way for the thirtyfold to one hundredfold increase that is promised to follow...-Aphra White............Matthew13:23 "But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the Word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown."

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Imagine Noah's disappointment when the dove came back the first time with nothing in its beak. He had done his research, and it had failed-or had it? (Gen8:12)... Properly conducted research is never a failure because you learn something even when the results are not what you expected. If you're facing a big decision and the data comes back with something unexpected, you haven't failed; you've merely taken another step toward success...-Seybert, Leaders............Jude6:14,-Romans8:31,-2Corinthians4:1 "The Lord looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might.-If God be for us, who can be against us.-Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not."

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Nothin' comes from nothin'/ But His Word is a sure guarantee/ If you only have faith in the Lord/ Everythin's a Possibiliteee!/...-Sandi Patty Duet with Russ Taft, The Home of The Lord........1Peter5:6 "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time."

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One of the first rules of aerodynamics is that flying into the wind quickly increases altitude. The wings of the airplane create more lift by flying against the wind.- It was learned by watching birds fly. If a bird is simply flying for pleasure, it flies with the wind. But if it senses danger, it turns into the wind to gain altitude, and flies up toward the sun.- The sufferings of life are God's winds. Sometimes they blow against us and are very strong. They are His hurricanes, taking our lives to higher levels, toward His heavens...-L.B.Cowman........Isaiah58:14 "I will cause you to ride on the heights of the land."

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Don't Fear Failure.-Scottish playwright Robert Burns coined the phrase: "The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry." Sometimes things just don't turn out the way we envision.- In this case Joshua's troops suffered their first defeat(Joshua7). This happened because one man had collected spoils for himself from a previous battle against God's specific orders. After the sin had been eradicated, Joshua led his soldiers back to Ai and soundly defeated them.-Failure doesn't always mean the objective is wrong. There's almost always more than one solution to a problem.-Perhaps you've suffered a series of setbacks. Before you question your goals, take a critical look at the methods you're using to achieve them...-Jim Seybert, Leaders........Philippians1:6 "He which hath begun a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ."

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Sit still, my children! Just sit calmly still!/ You greatly long to know your dear Lord's Will!/ While anxious thoughts would almost steal their way/ Corrodingly within, because of His delay-/ Persuade yourself in simple faith to rest/ That He, who knows and loves, will do the best./// Sit still, my children! Just sit calmly still!/ Nor move one step, not even one, until/ His Way has opened. Then, ah then, how sweet!/ How glad your heart, and then how swift your feet,/ Your inner being then, ah then, how strong!/ And waiting days not counted then too long./// It's hard! Ah yes! But choicest things must cost!/ For lack of losing all how much is lost!/ It's hard, it's true! But then-He gives you grace/ To count the hardest spot the sweetest place./...-J. Danson Smith.............Isaiah52:12 "But you will not leave in haste or go in flight; for the Lord will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rearguard."

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Dying of AIDS he got from heart surgery in '83 the legendary Sportsman was asked by a fan: Why did GOD select you for such a horrible disease? Ashe replied: 50milion kids start playing tennis, 2 of them reach the Wimbeldon Finals, when i was holding the Winning Cup, i never asked GOD why me?...-Arthur Ashe........Job2:10a "But Job replied, 'You talk like a godless woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?"

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Yes, Lord, you drew all things to yourself; the veil of the temple was torn in two and the Holy of Holies taken away from those unworthy high priests....Through Your Cross the faithful are given strength instead of weakness, glory instead of shame, life instead of death...-Leo The Great, His Promises Devotional Day35-Christ's Sovereign Power............Luke23:44-45 "It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two."

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God puts you through the crisis in private, no one person can help another. Externally the life may be the same; the difference is in will. Go through the crisis in will, then when it comes externally there will be no thought of the cost. If you do not transact in will with God along this line, you will end in awakening sympathy for yourself. It is a transaction of will, not of sentiment...-Oswald Chambers, My Utmost For His Highest........2Timothy4:6 "I am already being poured out like a drink offering."

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History defines who we are, and past experience is a good predictor of future results. To understand what will happen tomorrow, study what happened yesterday... The Israelites put great stock in their past. Hebrew kids could recite oral histories all the way back to Adam... Their fixation on history became a problem, however. They took their eyes off the future. They didn't look beyond the horizon because they liked where they had been and where they were. They wanted the future to be just like the past........J.Seybert, Leaders........Isaiah43:18,19 "But forget all that-it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new."

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More prayer, more excercising of our faith, and more patient waiting leads to blessings-abundant blessings. I have found it to be true many hundreds of times, and therefore I continually say to myself, 'Put your hope in God'...-George Mueller........Psalm 43:5 "For I will yet praise Him."

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Never look ahead to the changes and challenges of this life in fear. Instead, as they arise look at them with the full assurance that God, whose you are, will deliver you out of them. Hasn't He kept you safe up to now? So hold His loving hand tightly, and He will lead you safely through all things. And when you cannot stand, He will carry you in His arms. The same everlasting Father who cares for you today will take care of you tomorrow and every day. Either He will shield you from suffering or He will give you His unwavering strength that you may bear it. Be at peace then, and set aside all anxious thoughts and worries...-Francis de Sales............Matthew28:20 "Surely I am with you always."

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And to-day-the immediate present-is the third day, and He has not done it; therefore I imagine I am justified in being dejected and in blaming God. Whenever the insistence is on the point that God answers prayer, we are off the track. The meaning of prayer is that we get hold of God, not of the answer. Spiritual lust makes me demand an answer from God, instead of seeking God Who gives the answer. What have I been trusting God would do?...-Oswald Chambers............John15:15 "Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends."

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To bring about change, it's necessary to challenge the status quo. How do you lead an organization to a different future without being seen as a gadfly who is never satisfied? The answer lies with your motives. Examine your own intentions: -Am I suggesting this change for the greater good of the majority?-Will this change move us closer to our long term mission objectives?-Is there research to support my ideas, or am I relying on personal opinions?-Are you trying to move your organization forward?-Are your motives above reproach?...-Jude1:16 "These people are grumblers and complainers, living only to satisfy their desires. They brag loudly about themselves, and they flatter others to get what they want."

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Sanctification means being made one with Jesus so that the disposition that ruled Him will rule us. Are we prepared to set ourselves apart for the Holy Spirit's ministrations in us? Are we prepared for God to do in us all that He separated us for?...-O.Chambers, My Utmost For His Highest........1Thessalonians5:23 "The very God of Peace sanctify you through and through."