tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78313446423870429422024-03-21T22:23:27.636-07:00Gabriel GuysThis blog is for boys ages 13-19 who follow Jesus . . . MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728569035482554211noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831344642387042942.post-24470631978078053652018-09-09T18:23:00.001-07:002018-09-10T06:35:53.717-07:00SAY "NO" TO SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE by Dr. MaryAnn Diorio<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hey, Gabriel Guys,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On this blog, we're not afraid to address ALL the issues teen guys face today. Teen guys who follow Jesus are not immune to the temptations that assail other teen guys. But followers of Jesus have the power of God to hold on to in the face of temptation. We can escape and overcome temptation <u>every single time</u> as long as we obey Jesus and not the world.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, what does Jesus say when it comes to sex? First of all, let's remember that God created sex. It was His idea, and so it's a good thing. But, like everything else in life, sex is a good thing only when practiced according to God's commands. And God says that sex is to be engaged in ONLY in marriage. Sex outside of marriage is a sin, and it will always hurt and even destroy those who engage in it outside of marriage. God's Word says this: "The wages of sin is death" (Romans 6: 23). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">God says what He means, and He means what He says!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You may be asking this question: Why does God put these restrictions on sex? Does He not want people to have fun?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let's look at it this way. When you were a toddler, did your parents put a fence around your backyard or a gate at the top of the stairs? If so, why? The answer is obvious: Your parents did not want you roaming into the street where you could get hit by a car and injured or killed. Nor did they want you falling down the steps and possibly getting seriously injured.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Were the fence and the gate put there to keep you from having fun? No, of course not! They were put there to protect you so you could have fun within a safe area. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well, God is our Heavenly Father, and He wants to protect us from harm. So He gives us a fence. That fence is called the Bible. As long as we remain within the protection of the Bible by obeying what it says, we will be safe. But if we disobey what the Bible says--that is, if we go outside the fence or remove the gate--then we will always get hurt.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How will we get hurt? Well, here are a few ways you will get hurt if you participate in sex before marriage:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>1--You start off marriage on the wrong foot: the foot of mistrust. </b>Imagine how your spouse will feel or how you will feel knowing that your spouse had been intimate with someone else. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Because you or your spouse gave away what should be given only to each other (your virginity), when you get married, you cannot give your spouse the gift of being the first one. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>2--Every time you have sex with someone, you develop a soul tie with that person. (Read my article on <a href="https://maryanndiorio.com/?s=sex+and+soul+ties&submit=Search" target="_blank">"Sex and Soul Ties"</a>). </b> These soul ties can bring into your life demonic influences that will torment you for the rest of your life unless you repent and get delivered by the Blood of Jesus Christ. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>3--You risk getting pregnant and causing your child to be labeled as an illegitimate child. In the spiritual realm, an illegitimate child has a curse upon him called the "Bastard Curse." (Read my article called <a href="https://maryanndiorio.com/2017/07/03/are-you-cursed-with-the-bastard-curse" target="_blank">"Are You Cursed with the Bastard Curse?"</a>)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">4--If the girl with whom you had sex gets pregnant, she may be tempted to have an abortion. </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Abortion is murder. It is the killing of a child in the womb. The Bible proves in Psalm 139 that the baby in the womb is a human being. No one tells you how women who have had an abortion suffer torment and anguish the rest of their lives unless they come to Christ to forgive them and heal them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>5--You risk contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) that can destroy your life for the rest of your life. </b>STDs are nothing to sneeze at. They are painful, debilitating, and often fatal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>6--You miss out on God's best for your life. </b>God has a wonderful plan for your life (Jeremiah 29: 11). But you won't experience that plan unless you live your life the way God has instructed you to live it in the Holy Bible. the Bible is God's manual for your life. Just as you get a manual when you buy a car or a DVD player, so do you get a manual when you enter this world. That manual is called the Bible. It tells you how you work best. So, doesn't it make sense to do what the Bible says so you can live the blessed life God wants you to live?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>7--Worst of all, sooner or later you will reap the horrible consequences of sin. </b>The Bible says that "the wages of sin is death" (Romans 6: 23). You cannot sin without suffering the consequences of sin. Let that truth make you think hard and long.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Remember this; Sex God's way is the only way. Any other way will bring you only harm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hope this discussion has made you think twice before having sex before marriage. </span><br />
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The occult is involvement with demonic supernatural agents. Notice that I said “demonic” supernatural agents. Good angels are also supernatural agents, but they are by no means occultic in nature or function. Instead, they are holy and in total submission to God.</div>
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Demons, on the contrary, are in rebellion to God. Demons represent the one-third of the angels who joined Lucifer in rebelling against God. The other two-thirds of the angels remained faithful to God.</div>
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Many people today are involved in the occult and don’t even know it. Perhaps you are one of them. If so, read on, because involvement in the occult is extremely dangerous to your spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical well-being.</div>
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How can you know if you are involved in the occult? Here are a few questions to ask yourself:</div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1–Do you start your day by reading your horoscope?</span><br />
<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2–Do you call the psychic hotline when facing a problem?</span><br />
<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3–Have you gone to a séance, consulted a fortune-teller, or spoken to someone you believed was a dead relative or friend? </span><br />
<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">4–Have you played with a Ouija board or experimented with levitation?</span><br />
<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">5–Have you played with tarot cards, read tea leaves, or used crystal balls to determine the future?</span><br />
<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">6–Do you play occult games like </span>Dungeons and Dragons<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> or </span>Tunnels and Trolls<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">?</span><br />
<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">7–Have you had your body tattooed in private places?</span><br />
<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">8–Do you use occult symbols on your personal belongings–symbols like the pentagram, the number 666, or horned creatures?</span><br />
<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">9–Do you easily rebel against authority? </span><br />
<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">10-Have you engaged in animal sacrifices?</span><br />
<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">11-Do you watch horror or occult movies or read horror or occult books, like </span>Harry Potter<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">?</span><br />
<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">12-Have you had out-of-body experiences that terrified you?<br style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" />13-Are you addicted to drugs?<br style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" />14-Do you deliberately cut yourself?<br style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" />15-Are you inordinately depressed, to the point of wanting to commit suicide?</span></div>
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If you answered <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">yes</span> to any of the above questions, you need to take action! Even if you’ve experimented with the occult “only one time,” you’ve opened the door to a demonic realm that is affecting your life at this very moment.</div>
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For example, do you experience panic attacks, nightmares, or inordinate fear? These symptoms could very well be due to your involvement–past or present–with the occult. </div>
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Or perhaps you are tormented by voices continually talking in your head. You may be afraid to tell anyone about these voices for fear you would be considered insane. You may see horrible images in your mind that drive you to distraction, yet you are afraid or embarrassed to share this with anyone. You may have an inordinate fear of something but are unwilling to divulge it. This fear may be due to your involvement in the occult. In worst case scenarios, involvement with the occult could result in a complete takeover of your personality by demonic spirits–something called “demon possession.” </div>
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If you are, indeed, involved in the occult, there is hope for you! That hope is in Jesus Christ! Before I gave my life to Jesus, I used to read the daily horoscope, unaware of its grave dangers. After I was born again, Holy Spirit showed me in the Bible that what I was doing was sin. I immediately repented and stopped reading the horoscope.</div>
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Also, I learned that some of my ancestors had been involved in the occult and, as a result, had passed on to me a generational curse. So, I underwent deliverance ministry whereby I was set free from the generational curse of occult involvement. </div>
