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                    A bit of an aside, I can remember when I have pulled a few all night jobs out of necessity back in my power distribution days when a fault would require repairing, nothing like a 24 plus hour day to exhaust you. Lack of sleep is never a good thing, but in Jacob’s case it led to a change in the man
                    
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                    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Oct 27, 2010
                
                
                
                    DEFENSIVE STRIVING
There's a term in driver's education - Defensive Driving.
Driving to save lives, time, and money, in spite of the conditions around you and the actions of others.  Its aim is to reduce the risk of driving by anticipating dangerous situations, despite adverse conditions or the
                    
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                    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 16, 2004
                
                
                
                    "Shall We Strive For Numbers?"
Someone recently said, "I am not interested in numbers.  I would rather have a spiritual Sunday School class than a big one."
I found myself agreeing and determined to pray and prepare my lesson unusually well for next Sunday.  At least MY class would be a spiritual
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    "Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is. Its your excuse to yourself for not doing anything. Instead,
                    
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                    Contributed by Timothy  Shumer on Aug 22, 2004
                
                
                
                    Should we strive to be like Jesus! Of course! But He was perfect, and for me, there’s always a little sense within that I know I am going to fall short of that perfection. I know I should keep it as a goal before me. Frankly, if I aim for that, I’ll get nearer than if I don’t, and if I am devoted
                    
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                    Contributed by Mark Thometz on Aug 27, 2012
                
                
                
                    We should be striving on a daily basis to worship God in new, loving and exciting ways. It's very easy to become comfortable in our worship. We have that thing on Sunday and sometimes Wednesday and we may even dust off our Bible every now and then to read it. What about feeding the hungry as
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    "Those who doubt most, and yet strive to overcome their doubts, turn out to be some of
                    
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                    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jan 19, 2009
                
                
                
                    He is telling us that we must continually strive to please God in all we do and in how we live.
Let me use another analogy to make this point clear.  If you eat breakfast on Monday, you have energy that carries you to about noon.  But if you do not eat lunch, you will be run down, tired, and
                    
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                    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 15, 2025
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    [029]  A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD
This is a very special poem because in a time of great difficulty, the Lord woke me from irregular sleep to give me this poem at 3 o’clock in the morning.  Of course the poem flowed along because it came from God.  It was a message I
                    
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