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> From: NewParadigmFund@aol.com
> Date: March 3, 2011 11:41:31 AM EST
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> Subject: Fwd: Today, Thursday, March 3, 2011--Ruppe Anniversary!!!
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> Subj: Today, Thursday, March 3, 2011--Ruppe Anniversary!!!
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> March 3: Don’t try to “think” your way into right acting; ACT your way into right thinking.
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> David Ruppe. 3/3/2006
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> This is March, the 3rd month of the year;
> • The 3rd Tradition: The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.
> • The 3rd Step: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
> • The 3rd Promise: We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
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> Thought for the Day
> After we've made a surrender, the drink problem is out of our hands and in the hands of God. The thing we have to do is to be sure that we never reach out and take the problem back into our own hands. Leave it in God's hands. Whenever I'm tempted to take a drink, I must say to myself: "I can't do that. I've made a bargain with God not to drink. I know God doesn't want me to drink and so I won't do it." At the same time I say a little prayer to God for the strength needed to keep the bargain with Him. Am I going to keep my bargain with God?
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> Meditation for the Day
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> I will try to grow in this new life. I will think of spiritual things often and unconsciously I will grow. The nearer I get to the new life, the more I will see my unfitness. My sense of failure is a sure sign that I am growing in the new life. It is only struggle that hurts. In sloth—physical, mental, or spiritual—there is no sense of failure or discomfort. With struggle and effort, I am conscious not of strength but of weakness until I am really living the new life. But in the struggle, I can always rely on the power of God to help me.
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> Prayer for the Day
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> I pray that I may see signs of my growth in the new life. I pray that I may always keep trying to grow.
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> Source: Twenty-Four Hours a Day, Richmond Walker, Copyright © 1975, Hazeldon Foundation, printed in the USA. Editor’s note: This book was compiled by Richmond Walker (1892–1965) of the Group at Daytona Beach, Florida. I get the text from the following website: http://www.anonymityone.com/h24/0403EN.htm Note 4 numbers after “h24/”: the first two are the day of the month and the second two are the month. Example: To get daily reading for December 21st, you would change the URL to http://www.anonymityone.com/h24/2112EN.htm
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> What on earth am I here for?
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> It all starts with God
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> For everything, absolutely everything, above and
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> below, visible and invisible, ....everything got started
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> in Him and finds its purpose in Him.
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> Colossians 1:16 msg
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> Point to ponder: It’s not about me.
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> Question to consider: How can I remind myself today that life is really about living for God, not myself?
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> The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness. It’s far greater than your family, you career, or even your wildest dreams and ambitions.
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> There is an alternative to speculation about the meaning and purpose of life. It’s revelation. We can turn to what God has revealed about life in his Word. The easiest way to discover the purpose of an invention is to ask the creator of it. The same is true for discovering your life’s purpose: ask God.
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> God’s wisdom....goes deep into the interior of his purposes.
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> It’s not the latest message, but more like the oldest–what
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> God determined as the way to bring out his best in us.
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> 1 Corinthians 2:7 msg
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> From: The Purpose-Driven Life Prayer Journal, Warren, Rick; Inspirio, the gift group of Zondervan; Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2000, day 1. Be aware that I edited out certain parts that hint of a scolding tone. For example, I removed the following quote found on day 3, “Remember, each of us will stand personally before the judgement seat of God. Yes, each of us will have to give a personal account to God. Romans 14:10, 12 NLT–Eigil
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> As Stan B. would often quote:
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> “In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Jesus Christ.”
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> 1 Thes 5:18
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