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If you have been involved in the occult, you, too, can be set free by the power of Jesus Christ. Jesus is not only able to set you free; He <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">wants</span> to set you free. Go to Him now! Here is a prayer you can use as a model as you ask for His help:</div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Father God, in the Name of Jesus I confess my involvement with the occult. I also confess any involvement of my ancestors, on both sides of my family, all the way back to Adam and Eve. In the Name of Jesus, I repent of my personal involvement with the occult, and I repent of the involvement of any of my ancestors with the occult. I ask Your forgiveness for my personal sin and for the sin of my ancestors. In the Name of Jesus, I break the power of the generational curse of the occult from operating in my life or in the lives of my descendants. I thank You, Father, for Your cleansing power that sets me free from the curse. Amen!</span></div>
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I’ve listed below some further resources for you. Please take advantage of them as you so choose. If you need prayer or a referral to a deliverance minister, please contact me at <a href="mailto:drmaryann@maryanndiorio.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #16abdc; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">drmaryann@maryanndiorio.com</a>. I will be happy to help you.<br />
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1 – My short podcast on the occult: “<a href="http://maryanndiorio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/WWW.Podcast-26.-The-Dangers-of-the-Occult.mp3" rel="noopener noreferrer" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #16abdc; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">The Dangers of the Occult”</a>.</div>
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2 – <a href="https://www.charismamag.com/site-archives/639-charisma-channels/practical-christianity/12014-symptoms-of-a-bound-life" rel="noopener noreferrer" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #16abdc; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">“Symptoms of a Bound Life” by Ron Phillips</a></div>
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3 – <a href="https://www.amazon.com/They-Shall-Expel-Demons-Demons-Your-ebook/dp/B00AFWH8EO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1507394959&sr=8-1&keywords=christian+books+on+demons" rel="noopener noreferrer" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #16abdc; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">They Shall Expel Demons</span> by Derek Prince</a></div>
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4 – <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prayers-That-Rout-Demons-Overthrowing-ebook/dp/B004TGZESO/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1507395051&sr=8-4&keywords=christian+books+on+demons" rel="noopener noreferrer" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #16abdc; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prayers That Rout Demons</span> by John Eckhardt</a></div>
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5 – <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bondage-Breaker%C2%AE-Neil-T-Anderson-ebook/dp/B00377151Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1507395148&sr=8-1&keywords=Neil+Anderson+and+demons" rel="noopener noreferrer" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #16abdc; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Bondage Breaker</span> by Neil Anderson</a></div>
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<i>Disclaimer: </i>I am an Amazon Associate Affiliate and receive a small commission on the sale of the above books.</div>
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MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728569035482554211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831344642387042942.post-48613872838836354932016-12-08T13:09:00.002-08:002016-12-09T05:02:54.264-08:00Hey, Gabriel Guys,<br />
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After prayer and seeking God, I
have decided to suspend the Gabriel Guys blog for the time being. I
have not received feeedback from you, my readers, which indicates that
interest in this blog is low.<br />
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Should the Lord direct me to resume this blog in the future, you will receive a notice if you remain subscribed.<br />
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Thank you for reading the Gabriel Guys Blog during the last several months. I pray God's blessings on you.<br />
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Remember: Always stay close to Jesus!<br />
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Love and Blessings,<br />
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<br />MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728569035482554211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831344642387042942.post-254777784463282682016-11-26T07:30:00.001-08:002016-11-26T07:30:54.205-08:00Dear Gabriel Guys,<br />
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As the new year approaches, I
have been praying for God's direction regarding this blog. After several
months, it seems as though there is little interest in the Gabriel
Girls blog. Comments have been rare to non-existent.<br />
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Scripture
says that in the multitude of counselors, there is safety (Proverbs 15:
22). So, I am coming to you, my readers, to ask fory our input. Is this
blog important to you? Has it made a difference in your life?<br />
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Writing effective blog posts takes a good deal of time. Since time is a gift from the Lord, I want to be a good steward of it.<br />
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I look forward to your comments. Meanwhile, I send you warm greetings for a holy and happy Christmas season!<br />
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Dr. MaryAnn DiorioMaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728569035482554211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831344642387042942.post-81885823423924660862016-10-28T13:07:00.003-07:002016-10-28T13:07:30.353-07:00Are You Afraid of the Future? by Dr. MaryAnn Diorio<br />
Hey, Gabriel Guys!<br />
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Are you afraid of the future? If so, you are not alone.<br />
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Our
world is teetering on the edge of destruction. Events are unfolding
exactly as the Bible prophesied they would. Every where we turn, we see
violence, death, and destruction. <br />
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The result is fear. It’s all around us. It penetrates and saturates our culture as
water does a sponge. We read it in the headlines every morning. We hear
it on the news every night.
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We feel it in our bones, in our muscles, and in our hearts.<br />
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Yes. In our hearts.<br />
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But, it doesn’t have to be this way. Throughout the Scriptures, God
continually commands us not to fear. Interesting, isn’t it, that He
gives us a command? A command from God implies that we are able to obey
it.<br />
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So, why are we afraid? I would propose that we are afraid because we do not know God.<br />
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You see, God is Love, and in Him there is never anything to fear.
Scripture tells us that “perfect love drives out fear” (I John 4:18).
God, Who is Perfect Love, will drive out fear every time. But here is
the clincher: We must trust Him and believe Him when He says that there
is nothing to fear for those of us who know Him.<br />
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Bottom line, we get rid of fear by getting to know God intimately. Here is His promise to us found in Isaiah 26:3: ” <span class="text Isa-26-3" id="en-NKJV-18134">You will keep him in perfect peace, </span><span class="text Isa-26-3">Whose mind is stayed on You,</span> b<span class="text Isa-26-3">ecause he trusts in You.</span>”
This is the antidote to fear: Keeping our minds fixed on God. And why
do we keep our minds fixed on God? Because we trust in Him. And why do
we trust Him? Because He is God and perfectly trustworthy!<br />
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Are you struggling with fear today? Then turn your eyes toward Jesus
and keep looking into His beautiful face. Keep your thoughts fixed on
Him. As you do, His peace will drive out every fear.<br />
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<span class="post-author vcard"></span>MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728569035482554211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831344642387042942.post-88054232878551180032016-09-26T23:19:00.001-07:002016-09-27T14:33:14.644-07:00Have You Answered Life's Most Important Question? Hey, Gabriel Guys!<br />
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Life is full of questions. But there's one that is the most important question of all. Can you guess what it is?<br />
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Matthew 16: 13-16 gives us a clue. Let's take a look:<br />
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<i>"When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, <span class="reftext">'Who do people say the Son of Man is?' </span>They replied, 'Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.' <span class="red">'But what about you?' </span>he asked. <span class="reftext">'Who do you say I am?<b>' </b></span>Simon Peter answered, 'You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.'”</i></div>
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Jesus has never stopped asking this question of every person who has ever lived. And He is asking you this same question today: </div>
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<i><b>"Who do you say that I am?" </b></i> </div>
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Who do you say that Jesus is? This is the most important question you will ever answer in your life. </div>
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Why?
Because your answer to this question will determine not only the rest
of your life, but, more importantly, your answer will determine your
eternal destiny.</div>
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If
you, like some of the people of Christ's time, reply that Jesus is just
a prophet (as many reply today), then you will spend eternity separated
from Him.</div>
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But
if you reply that Jesus is the Son of God and the Savior of the world,
you will recognize your utter need of Him to save you from your sin.</div>
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So, I ask you now: <i>Who do you say that Jesus is? </i>If
you are not sure, begin reading the four Gospels--Matthew, Mark, Luke,
and John--found in the New Testament. They reveal who Jesus is.</div>
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As
you read the Gospels, watch Jesus in motion. Listen to what He says.
