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				<description><![CDATA[<p>What Do You Want? You turn older and think to yourself, &#8220;What do I have to offer now?&#8221; Our life is not what it used to be. We can&#8217;t do what used to come so easily. We aren&#8217;t sure what we can do or whether we are up to it now. But I believe that [&#8230;]</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">What Do You Want?</h3>



<p>You turn older and think to yourself, &#8220;What do I have to offer now?&#8221;  Our life is not what it used to be. We can&#8217;t do what used to come so easily. We aren&#8217;t sure what we can do or whether we are up to it now. But I believe that we get caught up in the non essentials. God has something for each of us. I know He does.</p>


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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Why Are You Here?</h3>



<p>Our life goes through changes as the years fly by. Sometimes the days rumble on by and we barely think about it. Other times, we have less going on than we used to. We have to step back or wait awhile on the sidelines until God shows us. But we never stop seeking or finding. We should look ahead toward the things God has for us NOWl</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">How Do You Make It?</h3>



<p>What do I mean by NOW? We can only live today. That&#8217;s it. We can plan for tomorrow but we live for today. This sort of puts me in a quandary. I&#8217;ve spent a lot of my life planning for the future. But God tells me to live for the day. I do think we approach our life differently every year. We have to because there are surprises we don&#8217;t plan on. Things that we don&#8217;t plan on that surface and must be taken care of. Yet, we do the best when we look to God in our future.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">When Should You Start?</h3>



<p>Now. We should start <em>planning</em> and <em>doing</em> the best we can every day. There is a key  to this, though. When we put God in control of our lives in every thing we do, He makes our lives a thing of beauty. It may be hard. It may be unusual, it may have unexpectantly difficult things but God is in charge. When He is in charge and we are willing, He makes beauty from ashes. Beauty from pain and sorrow. He brings singing when we are quiet. We look at the small things and see great things. God brings joy from sorrow. Praise Him!</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Let&#8217;s Do It!</h3>



<p>Maybe you&#8217;re already doing this. Keep on striving, completing, helping, encouraging, reading, helping, and bringing the threads of your life into one great united ball of thread!  Maybe you have agreed to stay in a marriage where your mate expects you to take care of most of his/her needs. Give God the glory. Maybe you have a health issue that brings you much trouble. Give God the glory. Maybe you lost a child or have a blistered walk with him. Give God the glory. In everything Give God the Glory!!!</p>



<p>God loves us. God keeps us. God helps us. God motivates us. God shows us the way. He brings us further. He brings us higher. He lifts us up. He guides us. He gives us the strength to go through the difficult days. HE HELPS US! We are not in this alone. He is here. He gives us some added bonuses like family and friends and even helpers. Thank Him for them all. Be thankful. Be kind. Do more. Bring people to Him. Help them. He is willing, able, and brings and gives us more than we thought possible.</p>
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