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May 30
Friday


JORDYN'S
JOURNEY

READ:
Philippians 4:10-13
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I can do all things
through Christ who
strengthens me.
__Philippians 4:13
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Jordyn Castor was born blind. But this doesn't hold her back from living a full and productive life. The documentary Can You See How I SEE? tells her story. She excels at school and with a little help she enjoys biking and downhill skiing.

Of her sight, Jordyn says: "If I could give my blindness back, I wouldn't do it. I think God made all of us the way we are for a reason...and I think my blindness is part of what I am going to do with my life." She is now a university student majoring in computer technology. Her dream is to assist in developing new computer software that will help the blind.

How can Jordyn maintain such a positive outlook on life? As a Christ-follower, she understands that God is on control of the circumstances of life. This gives her confidence to pursue opportunities that others might not have believed possible. Certainly, Jordyn's life illustrates this truth from Philippians: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" (4:13).

No matter what our strengths or weaknesses might be, God's providential hand can give us what we need to make a difference for Him in our world. Rely on His strength to help you as you take a step of faith. __Dennis Fisher

``````````````````````````"I will strengthen," so take courage,``````````````````````
```````````````````````````Child of God, so weak and frail;````````````````````````
``````````````````````````God has said so, and it must be,````````````````````````
````````````````````````For His promise cannot fail! __Anon.``````````````````````
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God's call to a task includes
his strength to complete it.

**********************************Today's Bible Reading __ Philippians 4:10-13***********************************

10 But I rejoiced in the
Lord greatly that now at last
your care for me has
flourished again; though
you surely did care, but you
lacked opportunity. 11 Not
that I speak in regard to
need, for I have learned in
whatever state I am, to be
content: 12 I know how to
be abased, and I know how
to abound. Everywhere and
in all things I have learned
both to be full and to be
hungry, both to abound and
to suffer need. 13 I can do
all things through Christ
who strengthens me.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The spiritual vitality and confidence found in the inspiring words
of today's text have sustained the faith of believers for hundreds
of years. Here Paul wrote, "I can do all things through Christ
who strengthens me" (v.13). When we read these words we also
need to take into consideration their context. Paul, while unjustly
incarcerated for his faith, has just received a gracious gift from
the congregation in Philippi. The apostle sees a pattern of grace
provision in this generous gift. He has learned to rejoice in plenty
and to be thankful and satisfied in want. The reason for this is
that Jesus Christ, who indwells him and who engineers life's
circumstances, provides him with the power to be resilient in
whatever circumstance he must face.