Watch how He treats people. Pay attention to the amazing miracles He
performs and the compassion that prompts them. Notice how He comes back
from the dead. And while you're reading, keep in mind that you are not
reading fiction. You are reading documented history that really
happened.</div>
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If
you are sincerely looking for the truth, you will discover that Jesus
is truly who He says He is: the Son of God and the Savior of the world.</div>
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<i><b><u>Now, it's your turn:</u>
Who do you say Jesus is? How did you reach your conclusion? Please
share your comments in the box below. The words "No Comments" simply
mean that no one has yet posted a comment. So, be the first one! :)<br /><br />
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means that you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and
the Lord of your life.If you don't know how to do this, <a href="http://maryanndiorio.com/articles/how-to-live-forever" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">click here.</a></span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You need to commit to following Jesus</b> by reading the Bible and praying every day and by obeying Jesus' command to love Him and to love your neighbor.<br />____________________________________________________</span></li>
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The teen years are full of
decisions. Big ones, like should I go to college? If so, where? What
should I study? If I don't go to college, what job should I take? What
classes should I take in high school? Should I date this girl? Should I
go to this party? And on and on and on.<br /><br />
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One
of the greatest blessings of following Jesus is that we have Holy
Spirit to guide us in every decision we make. He knows the plans the
Father has for our future, and Holy Spirit will lead us in the direction
of those plans if we allow Him to do so.<br />
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After
following the Lord for almost 46 years, I've learned this: There are
really only two things we need to do to make wise choices:<br />
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1) Listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit;<br />
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2) Obey the voice of the Holy Spirit.<br />
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<i>Listen</i> and <i>Obey</i>. If we do these two things, we will never make a wrong decision in our life.<br />
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How
do you listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit? First of all, you have
to get to know His voice. How did you get to know your mother's voice
or your best friend's voice? By spending time with them. We get to know
a person by spending time with that person.<br />
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The same is true of Holy Spirit. We get to know His voice by spending time with Him.<br />
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Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity. He is the one we tend to forget about because <br />
we
sometimes forget He is a Person. We may think of Him as a floating
cloud or a breath of air or a dove or a tongue of fire. The truth is
Holy Spirit is a Person, and a powerful one at that!<br />
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Get
to know Holy Spirit! Get to know Him well. He is your friend, your
counselor, your helper, your advocate, and your guide on the road of
life. As you follow Him closely, you will make wise choices that will
lead you into the great destiny for which God created you.<br />
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<u>Now, it's your turn:</u> <i>Can
you name a time when listening and obeying Holy Spirit's voice kept you
from making a wrong decision? Please share your experience with our
fellow Gabriel Girls. You can post your comment in the box below.
Thanks! :)</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><b>To Become a Gabriel G<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">uy,</span> you need to qualify as follows:</b></i></span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You need to be born again.</b> This
means that you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and
the Lord of your life.If you don't know how to do this, <a href="http://maryanndiorio.com/articles/how-to-live-forever" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">click here.</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You need to have a desire to tell others about Jesus</b> wherever you go and whenever you can.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You need to commit to following Jesus</b> by reading the Bible and praying every day and by obeying Jesus' command to love Him and to love your neighbor.<br />____________________________________________________</span></li>
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<br />
Here in the United States, there
have been a lot of sayings going around regarding the value of one's
life, sayings like "Black lives matter," and "Blue lives matter"
(referring to police officers who usually dress in blue uniforms). The
missing word in these sayings i<b>s</b> the word <i>too </i>or <i>also. </i>What these sayings imply is that black lives matter <u>also </u>and blue lives matter <u>also</u>.<br />
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The truth is that EVERY LIFE MATTERS, including YOURS! <br />
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Unfortunately,
the value of life has been diminished by Darwin's theory of evoluton,
which, by the way, is only a theory. In fact, the more and more we
learn about science, the less and less does the theory of evolution hold
water. The reason is that it is simply not true.<br />
<br />
The
truth is that you were created by God Who loves you and Who created you
for a speciic purpose. The fact that God created you gives you value,
and the fact that God created you with a specific purpose gives meaning
to your life.<br />
<br />
But how can you know what your purpose
is? There is only one way: by accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior and
Lord. Why? Because your purpose is all wrapped up in Jesus. Until you
discover Jesus, you will never discover your purpose.<br />
<br />
So,
when you wonder if your life matters, be assured that it does. And it
matters greatly! God has placed you on this earth at this particular
time in history because your purpose is directly related to His plan for
this particular time in history.<br />
<br />
Ask God to show you
His purpose for your life. He will. As you fulfill your purpose, you
will experience great joy and you will benefit humanity at the same
time.<br />
<br />
NOTE: For a great book on discovering your life purpose, read <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Search-Significance-Seeing-Worth-Through/dp/0849944244/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471832101&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Search+for+Significance" target="_blank">THE SEARCH FOR SIGNIFICANCE by Robert McGee. </a>This book is available through my Amazon Affiliate Link.<br />
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the Lord of your life.If you don't know how to do this, <a href="http://maryanndiorio.com/articles/how-to-live-forever" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">click here.</a></span></li>
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Jesus said that offense would come (Luke 17: 1). So how do we handle them when they do come?<br />
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First of all, let's define what we mean by an offense. According to the
Merriam-Webster Dictionary, an offense is "the state of being insulted
or morally outraged." Another online dictionary defines offense as "annoyance or resentment brought about by a perceived insult to or disregard for oneself or one's standards or principles."<br /> <br />
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Offense occurs, therefore, when someone says or does something
that insults us or outrages us. When we are offended, our natural
reaction is to strike back, to seek revenge, to punish the offender.<br />
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But God's way of dealing with offense is the exact opposite. He commands us to respond to offense with love. <br />
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Offense is a tool of Satan to get us off track in our walk with
Christ. How you respond to offense is extremely important. Here are some
ways to make sure that you do not fall into the trap of offense:<br />
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<b>1- Give every offense to God.</b> This includes giving him the hurt that the offense caused in your soul. <br />
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<b>2-Do not seek revenge for the offense</b>. God says this in Romans 12: 19: "Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the
Scriptures say, 'I will take revenge; I will pay them back,' says the
LORD.<span class="p">" </span><br />
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<span class="p"><b>3-Forgive the person who offended you (Matthew 6: 14). </b>Since
God forgave us, we must forgive others. If we do not forgive those who
offend us, God will not forgive us of our sins. This is a very sobering
truth.</span><br />
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<span class="p"><b>4-Pray for the person who offended you (Romans 12: 14)</b>. By doing so, you will be returning good for evil. </span><br />
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<span class="p">The next time someone offends you, apply the four
principles listed above. As you do, you will be freed from the hurt that
the offense caused you. Instead, you will be filled with the joy and
peace of Jesus Christ.</span><br />
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<span class="p">And there is nothing better than that! :)</span><br />
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<b><span class="text Phil-4-8" id="en-NLT-29411">NOW IT'S YOUR TURN:</span></b><i><b><span class="text Phil-4-8" id="en-NLT-29411"> What do you do when someone offends you? Please leave a comment in the box below.</span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><b>To Become a Gabriel Guy, you need to qualify as follows:</b></i></span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You need to be born again.</b> This
means that you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and
the Lord of your life.If you don't know how to do this, <a href="http://maryanndiorio.com/articles/how-to-live-forever" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">click here.</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You need to have a desire to tell others about Jesus</b> wherever you go and whenever you can.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You need to commit to following Jesus</b> by reading the Bible and praying every day and by obeying Jesus' command to love Him and to love your neighbor.<br />____________________________________________________</span></li>
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MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728569035482554211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831344642387042942.post-52007937138297956072016-07-31T16:30:00.003-07:002016-07-31T16:30:36.628-07:00Survey for Gabriel GuysDear Gabriel Guys,<br />
<br />
According to the statistics, we are now in over 15 countries of the
world. But I am concerned. I have not been receiving comments from our
readers. So I am wondering if you find this blog helpful. Please let me
know. <br />
<br />
If you regularly read the Gabriel Girls blog, please post a comment in
the box below. Ignore the words "No Comments." They simply mean that no
one has posted a comment yet.<br />
<br />
Also, please let me know if there are any topics which you wish to discuss.<br />
<br />
I do hope to hear from you. Because there has been virtually no
feedback, I have been wondering if I should continue writing this blog.<br />
<br />
I look forward to your input.<br />
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Thanks and Blessings!<br />
<br />
Dr. MaryAnn Diorio
MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728569035482554211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831344642387042942.post-82117164109347408922016-07-18T17:32:00.003-07:002016-07-18T17:33:02.398-07:00How to Handle a BullyHey, Gabriel Guys!<br />
<br />
Bullying is a major problem
among teens today. Did you know that the Bible has a lot to say about
bullying and about how to handle bullies?<br />
<br />
Let's take a look:<br />
<br />
<b>1-Be wise in choosing your friends. </b>The Bible says says about choosing friends: <i>"The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.</i><span class="p"><i>" (Proverbs 12: 26). </i> How do you choose your friends? Do you choose them based on popularity, looks, smarts? </span><br />
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<span class="p">The
right way to choose friends is to choose them based on their character.
