Good news first: last time my dad was in the hospital, the Bears lost. To the Colts, of all teams. This time, the Bears won, against Green Bay. And Mizzou is now #11 in the nation, thank you very much. It's promising.
That's another thing God has taught me lately: there's so much promise in this world, but you only find it through Him. Phillipians 4:12 has two interpretations, and I'm shifting towards the second. The first interpretation is the Nike interpretation, the can-do, the slogan-on-a-motivational-poster interpretation: I CAN DO EVERYTHING through Him who gives me strength. The "through Him" aspect is a side note, an afterthought, an addendum to the real deal.
The second interpretation was revealed to me at Fall Conference with RUF. The verse isn't a pump-yourself-up verse; rather, it is a trust-in-God verse: I can do eveything THROUGH HIM who gives me strength. We're not the stars of the show. All we do is show up.
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Great to see you posting again - go Bears!
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