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Because He Does

I used to be someone until I was someone’s incarcerated loved one. “Someone” this world thought more of, that is. In an instant, it seemed everything changed. I wondered, “Lord, is it because I couldn’t change myself?” The Bible instructs us to die to this world. I still have work to do, but if there’s one thing the drama in my life has taught me – it is how to die. Lord, may I learn to do it without always…

Happy New Year 2018!

Shonda Savage Whitworth

Biblical Living, hope

“…I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead” (Philippians 3:13 NLT). As we change our calendars, our memories are not erased like we would erase a hard drive. We do not actually forget the things that happened in the past. I think “forgetting the past” means not to dwell on the past so much that it hinders our forward progress. We cannot take a leap of faith with baggage. Repent for the…