Consider your friends. Do they love Jesus and obey God? Or are they
rebellious and want to do whatever they feel like doing?</span><br />
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<span class="p"><b>2-Return good for evil. </b>When
someone tries to bully you via a hurtful comment on Facebook, or an
insult at school, or an act of rejection, do something to bless that
person. Say something kind. Tell that person you are praying for him.
Help him in some way.</span><br />
<span class="p"><br /></span>
<span class="p">Jesus said this: </span>“<i>I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven.</i>” (Matthew 5:39-40)<br />
<br />
<span class="p"><b>3-Stand up to the bully. </b>There
will be times when you will need to stand up to the bully. You will
need to establish your boundaries and not allow the bully beyond them. </span><i><span class="p"> </span></i><br />
<br />
<span class="p">Remember your authority in Christ and use it against the enemy.</span><i><span class="p"> </span></i><span class="p">In reality, you are not fighting the bully; you are fighting Satan and his demons (Ephesians 6:12). </span><i><span class="p">"And all the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the <span class="sc">Lord</span>, and they shall be afraid of you" ( Deuteronomy 28: 10). </span></i><br />
<br />
<span class="p"><b>4-Forgive the bully.</b>
Behind the mask a bully wears is a frightened person who does not feel he is worth much. So he uses bullying to make himself feel important.
As you forgive the bully and pray for him, God will begin to change her
life.</span><br />
<br />
<b><span class="text Phil-4-8" id="en-NLT-29411">NOW IT'S YOUR TURN:</span></b><i><b><span class="text Phil-4-8" id="en-NLT-29411"> Have you ever been bullied? How did you handle the bully? Did you handle him God's way or your way?</span></b></i><br />
<span class="text Phil-4-8" id="en-NLT-29411"><br /></span>
<span class="text Phil-4-8" id="en-NLT-29411"><b>TWEETABLE:<br /><a href="http://ctt.ec/rdAaa" target="_blank">"How to Handle a Bully" by Dr. MaryAnn Diorio (CLICK TO TWEET)</a></b></span><br />
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means that you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and
the Lord of your life.If you don't know how to do this, <a href="http://maryanndiorio.com/articles/how-to-live-forever" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">click here.</a></span></li>
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MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728569035482554211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831344642387042942.post-82771335522378636672016-07-13T14:27:00.005-07:002016-07-13T14:37:11.342-07:00What Is the Meaning of Life?Hey, Gabriel Guys!<br />
<br />
One of the greatest questions you will ever ask yourself is <i>What is the meaning of my life? </i>How you answer this question will determine whether or not you fulfill your destiny.<br />
<br />
Let's start with the basics:<br />
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<b>1-Your life has meaning. </b>To
believe otherwise is to believe a lie. Unfortunately, our modern
educational system teaches evolution, and evolution teaches that you
came from an amoeba or a monkey and that you are here by chance.<br />
<br />
This
is one of the greatest lies ever perpetrated on the human race. The
truth is that you were directly created by God for a specific and
wonderful purpose (Read Psalm 139). This gives you great value and
worth. It also gives great meaning to your life.<br />
<br />
<b>2-God has a special plan for your life</b>.
As you discover and fulfill that plan, you will experience great joy
and fulfillment. You will also benefit the people in your circle of
influence.<br />
<br />
God created you with specific talents and
gifts. This gifts are not only for your enjoyment, but, more
importantly, they are to be shared with others for their benefit.<br />
<br />
<b>3-The only way you will discover the true meaning of your life is by accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord.</b> No other way will work. Why? Because the meaning of your life has its roots in Christ and can only fully blossom in Christ.<br />
<br />
If
you have not yet accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and
Lord, I urge you to do so now. Here is a prayer you can pray:<br />
<br />
<i>Lord
Jesus, I come to You just as I am. I believe that You are the Son of
God, that You died for my sins, and that You rose again from the dead. I
ask You to forgive me of all my sins. I accept You now as my Savior and
my Lord. Make of me all that You created me to be. Show me the meaning
of my life so that my life may bring You great glory! In Your Name I
pray. Amen.</i><br />
<br />
If you prayed this prayer, you are
now a child of God. Please write to me to let me know. I will send you,
free of charge, a little booklet on how to grow in Christ.<br />
<i> </i><br />
<b><span class="text Phil-4-8" id="en-NLT-29411">NOW IT'S YOUR TURN:</span></b><i><b><span class="text Phil-4-8" id="en-NLT-29411"> Do you know the meaning of your life? If so, how did you discover it? What part did Christ play in your discovery?</span></b></i><br />
<span class="text Phil-4-8" id="en-NLT-29411"><br /></span>
<span class="text Phil-4-8" id="en-NLT-29411"><b>TWEETABLE:<br /><a href="http://ctt.ec/ST_47" target="_blank">The only way you will discover the true meaning of your life is by accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord. (CLICK TO TWEET)</a></b></span><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You need to be born again.</b> This
means that you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and
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MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728569035482554211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831344642387042942.post-32539155575314932732016-07-09T09:38:00.001-07:002016-07-09T21:11:25.277-07:00So, You Want to Commit Suicide?<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">If
you’re a Christ-follower reading this, you’re probably wondering if
I’ve lost my mind. Why would a follower of Jesus Christ want to kill
h<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">im</span>self?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The
truth is that suicide is increasing among teenagers in general and
among Christian teens in particular. So, it’s time to take action
against suicide and look at it for what it really is: <i>Satan’s attempt to rob you of your God-given destiny.<br /><br /> </i></span><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Why
is suicide increasing among teens? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Because teens see the world as
becoming more and more hopeless. They may also be experiencing personal
problems that seem hopeless--like strife in the home, parental divorce,
overwhelming temptations, identity crises, concern about their futures,
and a host of other things that drag them down into depression.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Suicide
is always the result of believing a lie--or more than one. Let’s take a
look at some of the lies that lead to teen suicide and the truth that
will set you free:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>---LIE: Your pain will never go away.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>---TRUTH: No pain on this earth lasts forever.</b> The only things that will last forever are God and His Word, your spirit and soul, and the virtues of faith, hope, and love. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><u>Scripture says this:</u> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">“</span><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">For
our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they
produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last
forever. So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we
fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now
will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">” </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>(2 Corinthians 4: 17-18)</i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>---LIE: Your life is your own.</b> You can do whatever you want with it.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>---TRUTH:</b> <b>Your life is not your own. </b>It was bought and paid for by Jesus Christ with His Blood. Therefore, you have no right to take your own life. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #191919; font-family: "helvetica neue","arial","helvetica",sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></i></span>
<span style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #191919; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Scripture says this:</u></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #191919; font-family: "helvetica neue","arial","helvetica",sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 - "Do you not know that your body is a temple of
the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are
not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your
body.”</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>---LIE: My family and friends will be better off without me.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>---TRUTH: For every suicide, there will be 13-15 people who are directly affected and whose lives will never be the same. </b>To kill oneself is an extreme act of selfishness<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>in that the person committing suicide is thinking only of h<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">im</span>self.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><u>Scripture says this:</u> <i>"</i></span><span style="background-color: #fdfeff; font-size: small; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #001320;">Do nothing from selfishness . . . .” (Philippians 2: 3)</span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fdfeff; font-size: small; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #001320;"><br /></span></span></i></span>
<span style="background-color: #fdfeff; font-size: small; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #001320;">Suicide
is the third leading cause of death among teens. Most suicide victims
were deeply depressed before killing themselves. Depressed people thing
wrong thoughts that contradict God’s Word. Thinking wrong thoughts leads
to chemical changes in the body that cause illness.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">If you are struggling with the temptation to kill yourself, consider this:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>1-Jesus loves you and has a great plan for your life.</b> Satan hates you and wants to thwart God’s great plan for you.</span><br />
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</b><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>2-You can overcome depression by reading and obeying God’s Word.</b>
When you are tempted to be depressed, begin praising God. Satan hates
praise directed toward God, so when you praise God, Satan will flee.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">In our next post, I will discuss depression and how to get rid of it.</span><br />
<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Now,
it’s YOUR TURN: Have you struggled with thoughts of suicide? Do you
have a friend who struggles with such thoughts? Do you know of someone
who has committed suicide? How did that person’s suicide affect
