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I was playing cards with my parents, and my dad had the option to pick a card up off the discard pile or draw another card. He couldn't decide quickly, and ended up drawing a new card. Ironically, it was the exact same card he would have received if he had just picked up the one on the discard pile.

The small moment reminded me of a difficult concept many struggle with: understanding the relationship between God's sovreingty and our free will. Both exist in perfect harmony. While we might not understand it, we must have enough faith to trust it.

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I started physical therapy this week for SI dysfunction in my pelvis & low back. The therapist stated he doesn't want me to rely on him. It's his job to equip me, and to equip me to learn how to correct it as well as strengthen the surrounding muscles.

This is exactly what we are called to do as the church. Leadership is to equip the saints, not only to correct that which is out of place in our lives, but to strengthen one another so as not to fall away.

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This morning came with a special surprise: an impromptu coffee date with my dad. We have not sat down together just the two of us over a cup of coffee in a long time. We talked about a little bit of everything, but especially spiritual things, and finished with prayer.

The most important spiritual moments and instruction in our lives don't just come in a formal setting of worship, they happen in the most ordinary of places - like sitting down over coffee. It's how God has designed it to be from the beginning.

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