kaci brown

July 31, 2006
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Distressed
Disturbed
Disappointed

Have you ever been in a situation of complete peace and quiet, with no noise, trouble, or anxiety? How long has it been since you noticed still weather, without wind or waves caused by wind? The weather, in so many ways, is just like our lives. You can predict when a storm's coming by being aware of patterns and change, but you can't always find a worldly shelter worth holding on to.

I've realized over the past week or two that my life is only worth living, if I live not for myself. My primary objective seems to have been in total confusion and/or great disorder.

Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bare fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bares much fruit, apart from Me you can do nothing. -- John 15:4-5

Many things have changed since I last wrote you.

People spend their lives in the relentless pursuit of more money, more possessions, and more power. Many of us also live believing bad situations can take over our lives.

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