This Week on PowerToChange.com/Experience (November 6 2009)
Does One Really Matter?
I wanted to turn away, but I couldn’t. I wanted to pretend she wasn’t there, and go back to ironing, cooking, anything to take my mind off the image glaring at me from my computer screen … but I just couldn’t. I kept hearing God whispering in my spirit, saying : “Look. You must look at her.” He told me, “Look closely into her eyes until you see a reflection of Me.” “But Lord,” I asked. “There are so many orphans. Does saving one really matter? Read more.
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You said it: This week Em shared on the Into All the World women’s devotional, saying “It is so tempting and easy to ‘hate’ certain people, especially in this world. People can be so ‘unlovable.’ However, I know that is the way the world does things. We all need God’s grace, mercy & faith to help us to love.” Read the rest of the comments on Into All the World, and join the conversation on Devotional for Men and Devotional for Women, each updated daily!
Life Lesson: Secrets: How to Stop Hiding
Just before Adam & Eve sinned, “neither of them felt any shame” (Genesis 2:25). Yet soon after that, “they hid themselves among the trees.” (Genesis 3:8) Gee, that makes sense. “God’s coming! // Quick! Into the trees!” We do this too sometimes: We try to “hide” from God. Read more
Devotional: God’s Mission: Adoption
When we come to Christ, God not only forgives us, he also adopts us. Through a dramatic series of events, we go from condemned orphans with no hope to adopted children with no fear. Read more
Coming up next week: One of the topics of our upcoming online chats is “What gives meaning to your day?” Join us in the chat room November 9th 2009 @ 12:15pm EST for this chat or see also our full chat calendar for other upcoming topics.
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