you? Please post your comment in the box below. Thanks! :)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://ctt.ec/e276R" target="_blank">“Suicide is always the result of believing a lie--or more than one.” ~ Dr. MaryAnn Diorio (CLICK TO TWEET)</a></span></span><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You need to commit to following Jesus</b> by reading the Bible and praying every day and by obeying Jesus' command to love Him and to love your neighbor.<br />____________________________________________________</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I trust you’re having a great summer! No matter what you do this summer, don’t forget to spend time with Jesus.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Of all your relationships, your relationship with Jesus Christ is the most important relationship you will ever have. It will last forever, into eternity. So don’t you agree it’s vital that you keep working on that relationship?</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />If you don’t yet have a relationship with Jesus Christ, I urge you to establish one. <b><i><a href="http://maryanndiorio.com/articles/how-to-live-forever" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here</a></i></b> to learn how to do so. </span><br /><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, now let’s talk about five ways to grow your relationship in Christ:</span><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) Dig deep into God’s Word.</b> God’s Word is the Bible. The Bible and Jesus are actually one and the same, so if you dig deep into the Bible, you will be digging deep into Jesus. Why is this important? Because the better you get to know Jesus, the more you will be like Him, and the more like Him you are, the better your life will be.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out Psalm 119: 1-3: </span><i><b><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="text Ps-119-1" id="en-TLB-13710" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Happy are all who perfectly follow the laws of God. </span><span class="text Ps-119-2" id="en-TLB-13711" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Happy are all who search for God and always do his will, </span><span class="text Ps-119-3" id="en-TLB-13712" style="box-sizing: border-box;">rejecting compromise </span></span><span class="text Ps-119-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">with evil and walking only in his paths. </span></b></i><br /><i><b><span class="text Ps-119-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'helvetica neue', verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></b></i><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to be truly happy, follow Jesus! </span><br /><i><b><span class="text Ps-119-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'helvetica neue', verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></b></i><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2) Pray. </b>Prayer is a two-way conversation with God. He talks to you, and you talk to Him. Be sure to do <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>3) Obey what God tells you to do. </b>How do you know what God tells you to do? The best place to find that answer is in the Bible. God has written down all that He wants you to do. It can be summed up in two commands found in Luke 10: 27: <span style="background-color: #fdfeff;"><span style="color: #001320;"><b style="font-style: italic;">"'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.’” </b>Obey these two commands and you’ll be just fine. :) </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fdfeff;"><span style="color: #001320;"><b>4) Meet with other Christ-Followers. </b>We all need the support of others on our journey with Jesus. Fellow believers lift us up when we are down, and vice versa. The Bible says this about meeting with fellow believers: </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Let us not neglect our church meetings, as some people do, but encourage and warn each other, especially now that the day of his coming back again is drawing near (Hebrews 10: 25). </i><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We do not necessarily have to meet in church buildings, because we are the Church. But we should meet regularly with other Christ-Followers, especially during these dangerous times right before Christ’s return.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">So, be bold in your witness for Jesus Christ. You have the truth, and by sharing the truth with others, you will prevent many from spending eternity in Hell.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">There you have it: 5 Ways to Grow in Christ. Now all you have to do is put these 5 ways into practice. You will be amazed at how much your life will change for the better!</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, it's YOUR TURN: What ways do you practice to grow in Christ? Please share with our fellow Gabriel Guys in the comment box below. Thanks! </span></span><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;">We're eagerly waiting to hear from you. Your opinion matters!</span></div>
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MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728569035482554211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831344642387042942.post-19995553201089824942016-06-11T09:31:00.001-07:002016-06-11T09:48:05.945-07:00Are You Being Sucked in by the Great Apostasy?<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No, it’s not a monster. Nor is it an alien from another planet (Those are called fallen angels.) It’s an Apostasy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What’s an apostasy? In simplest terms, an apostasy is a defection. It is a renunciation of what one formerly believed. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The word “apostasy” comes from the Greek word </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">apostasis </i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">which means a <i>revolt </i>or<i> </i>a<i> rebellion.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, an apostasy is “a</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "segoe ui" , "segoe" , "segoe wp" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">n abandonment of what one has professed; a total desertion, or departure from one's faith or religion.” </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In short, an apostasy is a turning away from the Truth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Apostle Paul warns us of a coming apostasy, a coming falling away from the truths of the Bible. Hear what Paul says in 2 Thessalonians 2: 3:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #001320; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fdfeff;">If you are not already aware of it, we are smack in the middle of that apostasy right now. Churches everywhere are falling away from the truths of Scripture and establishing belief systems that clearly contradict the Word of God.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #001320; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fdfeff;">How can you recognize apostasy? In particular, how can you recognize an apostate church? Most important of all, how can you make sure you are not attending an apostate church?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #001320; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fdfeff;">Here are some signs of an apostate church:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #001320; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fdfeff;"><b>1-An apostate church teaches Replacement Theology.</b> Replacement theology teaches that the Church has replaced the nation of Israel regarding the Scriptural purposes and plan of God. This is a heretical teaching that contradicts the promises of God regarding Israel as found in the prophetical writings of the Old Testament.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #001320; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fdfeff;"><b>2-An apostate church condones activities and attitudes that the the Bible clearly calls sin. </b>For example, an apostate church approves of abortion, homosexuality, transgenderism, socialism, and New Age philosophies, among other anti-Biblical practices.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #001320; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fdfeff;"><b>3-An apostate church mixes good and evil and confuses the two</b>. An apostate church calls good evil and evil good. It calls darkness light and light darkness. For example, an apostate church teaches that all paths lead to God and that all religions are equally good. This is an outright lie. The Bible says that Jesus is the only Way to God: “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14: 6).</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #001320; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fdfeff;">Remember this: Adam and Eve’s sin of rebellion resulted in their eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. </span></span><span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #001320; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Did you notice that this tree included the knowledge of good as well as the knowledge of evil? The reason is that Satan always mixes some truth in with the evil so as to deceive. If he presented only evil, most people would run from it. But, Satan mixes truth in with falsehood so that his lie sounds like truth and people will buy into it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #001320; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As the days grow spiritually darker, make sure you are growing closer to the Light Who is Jesus Christ, Yeshua the Messiah. Only be remaining in the Light will you be able to discern the darkness and, discerning it, you will be able to flee from it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">Now, it's YOUR TURN: Have you encountered apostasy? If so, where and when?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Is there another god in your life besides Jesus Christ? Before you shout a resounding <i>No!, </i>let's stop and take a look.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">False gods come in many forms and weasel their way into our lives in subtle ways. Here are some false gods that may be hiding in your heart without your realizing it:</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1--Sports</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - Do you cheer more for your favorite sports team than you do for Jesus? Do you get more excited about going to a game than you do about going to church? If you play on a team, do you spend more time practicing than you do reading your Bible and praying? If so, your favorite sport is an idol in your life.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2--Hobbies </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- Do you spend more time pursuing your hobbies than you do pursuing Jesus? If so, your hobby is an idol in your life.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3--Food </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do you eat when you are not hungry? Do you eat for comfort when you are upset or hurting? Do you eat more than your body needs? If so, food is an idol in your life.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4--Money </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- Is your ultimate goal in life to become wealthy financially? Do you make decisions based on money alone? Is your only reason for considering a certain career the financial return it will provide? If so, money is an idol in your life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Idols have a way of creeping into our hearts unawares. Ask Holy Spirit to reveal to you the idols in your heart. Then repent of them and turn away from them. Make Jesus Christ the only Lord of your life. He alone deserves <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">your whole heart!</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><br />Now,
