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December 9, 2020

Don’t Give Up

Adam Benson (North Carolina, USA)

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We do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. - 2 Corinthians 4:16 (NIV)

According to my high school track coach, the worst thing you could do as a runner was to quit a race or be disqualified. One year I was at the regional meet where I had a chance to qualify for the state meet. I was really feeling the pressure —...

Today's Prayer
Dear God, thank you for never giving up on us. Give us the strength to continue running the race, even when we are tired or afraid. Amen.
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Romans 5:1-5

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God never gives up on me.

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I join many of those who will pray for you as you seek to discern what you are called to be at this moment. May God grant you the courage to fulfill that calling. May we all open our eyes and see the misery, open our ears and hear the cries of God’s people, and, like God through the Lord Jesus Christ, be incarnate amongst them.” 

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