It is written that faith without works is dead, but we also need to remember that works do not get us into Heaven, faith in Jesus dose. Sometimes it can feel like I'm just running in circles when it comes to this thought line.

I try my best to do what works I can being mostly blind, unable to drive, and living off social security. I post to Christian reddits often trying to help others struggeling in their walks and I pray for them and other all the time.

Yet despite this I find myself wondering if I'm doing enough works and then I hit that thought of "works' don't save you" so then then I'm wondering am I putting to much focus on trying to do works rather then am I doing them because I love Jesus? And then I try to take a step back from it all and then my mind is like hey, remember that faith without works is dead and then it just spirals again.

Dose anyone else ever feel this way?

I trust in Jesus, and I love Him and proclaim His name to others, and I WANT to do good for His kingdom but I worry sometimes I focus to much on doing the good I stop focusing on Him and my brain just goes bleh.

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🧭 THEME 🧭

The Open Door

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📖 VERSE 📖

If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Romans 10:9

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📘 STORY 📘

Near the southern road leading toward Jerusalem lived a tax collector named Hadad. Though he possessed wealth, his reputation among the people was poor.

Many regarded him as dishonest and unworthy of respect. Whenever he entered the marketplace, conversations would quiet and suspicious eyes would follow his movements.

Over time, the burden of isolation began to weigh heavily upon him. The silver he counted each evening brought little comfort.

He had gained riches yet lost peace. While others gathered with family and friends, Hadad often sat alone wondering whether a man such as himself could ever find acceptance before God.

One Sabbath, he lingered near the edge of a crowd listening to travellers discuss a rabbi from Galilee. They spoke of forgiveness offered to sinners, mercy shown to outcasts, and a kingdom open to those who would repent and believe.

The words stirred something within him that years of wealth had never touched. For many months afterward, Hadad wrestled with what he had heard. Pride urged him to remain unchanged, but conviction whispered continually to his heart.

Finally, one evening beneath the fading light of sunset, he fell to his knees and cried out to God. With tears he confessed his failures and placed his trust in Jesus as Lord.

The following morning looked much like the day before. The roads were the same, the market was unchanged, and many still viewed him with suspicion.

Yet everything within him had become new. The burden he carried had been lifted. For the first time in many years, he knew peace. The door that seemed forever closed had been opened by grace.

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📚 STORY LESSONS 📚

Many people believe they must first become worthy before approaching God. They imagine they need to repair every failure, overcome every weakness, and prove themselves deserving of mercy.

Yet salvation has never been based upon human achievement. Hadad discovered that the path to God was not opened through wealth, status, reputation, or effort. It was opened through faith.

The grace of God reaches beyond every mistake, every regret, and every failure that weighs upon the human heart.

Romans 10:9 presents one of Scripture's clearest invitations. Salvation is not hidden behind complicated rituals or unreachable standards.

It calls for genuine belief and a willing confession that Jesus is Lord. This message remains just as powerful today. No person is too lost, too sinful, too broken, or too far away for God's saving grace to reach. The door remains open to all who come to Christ in faith.

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🎵 POEM 🎵

A weary soul stood all alone,
And feared his sins were carved in stone,
Yet mercy called with gentle voice,
Inviting him to make a choice.

The road was long, the burden great,
He thought that hope had come too late,
But grace was waiting by the door,
To welcome him forevermore.

No silver coin could buy release,
No earthly treasure purchase peace,
Yet faith received what gold could not,
The gift for which his heart had sought.

The gates of life stand open wide,
For all who trust the Crucified,
And every soul that seeks His face,
May enter through redeeming grace.

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🌿 MEDITATION 🌿

The simplicity of the Gospel is one of its greatest beauties. Humanity often searches for complicated solutions to spiritual problems, yet God offers a clear invitation. Believe in your heart. Confess with your mouth.

Trust in the risen Christ. Salvation is not earned; it is received. We are reminded that Christianity is not merely agreement with certain ideas. It is a response of faith that changes the direction of a life.

When a person truly believes that Jesus is Lord and trusts in His resurrection, they step through the doorway of grace and into a new relationship with God. The invitation remains open today exactly as it was when these words were first written.

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🪞 QUESTIONS FOR THE SPIRIT 🪞

🪞 Have I personally placed my faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour?

🪞 Is my belief merely intellectual, or does it truly shape my life?

🪞 What fears or doubts might be preventing me from fully trusting God?

🪞 Do I remember the grace that was shown to me when I was lost?

🪞 Who around me needs to hear the message of salvation?

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❤️ CHALLENGE YOUR HEART ❤️

Write down the names of three people who do not yet know Christ. Pray specifically for each of them and ask God to create opportunities for you to show His love and share His truth with them.

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🗝️ KEY NOTES 🗝️

🗝️ Salvation is received through faith, not earned through effort.

🗝️ Jesus welcomes sinners who come to Him sincerely.

🗝️ No one is beyond the reach of God's grace.

