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Friday's Challenge on Posted by Rebekah

Every Friday @ 12:30pm (CST), you can hear a weekly challenge from me on Faith Music Radio.  My podcast is called Posted by Rebekah. You can listen online HERE or download the free app for your smartphone.  I would love for you to join us, listen and take the challenge!
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Here is today's podcast in blog post form. :)

 As we begin a new year, we often look back on the previous year and consider the trials and hard times that we went through.  And then we hope for a new year minus the bad times.  Those tough times.  The rough patches.  They are often not our favorite memories of that year.


We may hope for a smooth year – one full of good only.  But like it says in Matthew – “And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house…”  Will that be “my house” this year?  Will that be “your house”?  Obviously, we can’t predict or see into the future of what is coming our way.  There is, however, one thing we can predict!

What happens to “our house” when the storm hits can be predicted!  The rest of that verse says…”and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.”  You will never be able to fully protect your home from storms but you can make sure it is on a good foundation before the storm hits.

And that foundation is Jesus.  It says in that chapter – “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:”  What a great truth to start out 2016!

So today’s challenge is one that my husband gave to our church at the end of 2015.  He said at the top of your calendar this year, write these words at the top – “God’s Will”.  You see, you may be able to “schedule” your life out on paper but you won’t be able to “schedule” if good or bad happens.  You can though whatever comes your way – live your life according to God’s will.  Put God’s will first this year in 2016.


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  1. AUNT JOJanuary 15, 2016 at 11:11 AM

    THIS IS SO TRUE...UNLESS WE HAVE A SURRENDERED WILL THE LORD CANNOT LEAD US..AND HIS WILL IS NOT ALWAYS OUR WILL......EVEN JESUS SAID IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN,,,NOT MY WILL BUT THINE BE DONE....

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