it's YOUR TURN: What idols are in your life? <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chances are good that others reading this have some of the same idols. So, let's share </span>with your fellow Gabriel Guys and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">encourage one another to get rid of all idols.</span> You can post your comments in the box below. Thanks! We're
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You need to be born again.</b> This
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You need to have a desire to tell others about Jesus</b> wherever you go and whenever you can.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You need to commit to following Jesus</b> by reading the Bible and praying every day and by obeying Jesus' command to love Him and to love your neighbor.<br />____________________________________________________</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That said, here is my huge question to you this week: <i>What are you doing to stop evil in the world? </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hope I'm not hearing silence on the other end. :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What I am probably hearing is, "What can I do?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Great question! Here are some suggestions you can apply to stop evil in the world:</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1-Always stand up for what is right. </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There
will be times in your daily life that your friends or teachers or
others will state positions that contradict the Word of God. For
example, they may say things like this:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Homosexuality and transgenderism are okay;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sex before marriage is fine;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is no God;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Science is the ultimate arbiter of truth.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The aborted baby is not a human.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Such
people will use ridicule or bullying to pressure you into coming over
to their position. Don't do it! They will accuse you of being
intolerant, ignorant, or just plain stupid. Well, they're wrong! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You
will discover that those who call themselves "tolerant" are the most
intolerant of all. If you don't agree with them, they will criticize you
unkindly, curse you, and, in some instances, even kill you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Truly
tolerant people will respect your opinion even if they don't agree with
you. They will be kind and courteous to you and engage in friendly
discussion. Not so, the falsely tolerant. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2-Stay alert for half-truths. </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
lie usually comes couched in a partial truth. Otherwise, it would be
easy to detect a lie. Satan always tempts with half-truths. Here are a
few examples:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">God is good and won't let anyone go to hell.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are many ways to be saved.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What's right for you may not be right for me (and vice versa).</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>3-Set love as your top priority. </b>We are commanded to do this in I Corinthians 14: 14. Love is the greatest power of all. Love will never fail. <br /><br />Especially
love your brothers and sisters in Christ. Jesus said this about us:
"Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my
disciples" (John 13: 35).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the 1930s, as Hitler was rising to power, Theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer said this: </span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. God will not hold us
guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act." </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another famous man, Albert Einstein, said this</span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">: </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything." ~ Albert Einstein</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let's not be one who watches others do evil<i> </i>while we ourselves keep our mouths shut.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We
are Followers of Yeshua the Messiah. We know the Truth, and we have a
mandate from our Lord to be a Light in the midst of a world that is
growing increasingly dark.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Remember
this: Light will always overcome darkness! Jesus said, "You are the
light of the world" (Matthew 5: 14). Shine your light into your world!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now,
it's YOUR TURN: What are your thoughts about how to stop evil in the
world? Please share them with your fellow Gabriel Guys and Gabriel
Girls. You can post your comments in the box below. Thanks! We're
eagerly waiting to hear from you. Your opinion matters!</span><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You need to commit to following Jesus</b> by reading the Bible and praying every day and by obeying Jesus' command to love Him and to love your neighbor.<br />____________________________________________________</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Good character. It is so rare today, isn't it? In fact, when electing public officials, we separate their character from their accomplishments. But is this logical?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Not at all. One's character can no more be separated from what one does than the root of a tree can be separated from its fruit. In other words, if the root of a tree is bad, the fruit of that tree will also be bad. Conversely, if the root of a tree is good, its fruit will also be good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Character flows out of your root, which is your spirit, just as surely and predictably as fruit flows out of its root. So, what can you do to make sure your root is good so your fruit will also be good?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are a few tips:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>1) Make your relationship with Jesus Christ the top priority in your life. </b>Let nothing interfere with it--not your schoolwork, your job, your family, or your friends. Jesus is our example. He put His relationship with the Father above His own family. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once, when he was teaching, someone told him that His mother and brothers were standing outside and couldn't get in because of the crowd. Jesus replied, "My mother and my brothers are all those who hear God's word and obey it"(Luke 8: 21). According to this statement, would you qualify as a member of God's family?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>2) Be faithful and consistent in prayer.</b> As busy as Jesus was, He always made time to pray. Notice I said <b><i>made</i></b> time not <i><b>found</b></i> time. We always make time for what we really want to do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prayer is a major tool in helping you stay close to Jesus and a major weapon in fighting off the enemy. Do not neglect prayer. Start your day with it, end your day with it, and pray throughout the day. Prayer is simply talking to the Father, so keep a running conversation with Him. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>3) Run from evil. </b>There will be many times in your life when friends, classmates, or, sadly, even family members who do not know Jesus will entice you to do wrong. Resist their enticements firmly yet lovingly. Remember you are a soldier in Christ's Army, and you want to please your Commander-in-Chief above all else.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Remember also that Satan's goal is to keep you from your destiny. He will use every means possible to reach his goal. He will especially use those areas in which you are the most vulnerable. So be on guard! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes, good character costs a lot, but the rewards are so worth it. When you are tempted not to pay the price--and you will be tempted--remember this: <i>How much did it cost for Jesus to save you? </i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When we think of the price He paid so that we could have eternal life, any price we pay for good character is minuscule in comparison.<br /><br /><b>YOUR TURN: </b><i>What do you do to develop Godly character? Please share your insights in the comment box below. Thanks! </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What is <i>characte</i>r? According to Noah Webster in his famous Dictionary of 1828, character is defined as "distinguished or good qualities; those which are esteemed and respected;
and those which are ascribed to a person in common estimation." In other words, good character means having qualities that are "esteemed and respected" and that most people would use to describe you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What qualities would most people use to describe you? Have you ever thought about that? If not, why not consider that question now? If you were to ask the people in your life to describe the qualities that best describe you, what would they say?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Better yet, what qualities <i>should</i> describe your life? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The best point of reference would be our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Does your life display the qualities that Jesus possessed and demonstrated? To answer this question, we must know what qualities describe Jesus. And to find the answer to this question, we must look at the Word of God.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Why? Because Jesus is the Word of God. Take note:</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and <u>the Word was God....And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us</u> (John 1: 1, 14, Underlining Mine).</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jesus was God made Man. He came not only to save us but also to show us how to live. Are you living the way Jesus lived?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"Be not deceived: evil companions corrupt good character."</b></span></i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b> <br /> (1 Corinthians 15: 33)</b></span></i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jesus was a man's Man. As we study the life of Jesus (and, yes, make the life of Jesus a lifelong study and a lifelong way of living), we see that He demonstrated the fruit of the Holy Spirit as described in Galatians 5: 22.. In other words, when people described Jesus, they would say that He possessed the following qualities: <i>love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.</i> These are the qualities that comprise a Godly character.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do you possess these qualities? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Make it your goal to develop and cultivate the fruit of the Holy Spirit in your life. Then you will be a man of Godly character. And then, and only then, will you influence the world for good.</span><br />