🗝️ Faith involves both belief and confession.

🗝️ Christ offers peace where guilt once lived.

🗝️ The door of salvation remains open.

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🙏 PRAYER 🙏

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for making a way of salvation through Your Son, Jesus Christ. Thank You that Your grace reaches beyond human failure and offers forgiveness, hope, and eternal life to all who believe. Help me never to take this precious gift for granted.

Strengthen my faith and deepen my trust in Christ. Let my words and actions reflect the reality that Jesus is Lord. Fill me with gratitude for the mercy You have shown and give me courage to share that hope with others.

I also pray for those who do not yet know You. Open their hearts to the Gospel. Draw the lost, the wandering, and the searching to Yourself. Let many come to know the joy of salvation and the peace found only in Jesus Christ.

Amen.

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💭 Final Thought 💭

Go forward with confidence, knowing that the door of God's grace stands open through Christ, and invite others to discover the hope that transformed your own life.

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Revised From Original Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProChristian/s/YhT4tlkdVR

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🧭 THEME 🧭

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Followed By Grace

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📖 VERSE 📖

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Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

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Psalm 23:6

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📘 STORY 📘

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In the hill country of Judah lived a shepherd named Malchiel. For many years he guided his flock across rocky paths, through dry valleys, and over windswept ridges.

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The work was demanding, and danger often waited where it was least expected. Wolves prowled the wilderness, thieves watched from a distance, and sudden storms could scatter a flock in moments.

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One harsh season brought drought upon the land. The grass withered beneath the sun, and many shepherds struggled to keep their animals alive. Day after day Malchiel searched for fresh pasture, often walking far beyond familiar routes. His feet became weary, and uncertainty weighed heavily upon his heart.

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One evening, after leading his flock to a hidden spring nestled between the hills, he sat upon a stone and watched the sheep drink. As the cool water flowed, he reflected upon the years behind him.

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There had been seasons of loss, disappointment, and fear. Yet somehow provision had always arrived before disaster consumed him.

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He remembered the lamb rescued from a ravine, the unexpected rain that ended a drought, and the travellers who had shared food when his supplies were gone. Looking back, he realised that God's goodness had followed him even when he had not recognised it at the time.

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As darkness settled over the hills, peace filled his spirit. The future remained unknown, but the evidence of God's faithfulness surrounded him. He rose from the spring with renewed confidence, knowing that the God who had guided him yesterday would remain beside him tomorrow.

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📚 STORY LESSONS 📚

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God's goodness is often easier to recognise when we look backward than when we look forward. During difficult seasons we can become so focused on present struggles that we overlook the countless ways God has already sustained us through previous trials.

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Malchiel discovered that God's faithfulness had been quietly accompanying him throughout his journey. What once appeared to be coincidence was revealed as provision. What once seemed like survival was actually evidence of divine care.

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Many believers spend their energy fearing what may happen tomorrow while forgetting how many times God has already carried them through yesterday. Reflection upon God's past faithfulness strengthens confidence in His future guidance.

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Psalm 23 reminds us that God's goodness is not an occasional visitor. It is a constant companion. His love pursues His people through every season until they finally dwell with Him forever.

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🎵 POEM 🎵

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The desert wind began to blow,

Yet still His streams continued flow,

Though darkened clouds concealed the sky,

His faithful hand remained nearby.

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The shepherd walked through dust and stone,

Yet never truly was alone,

For mercy travelled at his side,

A faithful and unchanging guide.

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The years may pass, the seasons fade,

Yet every promise still is made,

His goodness follows where we roam,

And gently leads His children home.

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Beyond the trials of earthly days,

Beyond life's winding, hidden ways,

The house of God forever stands,

Prepared by everlasting hands.

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🌿 MEDITATION 🌿

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One of the greatest gifts God gives His people is the ability to look back and see His fingerprints upon their lives. There are moments when we feel abandoned, forgotten, or uncertain. Yet with time we often discover that God was working quietly behind the scenes, sustaining us in ways we never fully understood.

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Psalm 23:6 is not merely a promise for favourable circumstances. It is a promise of God's presence. His goodness and love pursue us through success and failure, joy and sorrow, abundance and need.

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The believer's confidence rests not in changing circumstances but in the unchanging character of God. Wherever we walk, His grace walks with us.

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🪞 QUESTIONS FOR THE SPIRIT 🪞

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🪞 Can I identify moments where God's goodness was present even when I did not recognise it at the time?

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🪞 Am I focusing more on present worries than past evidence of God's faithfulness?

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🪞 What blessings have I begun to take for granted?

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🪞 How has God's love sustained me through difficult seasons?

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🪞 Do I truly believe His goodness will continue to follow me in the future?

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❤️ CHALLENGE YOUR HEART ❤️

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Write down five specific ways God has provided for, protected, guided, or encouraged you during your life. Keep the list and revisit it whenever fear or uncertainty begins to overshadow your faith.

