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I Choose Today to Surrender

Molinda Hern September 12, 2024

I’m going to take you back to your school days. Do you remember the laws of multiplication as they pertain to zero? Any number multiplied by zero will always result in zero. No matter the number—whether it’s 2, 2,000, or 2 zillion—the answer is always zero. But when there’s a number greater than zero, even as small as one, it makes all the difference. The product will be at least as much as the multiplier—whether 2, 2,000, or 2 zillion. This brings me to the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 (not including the women and children who were also present). It’s a story of God’s law of multiplication. There were so many people needing food, yet there seemed to be no resources to feed the multitude. That’s when Jesus asked what they did have. “Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up. ‘There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?’” (John 6:8-9, NLT) The little boy surrendered his five loaves and two small fish, and it fed a multitude—with plenty left over! “Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and distributed them to the people…

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I Choose Today to Rest with Purpose

Molinda Hern September 10, 2024

Rest, Wait, Learn, Renew: These are Actions I recently read about someone who had to learn how to rest, wait, learn, and renew by being still for a period of time due to a medical condition. It made me wonder: What would I do if faced with doing “nothing”? Would the inactivity drive me crazy, or could I discover purpose within it? How could I embrace resting, waiting, learning, and renewing as this person did? What’s fascinating is that all these words—resting, waiting, learning, renewing—are verbs. A verb is typically seen as a word that describes an action, state, or experience. Yet, these particular actions seem passive at first glance. But are they really? When we delve deeper, we realize that even in our stillness, we are actively participating in something profound. 1. Resting: Rest is not just being inactive; it’s a deliberate act of restoration—of strength, health, and energy. True rest, especially rest for the soul, can only be accomplished through Christ Jesus. Isaiah 40:31 beautifully captures this: “But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not

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I Choose Today to Participate in the Trust Walk

Molinda Hern September 7, 2024

There is a game I saw on a TV show my family likes to watch that got me thinking. The game was called the “Trust Walk.” There are two participants in the game: a leader and a blindfolded follower. The leader guides the blindfolded person along a predetermined path or through an obstacle course. The leader can guide the blindfolded person using verbal instructions or gentle physical guidance, such as holding their hand or arm. The key is that the blindfolded person must rely on their leader to navigate. The game emphasizes trust and communication between the two. The blindfolded person must trust the leader completely, while the leader communicates clearly and helps the blindfolded person feel safe. In the TV show, there was a varied response to this game. Most of the followers didn’t trust their leader; therefore, they either quit, questioned their leader’s ability to navigate, or went off on their own. None of these scenarios led to finishing the intended race. Only the team whose leader was truly trusted by the follower made it through the intended path and won the race. Just as the followers in the game struggled to trust their leader, we often face

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I Choose Today to Go at God’s Pace

Molinda Hern September 5, 2024

I am struggling with God’s pace. I need to let go and allow Him to take the lead, rather than rushing ahead, which often leads to trouble. Paul understood the importance of letting the Lord set the pace and not getting ahead of God. He describes his experience after encountering Jesus on the road to Damascus to the Galatian church by saying, “…Then it pleased Him [God] to reveal His Son to me so that I would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles. When this happened, I did not rush out to consult with any human being… Instead, I went away into Arabia, and later I returned to the city of Damascus. Then three years later I went to Jerusalem…” (Galatians 1:15b-18, NLT). Three years after Paul’s encounter with Jesus, he went to Jerusalem. Three years before he felt God calling him into his ministry. Paul was an enthusiastic guy! He was a doer. He was known for his ability to take action. He made it his mission to eliminate Christianity from the world! Paul was a “take no prisoners” kind of guy. So, three years of waiting was probably not his style. But there he was,

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I Choose Today to Move with Compassion

Molinda Hern August 31, 2024

I saw a sign the other day that said, “If you see something, do something.” To me, this meant if I see something wrong, or someone is in trouble, I need to do something about it. How do we respond when we see something wrong? What do we do when we see someone hurting, in need, or seeking? Are we passive, or are we moved with compassion that leads to action? Jesus was often moved with compassion in how He encountered the people He ministered to. Jesus always responded to His compassion with action. In every instance where He was “moved with compassion,” it led to a tangible response that addressed the needs or suffering of the people around Him. He healed the sick (Matthew 14:14, Mark 1:41), fed the hungry (Matthew 15:32), raised the dead (Luke 7:13-15), and in His compassion, He taught and provided guidance to the lost. What is it to be compassionate? Compassion is the deep awareness of and sympathy for the suffering of others, combined with a strong desire to alleviate that suffering. It goes beyond mere empathy, which is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another, by including a proactive element—taking

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