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2 Corinthians 6:2 (NIV) Now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation. Almost every morning, I have a routine. With a fresh cup of coffee in hand, I get out a couple of the bibles that I use for my quiet-time scripture reading. Then, after my scripture time, I spend time in prayer in a patterned way. I highlight this to give you an insight into how my prayer begins (I have this written down): “Thank you…

Have you ever mapped out your life—where you’ve been, what you’ve done, what has disappointed you, what has surprised you? Recently our pastoral team has been going through the exercise of putting our lives in identifiable chapters. Each chapter is marked with highs and lows of events, people marked as special, and accomplishments during that time period. One thing that became clear to me when I did this exercise was that when we dedicate ourselves to Christ, God doesn’t waste…