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Life can be Like a Trash Compactor

1131) When I was a kid, we had a trash compactor. This is a fascinating invention for 10- and 11-year-olds. You put the trash in it, close the drawer and push the button. Before you know it, the crushing mechanism put incredible pressure on the drawer’s contents and forces them into a compact mass. This
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Anguish

1130) Anguish is something that will present itself a few times in life. It really doesn’t matter what has caused it, it brings a heavy storm that causes some people to drown. In consideration of this difficult thing, questions might follow. Can I help myself or another person amid such turbulent waters? I think the
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Talk, Talk, Talk

There are some people out there who can talk and talk and talk and yet, not say a thing. I know you know what I mean. Sometimes I avoid these people because I don’t have time (or want to take the time) to get trapped into having to listen without the opportunity to inject that
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How Does God Feel About Me?

1128) I was watching a Tedx Talk the other day about how our brains handle suffering presented by Dr. Amit Sood from the Mayo Clinic. Among other things that were fascinating, he spoke about, “hedonic adaptation” which means that after positive or negative events, we react to them but then return to more stable emotions.
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Is God Good?

1127) Trying to understand the essence of God is impossible. Think about this. God says he is all-powerful, all-knowing, everywhere at once, and has always existed. These things are just a tiny aspect of who God is. No wonder we humans have a hard time comprehending him. There are some things we can understand about
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Sunsets are Beautiful

1126) Sunsets are one of my favorite things to see. Because our upstairs bedroom faces west and has two huge windows, summers in Maine, which has a late sunset, allow me to view this spectacular scene in bed. There have been times as I lie there when I picture Jesus appearing within it all. What
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The Miracle of Bad

1125) I am a thinker; in fact, I overthink way too much. Thinking through things, however, has benefited me. One thing I have pondered quite a bit is the fact that good things can come from bad; even the really bad. This, to me, is a type of miracle because Satan is great at encouraging
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Who Fights Your Battles?

1124) Though there have been wars during my lifetime, I’ve never had to physically go to the war’s front and fight. Those who have probably have a very different view of life that perhaps helps you with your priorities. Experiencing war also has its price. There may be fear and anger that have rooted deeply
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Focus

1123)  As an adult, I’ve had to wear progressive-lensed glasses. As most of you know, this means the top part of my lenses have one prescription and the bottom part, another. The eye doctor has to work hard on measuring where one prescription ends and the other begins and one time, that line was off
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Guarded

1122) As a child, going to the pool was such a special thing. The thrill of jumping into the beautiful blue water was amazing. You could do so much: play Marco-Polo; jump off the diving board; or swim to the bottom to pick up the pebbles we tossed in. There was one thing that stood
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