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Everyday life and extraordinary people Nondenominational
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Hymns • Contemporary Music • Bible Teaching Bible Study, Sundays 8:30-9:30am
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“A Friendly, Welcoming Church” Pastor Bob Hollopeter Sunday Service: 10:30am & 6:30pm Wednesday Afternoon Prayer Meeting: 3:00pm 2728 Beacon Street Colorado Springs (719) 636-1515
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“God said, “Let Us (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness.” – Genesis 1:26a, AMPC
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o you feel bogged down with life? Perhaps you’ve thought, “I do the same things every day,” or “Life is dull! I can’t wait for this day to be over,” or “Isn’t there more to life?” When you consider others, do you see yourself as being different? Do you think you’re special to anyone? Do you see yourself as just an ordinary person? Do you feel loved? When I left my house the day after the storm the media called “the blizzard of the year” and watched the water as it rapidly ran down the sidewalks and streets, I thought of the difference the sun makes when it touches the snow. Then another thought came to my mind: “What a difference the Son makes when He touches our lives.” He changes our everyday existence into lives filled with Himself, and our lives become filled with meaning and purpose. Then we begin to see ourselves not as just ordinary people, but as extraordinary. We begin to see ourselves as God sees us: as persons of value. Our sense of value should be based solely on the fact that we are children of the Most High God, who made us as persons of value when He created us. Genesis 1:26 tells us that we are made in His image, according to His likeness. He sees our potential, and we are His prized possession. No matter what happens in
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TODAY YOU MAY NOT FEEL EXTRAORDINARY, BUT REMEMBER— YOU SERVE AN EXTRAORDINARY GOD your life or in the lives of those around you, focus on who you are in Christ. Some days that is difficult to do. Many influences compete for our identity. Yet I also know from experience how focusing on who we are in Him changes our outlook, improves our lives and gives us freedom from the weight of earthly expectations. I encourage you to stay focused on how much you are loved and who you are in Him, the One who created you. God wants to fill our lives with His love. When we are transformed by His love, it will naturally overflow and touch those around us. He wants the best for us now! We don’t have to wait until tomorrow or next week to know His love and let Him change us into extraordinary people. Be energized today by His love. Let His love make a difference in your life and in the lives of others around you. Step out of the old mold of everyday life and into faith. Let God show you how to live your best extraordinary life. God loves using “ordinary” people like you and me to do His will. Today you may not feel extraordinary, but remember—you serve an extraordinary God. ■
BY KAY OWEN-LARSON, PH.D Kay Owen-Larson is an ordained minister with Crossroads Ministries USA in Colorado Springs. Email her at Kay@CrossroadsUSA.org
