When wefacein which darkness seems to reign, may we respond as- Jesus did, strengthened from our times of prayer and demonstratingfaith and confidence in God‘s strength to carry us through. - P132
Though we have no power to change our past, God has the power tochange our future. - P133
Similarly, Jesus‘ twelve disciplesincluded fishermen and a tax collector, which were not among themost respected occupations. The backgrounds of these men and wom-en may not have been impressive, and they sometimes made mistakes,
but God was still able to use them in mighty ways for His kingdom. - P133
Our past does not limit our future. Dwelling on missed opportunitiesand mistakes leads to regrets, but when we allow God to redefine ourunderstanding of success, we can know and even expect that God canuse us for His kingdom purposes. - P133
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