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~ Learned through 75 years of living, 22,000 hours of intentional (prefer that word to  ¢â‚¬Ëœclinical ¢â‚¬â„¢) pastoral counselling, 55 years of pastoral leadership, visits to 700 churches etc.  

Text: Romans 15:7:  ¢â‚¬ËœAccept/welcome one another, as God in Christ has accepted you. ¢â‚¬â„¢

1. LIFE IS HARD BUT GOD IS GOOD: the  ¢â‚¬Ëœtheodicy ¢â‚¬â„¢ question.

2. LOVE  ¢â‚¬“ FOR GOD AND OTHERS  ¢â‚¬“ IS THE SECRET OF A JOYFUL LIFE : the  ¢â‚¬Ëœholiness ¢â‚¬â„¢ question.

3. DON ¢â‚¬â„¢T EVER WISH YOU WERE SOMEBODY ELSE: the self-acceptance question.

4. FOLLOW THE TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY LEAD: the authority question.

5. KNOW WHY YOU ¢â‚¬â„¢RE ON EARTH AND NOT YET IN HEAVEN: the mission question.  

TO SUM UP:   God does not share his love between all of his creatures: he gives all of his love to each of his creatures. God loves you before you change, as you change, after you change, and whether you change or not.   FB picture: a little baby ¢â‚¬â„¢s foot with the words on the sole:  ¢â‚¬ËœIf you don ¢â‚¬â„¢t believe in miracles, perhaps you ¢â‚¬â„¢ve forgotten you are one. ¢â‚¬â„¢ You are an unrepeatable miracle of God ¢â‚¬â„¢s creation and God ¢â‚¬â„¢s new creation. God loves you  ¢â‚¬“ yes you  ¢â‚¬“ as if you were the only one to love. So it might be a good idea to agree with God about that!