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					<description><![CDATA[<p> Happy Rest-full Sunday to you!  It is already the LAST Sunday of October &#8211; how is this possible?! Today&#8217;s post...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><em> Happy Rest-full Sunday to you! </em></span></h2>
<p>It is already the LAST Sunday of October &#8211; how is this possible?! Today&#8217;s post is about an important question. <em><strong>What is God&#8217;s will for me? </strong></em></p>
<p>I often wonder what God&#8217;s will is for our life. My children and mine&#8217;s life. What is His plan, what does He want me to do? I tend to get paralyzed with options and fear. I forget how incredibly simple His commands are. Here is an example:</p>
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<p>It&#8217;s pretty simple. Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. Give thanks in all circumstances. The doesn&#8217;t mean we have to rejoice about all circumstances. We can rejoice in our gift of grace; praying keeps us communicating with our Father; and choosing to give thanks IN all situations, doesn&#8217;t have to be for all situations. So &#8211; when we find ourselves in an &#8220;impossible situation&#8221; &#8212; make sure to choose to rejoice; stay praying and communicating with your Provider, constantly; and choose to give thanks for what you do have.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Have a blessed and restful Sunday. I intend to rest &#8211; [mightily!]</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Today is day 28 of the <a href="http://www.thenester.com/2012/09/31-dayers-2012.html">31 Days Series</a>. My series has been about 31 days of Life and today is about a question.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>31 Days: 14th day, {Joy}. Happy Sunday to you.  Today is short &#38; sweet, for the purpose of enjoying family....</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>31 Days: 14th day, {Joy}. Happy Sunday to you.  Today is short &amp; sweet, for the purpose of enjoying family. Be blessed in your rest-full day &#8211; at least I hope you get to rest in Him lots today.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">2]<strong> </strong><em><strong>Consider it pure joy</strong></em>, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that <em><strong>the testing of your faith develops perseverance</strong></em>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">4]<strong> </strong><em><strong>Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">5]<strong> </strong><em><strong>If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God,</strong></em> who gives generously to all without finding fault, <em><strong>and it will be given to him.</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">6] But when he asks, <em><strong>he must believe and not doubt,</strong></em> because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">7] <em><strong>That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">James 1:2-7 (NIV, emphasis mine) The bold/italics are the parts I must keep reminding myself. Over and over. and over again. Especially the believe and not doubt. I don&#8217;t want to be considered double-minded or unstable!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Go! Find some joy. Is it in reading a book, going for a walk, looking at pretty pictures, taking pictures? Where do you find joy when you are purposing to find it, regardless of feeling?</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://flowersandrust.com/31-days-joy/">31 Days {Joy}</a> appeared first on <a href="https://flowersandrust.com">Flowers&amp;Rust Co.</a>.</p>
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