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  document.writeln("<span class=\"body\"><b><span class=\"headings2\"><span class=\"actsititle\">Who Will You Follow?</span></span></b><br>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">But Elisha replied, \"As surely as the Lord lives and you yourself");
document.writeln("live, I will never leave you!\'€<sup>1</sup><o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Elijah was a faithful prophet of God to the people. He lived");
document.writeln("obedient to the Word of God and served where he was sent. However, there was a time");
document.writeln("in Elijah\'€™s life where he felt that he was the only faithful prophet remaining!");
document.writeln("It seemed that everyone around him was worshipping idols, and I can imagine it");
document.writeln("felt exhausting at times not having anyone like-minded walking alongside him.");
document.writeln("This is when God gave Elijah the instruction to choose Elisha as his successor.");
document.writeln("Elisha was called in 1 Kings 19:19 and spent the next several years learning from");
document.writeln("Elijah and following him wherever he went. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Elisha seemed to love Elijah like a father. Despite Elijah");
document.writeln("telling Elisha to stay behind before he was taken into heaven, Elisha refused");
document.writeln("to leave him. Perhaps, he wanted to hear one more word of wisdom, see one more miracle,");
document.writeln("and spend every last bit of time with his mentor and friend. Elisha witnessed");
document.writeln("when Elijah was taken into heaven, and at that moment Elijah\'€™s responsibilities");
document.writeln("fell on him. As God had said, Elisha would now be His prophet to the people and");
document.writeln("God would be with Elisha just as he had been with Elijah.<o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Henry Blackaby said, \'€œWatch to see where God is working and");
document.writeln("join Him in His work\'€.<o:p></o:p></span></p>");
document.writeln("<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:");
document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Where do you see God working around you? And WHO is he");
document.writeln("using to do that work? The people we choose to follow should reflect His character and help us grow in Christ. In the same way you should stay away from");
document.writeln("influences who will steer you off the right path. Ask for God\'€™s guidance in");
document.writeln("choosing friends and mentors. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Suggested prayer: Dear God, give me wisdom to follow those");
document.writeln("whom you are working in and though, and who will lead me closer to you. Help me,");
document.writeln("also, be a friend and encourager to others who are trying to serve you, and");
document.writeln("that, together, we can follow you. Thank you for hearing and answering my");
document.writeln("prayer. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("2:2b (NLT). <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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