Vicki,

How do I get it so the text isn't in html and it doesn't say the "20"? lol.

I will try to send one each day if I can.

Thanks much.

Lovings!
Pat Ferguson

At 07:18 AM 7/26/04, you wrote:
>I loved this one too, Pat.
>
>Vicki
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pat Ferguson" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 6:14 AM
>Subject: Purpose Driven Life Devotional for 7/26/2004
>
>
> > []
> > [][][][][]
> > THE PURPOSE-DRIVEN=AE LIFE Daily Devotional
> > July 26, 2004
> >
> > Together Forever
> > by John Fischer
> >
> > A friend of mine has written a tongue-in-cheek song about a certain=20
> > reluctance to go home for Christmas due to the strained relationships
>that=
> > =20
> > always seem to characterize these once-a-year family get-togethers. I
>have=
> > =20
> > witnessed his performance of this song numerous times, and every time
>it=20
> > receives a boisterous response from the audience. If the perfect family=20
> > exists somewhere, I haven=92t found it yet, and I would venture to guess
>you=
> > =20
> > haven=92t either. It stands to reason, therefore, that our spiritual=
> >  families=20
> > will be plagued by the same limitations that characterize our physical=20
> > families. There is no perfect small group, no perfect church, no
>perfect=20
> > community.
> >
> > The issue for our fellowship, therefore, is not to be free of problems,
>but=
> > =20
> > to be free of pretense. Conflict, disagreements or differences of
>opinion=20
> > are not the enemy of good relationships=97dishonesty is. We can go
>through=
> > =20
> > anything together if we are committed to two things=97the truth about=20
> > ourselves, and the permanency of our relationships in the Body of Christ.
> >
> > These two things are absolutely necessary for a good relationship:
>telling=
> > =20
> > the truth, and a tenacious refusal to walk away. My wife and I have a
>joke=
> > =20
> > about this. We tell people that we have simply decided that divorce is
>out=
> > =20
> > of the question as a solution to our problems: =93Murder maybe, but not=20
> > divorce!=94
> >
> > Imagine if we had the same tenacity towards each other in the Body of=20
> > Christ What would happen if the ending or the avoidance of any
>relationship=
> > =20
> > in Christ were simply not an option.
> >
> > If you think about it, even if we make it an option, it has to be only=20
> > temporary, because we are all headed to our eternal home in heaven
>where=20
> > all differences, factions and grudges will be erased forever. Like we
>used=
> > =20
> > to say in the Jesus movement: We=92re going to be together forever, so
>we=20
> > might as well start getting used to each other now. There are no exit
>doors=
> > =20
> > in the family of God.
> >
> > PDL
> >
> > John Fischer is an author, speaker, and song writer based in Southern=20
> > California. His latest book, Love Him in the Morning has been released
>by=20
> > Revell Publishing.
> >
> >
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