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Do you ever remember                                      Romans 8:37 says, “No, in all
        seeing the cartoon where the                              these things we are more than

        little angel is sitting on one                            conquerors through Him who
        shoulder and the devil is sitting                         loved us.”

        on the other shoulder? Sometimes                                 One way we can tune the
        I feel that is what is happening to                       devil out and tune God in is to

        me.
                                                                  read the word of God and pray

               I have the angel sitting on                        for His direction. God will show
        one shoulder saying God has                               you what is the right path for

        provided everything I need to do                          you to take and the right time to
        His work and He has empowered                             take it.

        me to do it and then the devil                                   Stop listening to all the noise

        sitting on the other shoulder                             around you that comes from
        saying I’m not good enough, no                            naysayers. Too many times we

        one will listen to me, and saying                         listen to the negative remarks of
        anything that is contrary to                              those that aren’t even living for

        what God has told me.
                                                                  God or those who don’t even have
               Well, it’s time we shut the                        a clue what God wants them to

        devil up, knock him off your                              do, but they are ready to tell you
        shoulder and start tuning him                             what’s best for you and what

        out and tuning in to what God                             your gift is when they are the

        says. God says, “We ARE good                              last person you should be
        enough, we ARE qualified, we                              listening too.

        ARE able!”  Amen!
                                                                         When I was in 3rd grade,
               I Peter 2:9 says, “But you                         which means I was about 8 years

        are a chosen generation, a royal                          old, I was telling a friend about

        priesthood, a holy nation, His                            Jesus during recess. She had
        own special people, that you may                          never been in church and wanted

        proclaim the praises of Him who                           to know more, so we sat on the
        called you out of darkness into                           ground, draped our coats over

        His marvelous light.”                                     our heads to form a little tent
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