...looking unto Jesus, the author and"); document.writeln("finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the"); document.writeln("cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of"); document.writeln("God.1
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My"); document.writeln("homeschooled daughter received her new curriculum in the mail a couple weeks"); document.writeln("ago and went straight to the box containing her new 7th grade math books."); document.writeln("Normally her favorite subject, she was eager to see the new concepts that"); document.writeln("awaited her. However, as she fanned the pages of the thick textbook, her face"); document.writeln("dropped as she looked at me and said, \'This looks so much harder! I do not think"); document.writeln("I will ever be able to learn this stuff!\' I took the book from her and showed her"); document.writeln("a few concepts that she has already mastered and watched her immediately perk up,"); document.writeln("\'Oh yeah! I can do this then!\' It became evident that once she learns the"); document.writeln("rules, listens to instruction, and practices, the somewhat scary and new"); document.writeln("concepts now seem doable!
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In"); document.writeln("the same way, God is constantly showing us new things. As we make progress to"); document.writeln("become more like Him, we can look back and remember all that we have learned and"); document.writeln("use that knowledge to guide us through the next phase. The more we advance in"); document.writeln("our faith, the more God has to show and teach us. When we keep our eyes on"); document.writeln("Jesus\'”we are obedient to the rules of the Holy Spirit, we listen to the"); document.writeln("instruction of the Bible and we practice the lesson that God is teaching us\'”we"); document.writeln("will be able to understand the path that God had predestined for us. Navigating"); document.writeln("through this world becomes doable when the Holy Spirit is our guide and"); document.writeln("teacher. To successfully learn all these new concepts, we just need to keep our"); document.writeln("eyes on Jesus!
"); document.writeln("Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
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Suggested"); document.writeln("prayer: Dear Lord, thank you for being my teacher and my guide when the"); document.writeln("concepts of life become difficult. Help me to always look to you and trust in"); document.writeln("your promises to see me through. In the name of Jesus I pray, Amen.
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1. Hebrews 12:2 (NKJV).
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