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<br />MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728569035482554211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831344642387042942.post-78638350968489561652016-05-02T07:10:00.000-07:002016-05-02T07:10:00.298-07:00Is Your Teacher Telling You the Truth?<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hey, Gabriel Guys!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Teachers have a lot of influence over us. I know. I used to be a college professor. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And young men--like you--are sometimes intimidated by their professors. As a once-upon-a-time student, I know that, too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />But let me tell me you something. Teachers are not God! Sometimes what they teach is not true, even though they themselves believe it is true.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For example, most high schools and universities today teach that Darwin's theory of evolution is true. But it is not. It has never been proven to be true.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, how can you tell if what your teacher is teaching you is true? There is an easy way. Check to see if what your teacher is teaching you agrees with what God says in the Holy Scriptures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let's use evolution as an example. Your teacher may be teaching you that you came from a monkey. But God says that you were created directly by Him as a human being. </span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="text Ps-139-13" id="en-NIV-16253">For you created my inmost being; </span><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"></span><span class="text Ps-139-13">You knit me together in my mother’s womb.</span></span><span class="text Ps-139-14" id="en-NIV-16254"><sup> </sup>I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made . . . . - Psalm 139: 13-14</span> </span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This doesn't sound at all to me as if you came from a monkey. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, whom are you going to believe? Your teacher, or God?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now, if you oppose what your teacher is saying about evolution, your teacher will likely respond that there is no God. He or she may even give you some high-sounding explanations that may make you feel stupid. Don't take the bait! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As one who has four graduate degrees and who has taught in<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> two</span> of the best universities in the United States, I have been around many professors. Most who teach in universities today are atheists or agnostics. Remember this: <b>A teacher who says there is no God is a fool (Psalm 14: 1).</b> Do not listen to him or her. And do not be intimidated by him or her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is a Satanic move afoot--and there has been for the last 157 years since Darwin published his <i>Origin of the Species</i> in 1859--to deceive the world (and especially young people) into believing that we are here only by chance. This is a blatant lie <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that has led to</span> suicide, abortion, euthanasia, the holocaust, and other atrocities that have attempted to blot out the amazing and inherent worth and purpose of every human being. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You are made in the image of God. You are on earth for a unique purpose that only you can fulfill. Follow Jesus closely. You will discover your purpose only in Him. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now, a question: <i>Have you experienced intimidation because of your stance for Christ? </i>Let's hear from you in the Comment Box below. :)</span><br />
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<a href="http://ctt.ec/EMW19" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="text Ps-139-14" id="en-NIV-16254">"You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb...I am...wonderfully made...." -Ps. 139: 13-14 (CLICK TO TWEET)</span></span></i></b></a><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="text Ps-139-14" id="en-NIV-16254"><a href="http://ctt.ec/cacQF" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>"A teacher who says there is no God is a fool (See Psalm 14: 1)." - Dr. MaryAnn Diorio (CLICK TO TWEET)</b></span></a> </span></span></i></b><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You need to be born again.</b> This
means that you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and
the Lord of your life.If you don't know how to do this, <a href="http://maryanndiorio.com/articles/how-to-live-forever" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">click here.</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You need to have a desire to tell others about Jesus</b> wherever you go and whenever you can.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You need to commit to following Jesus</b> by reading the Bible and praying every day and by obeying Jesus' command to love Him and to love your neighbor.<br />____________________________________________________</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728569035482554211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831344642387042942.post-8885452985011415722016-04-25T09:50:00.002-07:002016-04-25T09:50:25.734-07:00Where Are You Going?<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hey, Gabriel Guys! Today we're going to talk about the third of the three most important questions of life: <i>Where am I going?</i> (If you missed the first two questions, click on the title to read them: <a href="http://gabrielguys.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-3-most-important-questions-of-life.html" target="_blank"><i>Who am I? </i></a>and <a href="http://gabrielguys.blogspot.com/2016/04/why-are-you-here.html" target="_blank"><i>Why am I here?</i></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Okay. Let's talk about the reason you are here on this earth. If you've studied the theory of evolution, you've been taught that you are here by random chance or by accident. This is one of the worst lies that has ever been perpetrated in human history. The truth is you are here by design and your Designer is God Himself.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="verse-num inline" id="v19139014-1"></span><span class="">I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.</span><span class="footnote"><a class="fn" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Psalm+139/#f1-1" id="fb1-1"><span class=""></span></a></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class=""> </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ps72.18/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">Wonderful are your works;</span></span></i></div>
<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class=""> my soul knows it very well.</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="verse-num inline" id="v19139015-1"></span><span class=""></span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Jb10.8-10%3BEc11.5/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">My frame was not hidden from you,</span></span></i></div>
<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></i><div class="line" id="p19139015_08-1">
<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class=""> when I was being made in secret,</span></span></i></div>
<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class=""> intricately woven in </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ps63.9/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">the depths of the earth.</span></span></i></div>
<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="verse-num inline" id="v19139016-1"></span><span class="">Your eyes saw my unformed substance;</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class=""> in your </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ps56.8/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">book were written, every one of them,</span></span></i></div>
<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></i><div class="indent line" id="p19139016_16-1">
<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class=""> the days that were formed for me,</span></span></i></div>
<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class=""> when as yet there was none of them.</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Is that awesome or what? God even says He has a special book (verse 16) just for you in which He wrote down every day you would live and what He wanted you to do on each day. This record is called your purpose or your destiny.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It is up to each one of us to discover the destiny for which God has created us. Here is a simple prayer you can pray:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Papa God, thank You for creating me with a destiny that you recorded in my own personal book in Heaven. I choose today to agree with Your destiny for me, even though I don't yet know what it is. But I trust You and ask that You would guide me in fulfilling everything that You've written down for me in my book. I ask this in the Name of Jesus. Thank You, Papa. Amen. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The next time Satan tempts you to feel that you are a big nothing with no purpose, remind him of Psalm 139. Then thank God for leading you, day by day, into His great destiny for you!</span><br />
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<br />MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728569035482554211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831344642387042942.post-21140233153969033112016-04-19T08:17:00.000-07:002016-04-19T08:17:07.049-07:00Why Are You Here?<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hey, Gabriel Guys! Today we're going to tackle the second most important question of life: <i>Why am I here?</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last week we answered the question <i>Who am I?</i> If you missed that post, you can read it by <a href="http://gabrielguys.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-3-most-important-questions-of-life.html" target="_blank">clicking here.</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So, why are you here? That's a pretty important question to answer, right? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Maybe you haven't thought about that question much. Maybe you've been taught that you just happened to land here by random chance, as a product of Darwinian evolution. Well, if this describes you, let me show you the truth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In
Psalm 139: 16 God says that the days of your life were all prepared by
Him before you ever lived a single day of them. Do you realize what that
means? It means that God created you for a specific purpose and He
planned out that purpose even before you were born! Is that amazing or
what! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, the truth is that you are here for a special purpose. What is that purpose?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To
discover your purpose, you will need to get to know Jesus Christ. Why?
