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  document.writeln("<span class=\"body\"><b><span class=\"headings2\"><span class=\"actsititle\">Better with Age</span></span></b><br>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\"><i>O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and");
document.writeln("I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do. Now that I am old");
document.writeln("and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new");
document.writeln("generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.<sup>1</sup></i><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\">As long as I can remember, I have been part of a Christian church");
document.writeln("community. My faith as an 8-year-old girl was strong, and there was no doubt in");
document.writeln("my mind that God heard and answered every one of my prayers. God taught me great");
document.writeln("things and showed himself to me in ways that were needed to impact a young life in amazing ways! I know that God showed himself so tangibly to me as a");
document.writeln("child because he knew the road that was ahead. I was going to need to draw on");
document.writeln("every bit of that faith and strength to get through some really difficult times");
document.writeln("in my teenage and college years. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">During the years when I faced pain and struggles, there were times when I would pray and ask God to");
document.writeln("take me home. I longed to be with Him because I knew that it was there that");
document.writeln("everything would be alright. In my times of depression, I know that it was God");
document.writeln("who heard my every cry and although it took some time, God restored my joy");
document.writeln("completely and reenergized my faith. Little did I know that this would be just");
document.writeln("what I needed to endure the loss of a child that would come later in my life. Although");
document.writeln("the pain of losing my baby was overwhelming at times, God taught me so much");
document.writeln("through that process! Through every season, through every trial, through the");
document.writeln("joy and through the pain, God has never stopped showing himself to me in new");
document.writeln("ways. <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\">The relationship I have with God today is that of");
document.writeln("a best friend. I start randomly talking to him at different times of my day");
document.writeln("just to update him on the happenings of life! My prayer every day is that he");
document.writeln("would continue teaching and guiding me so that I can lead my children in His");
document.writeln("ways and reach others for Him. I know that if He is the one going before me, I");
document.writeln("can only get better with age! <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Suggested prayer: Dear God, thank you for being my faithful");
document.writeln("friend. In every season you have taught me life changing lessons and brought me");
document.writeln("closer to you. Use me to proclaim your power and miracles to those who come");
document.writeln("after me. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("71:17-18 (<i>NLT</i>). <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Today\'€™s Encounter was written by: Crystal B. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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