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I know that it is really hard at times to hear things about you that you don't like and already know. I know that when someone points out the hard things in us we have two choices. We can get bitter and not allow some of those changes to make us better. OR we can take what they say, separate it out and allow only the things that will make us better, make their way into our hearts and soul. Recently this happened to me and I have been struggling with how to decipher between what is truth and what isn't. I am a firm believer that God has a plan in EVERYTHING and that He allows us to be hurt so that He can make us into who HE designed for us. I believe that he ALLOWS those things to make us more like Him. We have to allow that change to happen though. We can resist but that just makes it harder. I know for me I don't want to miss ANY opportunities for Christ's Love to flow from me. Now that isn't to say I haven't done that, but I don't want to EVER choose that NOT to be the outcome. I have said it before and I will say it again, If I have to walk through the fire to prevent someone else having to do that then I AM MORE THAN WILLING to do that. I choose to go before others and take the bullets so someone else who may not be as strong to fight it doesn't have to face those things if I can help it. I just want God to use me His way an not mine. Ok, so now that you know you have a choice what will you choose? I want other peoples words to ALWAYS draw me closer to God. Just know that when you choose to love others, you choose to be hurt by them and when you care about them you choose to experience the Joy that comes as well. You can't avoid pain and you can't avoid those things in our lives that God wants to change. SO as Easter draws near, lets allow the love and moving of the Holy Spirit to change us and make us more like Jesus. The one who died and gave Himself up, for US!!! Thank you Jesus for that Amazing Love.

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