Because He created you and He knows the purpose for which He created
you. As a result, He will lead you into that purpose.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So
to discover why you are here, discover Jesus Christ. If you already
know Him, ask Him what your purpose is. If you don’t already know Him,
pray this simple prayer:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Lord
Jesus, I want to get to know You. Come into my life. I receive You as
my Savior and Lord. Show me the purpose for which You created me. Amen.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If
you prayed this prayer, please write to me at
<a href="mailto:drmaryann@maryanndiorio.com">drmaryann@maryanndiorio.com</a> to let me know. I will send you a little
booklet that will help you get to know Jesus better. You may also leave
a comment in the box below.</span><br />
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<u><b><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">TWEETABLE:</span></span></b></u><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://ctt.ec/bdhgT" target="_blank">"Evolution is a lie. You were created by God and are here for a special purpose." - Dr. MaryAnn Diorio (CLICK TO TWEET) </a></span></span><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You need to be born again.</b> This
means that you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and
the Lord of your life.If you don't know how to do this, <a href="http://maryanndiorio.com/articles/how-to-live-forever" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">click here.</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You need to have a desire to tell others about Jesus</b> wherever you go and whenever you can.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>You need to commit to following Jesus</b> by reading the Bible and praying every day and by obeying Jesus' command to love Him and to love your neighbor.<br />____________________________________________________</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Li<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fe can be boiled down to an<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">swering three<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> very important questions:</span></span></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1-Who am I<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">?</span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2-Why am I here?</span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3-<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Where am I going?</span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For the next three blog posts, we're going to take a look at each of these questions. Today we'll start with <i>Who am I? </i></span><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do you know who you are? I don't mean your name, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">what family you live in, what school you attend. I mean, <i>Do you know who you REALLY are?</i></span></span><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is the first life question that each of us must answer. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But where do we find th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e answer to this q<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">uestion?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Psalm <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">139 is a great starting poi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nt. Let's take a look at <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">verses 13-16</span>:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="text Ps-139-13" id="en-NIV-16253">For <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Y</span>ou created my inmost being;</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-139-13"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Y</span>ou knit me together in my mother’s womb.</span></span><span class="text Ps-139-14" id="en-NIV-16254"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="text Ps-139-14" id="en-NIV-16254">I praise <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Y</span>ou because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-139-14"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Y</span>our works are wonderful,</span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-139-14">I know that full well.</span></span><span class="text Ps-139-15" id="en-NIV-16255"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="text Ps-139-15" id="en-NIV-16255">My frame was not hidden from <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Y</span>ou</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-139-15">when I was made in the secret place,</span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-139-15">when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.</span></span><span class="text Ps-139-16" id="en-NIV-16256"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="text Ps-139-16" id="en-NIV-16256">Your eyes saw my unformed body;</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-139-16">all the days ordained for me were written in <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Y</span>our book</span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-139-16">before one of them came to be.</span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-139-16"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In this passage, we find some answers to who you really are:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-139-16"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>1-You are </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>a creation of God (v. 13).</b> He mad<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e yo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">u and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">knit you together in yo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ur mothe<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r's womb.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-139-16"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>2-You are "fearfully and wonderfully made" (v. 14).</b> <i>Fearfully</i> here means awesomely. You are awesome! </span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-139-16"></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-139-16"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>3-You were made for a purpose.</b> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All the days of your life were planned ahead of time (v. 16)<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-139-16"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Gospel of John, chapter 1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, ver<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">se 12 <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">gives more insight as to who you really are. </span></span></span>When you accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord, you became <b>a </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>son of God.</b> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-139-16"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to put<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> it all in one sentence, you are an awesome <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">son of God, created by Him for a great purpose. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-139-16"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The world will try to tell you that you got here by chance<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, that you are nothing more than an accident<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. This is a lie spawned by Darwin<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ian evolutionism. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I once heard a guy say, “Girls! Can’t live with them. Can’t live without them.” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Does this describe you? If so, you’ve probably wondered at times how girls tick. Why are they so hard to understand? Why do you have so much trouble with them?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As a grown girl, let me share a few tips for winning a girl’s heart. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>1-Treat your special girl with great dignity and respect.</b> Always speak kindly to her. Open doors for her. Talk to her about what interests her. Put her needs above your own. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Remember that God made girls </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">equal in value but different in function</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>2. Don’t expect a girl to think the way you think.</b> Here’s a visual for you: A guy’s mind is like a set of boxes. A guy focuses on one box at a time while he thinks. A girl’s mind, on the other hand, is like a bowl of spaghetti. Every part of her mind is connected to the other parts. So she has the ability to think about a lot of things at the same time. This is the reason her mind may go from one thing to another very quickly, while your mind is running out of breath keeping up with her. God made girls this way so they can run a home--or an organization--with great skill. Just think of what your mom does! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>3. Remember that girls are emotional creatures.</b> They were created to bring love into the world. They are creatures of the heart before they are creatures of the head. This does not mean they have no brains. On the contrary, girls have brilliant minds. In addition, they have a sixth sense that guys do not have. Girls have <i>intuition. </i>This means they can know things with their heart that make so sense to the mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Intuition is a gift God has given women so they can help others by alerting them to problems and giving them good advice. Many husbands, for example, are thankful to their wives for this gift that has saved them from serious problems.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>4. A girl wants a guy to be a strong leader who will lead God’s way.</b> What is God’s way of leading? It is the way of servanthood. Jesus said if you want to be great, you must first be a servant (Matthew 20: 26). So, if you want to be great in a girl’s eyes, begin to serve her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Guys are not better than girls. Both guys and girls are equal in God’s eyes. They just have different functions in God’s plan. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When you respect a girl as being your equal in worth and value; when you begin to treat her with dignity; and when you understand that she is brilliant in her own right, you will begin to win a girl’s heart.</span><br />
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