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“Always give thanks for everything to our God and Father .” Ephesians 5:20 TLB Now more than ever we need to pause and offer “thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father” to turn the tides of oppression, injustice, and violence. No matter what you’re battling, your recipe for victory is extravagant praise and thanksgiving. It’s a matter of what you choose to glorify—whether you glorify the problem or the Solution. Will you magnify the works of the enemy or the promises found in God’s Word? Where will you choose to put your focus? Too often we focus on the what chastises our peace rather than on the Prince of Peace. We choose to focus on what we don’t have and who we are not, rather on that we do have and who we are in Christ. We allow whatever is missing from our lives to command our attention rather than the goodness and grace of God always working on our behalf. “We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love Him.” Romans

“So follow the steps of the good, and stay on the paths of the righteous. For only the godly will live in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it. ” Proverbs 2:20-21 “The Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing!” Matthew 11:12 NLT Who you become in the year ahead is contingent upon the decisions you make today. I urge you, as Paul told Timothy, to stir up the power God has placed within you (see 2 Tim 1:6)—to ask and believe for more than you ever imagined possible (see James 4:2). Don’t hesitate to step forward and live your best life. Don’t wait to break free and break out of the status quo! This once-in-a-year opportunity is your personal invitation to live more purposefully, expand your infinite capacity, and become all you have the potential to be. End this year strong and begin next year better! As we head toward the end of the year, many of us have our eyes fixed on what’s ahead—and that’s a good thing! In fact, I’ve been thinking a l