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Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me ... Psalm 23:4
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Death always throws us into the valley…the place we least desire to go, and when we least expect to. It comes as a thief in the night, and steals away those we love leaving us to mourn and grieve. Where before we stood on the mountaintop where the light in our lives had shined so brightly, now a cloud is cast over all that we do.
Whether you have lost someone you loved, or you are faced with your own mortality, death can be devastating.
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Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6
Two distinct feelings can surface when we are lost. First is the feeling of hopelessness that comes when you don’t have
a clue which way to turn. Who hasn’t felt that way in an unfamiliar city or neighborhood? You know your destination is reachable,
but you know you’ll never make it without help. The second feeling is frustration. You ask someone for help, follow their
directions, and after many twists and turns realize they gave you misleading information. You trusted their guidance, but
with a frustrating result: you were still…
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What is the best way to witness?
The best way to witness for Christ is to be more concerned about our own faith than the lack of it in
someone else’s life. By spending time in God’s presence daily we will become more like Christ; more
yielded and filled with the Holy Spirit. If we are following the Spirit’s guidance, He will lead us
into opportunities in which Christ’s love and light will flow through us to another person who doesn't
know Him. We should pray for God to open doors and provide settings in which a person hungry for spiritual
life (prepared by the Spirit) is ready to receive what Christ might give him through us in that moment.
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