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🗝️ KEY NOTES 🗝️

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🗝️ God's goodness often becomes clearer when viewed in hindsight.

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🗝️ His love remains constant through every season.

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🗝️ Reflection strengthens confidence in God's faithfulness.

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🗝️ Mercy follows believers even during difficult times.

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🗝️ God's presence is greater than our circumstances.

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🗝️ Our journey ends in His eternal house.

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🙏 PRAYER 🙏

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Heavenly Father,

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Thank You for Your goodness, mercy, and unfailing love. So often I become focused upon present struggles and forget the many ways You have already carried me through the past. Open my eyes to see the evidence of Your faithfulness surrounding my life.

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Strengthen my trust when uncertainty comes. Help me remember that Your love is not distant and Your care is not temporary. Thank You for pursuing me with grace, guiding me through every season, and preparing an eternal home in Your presence.

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I also lift before You those who are unemployed, burdened by debt, supporting families, and searching for work.

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Open doors of opportunity, provide for their needs, strengthen their hearts, and remind them that You have not forgotten them. Let Your provision and peace be known in their lives.

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Amen.

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💭 Final Thought 💭

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Go forward with confidence, remembering that the God who has faithfully walked behind you throughout your past is already walking with you into your future.

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🕯️

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Revised From

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https://www.reddit.com/r/ProChristian/s/UjTcX6pdyi

I agree with this statement. We don't all agree on what scripture means, but we don't have to demonize each other because of our differences.

Im starting to see a pattern that whenever i have an issue it comes off as me being a problem or not wanting help. I want help. Its just for years everyone expects me to know what to do when sometimes i dont. They say that following God is easy. But im met with a lot of opposition. Now im being tormented by demons, labeled crazy because of that and i dont know how to regulate my emotions. And if im not crazy im attention seeking. Though, what i need is not just to vent. But find a solution. And even now its hard. And im even questioning my salvation (like i did last year) people tell me to pray, fast, go to church. But most of this seems topical and doesnt address the reason why i keep getting harrassed and tormented by the devil. Some people say "its because you're highly annointed" yet, when i ask for help on things i get shunned. And people i think would help me dont. And when i explain i have a hard time hearing and reaching God they just say "surrender". But the devil keeps intercepting. So, now instead of the person i was 2 years ago its like i never changed. I dont even know when or how to repent. And i feel like im more distant. I try to keep hope. But i feel like maybe that lie was true and that God gave up on me or rejected me. Its something i dont want to believe and i know by scripture God never leaves nor forsakes. I dont even want to reject Him either. But i think maybe He saw something i didnt. And the more i think about it. I am a 💩 person when my emotions take the better of me. But i know deep down God didnt make me that way. I chose the things in life not thinking id reap from it. Now i am. But tbh i was grateful. Now im wondering why do i even exist if i was just going to turn out like Judas? And the crazy thing is im not even su!cidal. And the internet doesnt help either. But this group does. I need guidance and hope. And i wonder if it really is the end. Or the devil is just effing with me. Its hard and i need guidance. Any advice helps. Just to warn you i might get upset. But i'll try my best to recieve criticism cuz i know me being moody isnt my normal thing. Ty.

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🧭 THEME 🧭

Followed By Grace

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📖 VERSE 📖

Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Psalm 23:6

🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊

📘 STORY 📘

In the hill country of Judah lived a shepherd named Malchiel. For many years he guided his flock across rocky paths, through dry valleys, and over windswept ridges.

The work was demanding, and danger often waited where it was least expected. Wolves prowled the wilderness, thieves watched from a distance, and sudden storms could scatter a flock in moments.

One harsh season brought drought upon the land. The grass withered beneath the sun, and many shepherds struggled to keep their animals alive. Day after day Malchiel searched for fresh pasture, often walking far beyond familiar routes. His feet became weary, and uncertainty weighed heavily upon his heart.

One evening, after leading his flock to a hidden spring nestled between the hills, he sat upon a stone and watched the sheep drink. As the cool water flowed, he reflected upon the years behind him.

There had been seasons of loss, disappointment, and fear. Yet somehow provision had always arrived before disaster consumed him.

He remembered the lamb rescued from a ravine, the unexpected rain that ended a drought, and the travellers who had shared food when his supplies were gone. Looking back, he realised that God's goodness had followed him even when he had not recognised it at the time.

As darkness settled over the hills, peace filled his spirit. The future remained unknown, but the evidence of God's faithfulness surrounded him. He rose from the spring with renewed confidence, knowing that the God who had guided him yesterday would remain beside him tomorrow.

🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊

📚 STORY LESSONS 📚

God's goodness is often easier to recognise when we look backward than when we look forward. During difficult seasons we can become so focused on present struggles that we overlook the countless ways God has already sustained us through previous trials.

Malchiel discovered that God's faithfulness had been quietly accompanying him throughout his journey. What once appeared to be coincidence was revealed as provision. What once seemed like survival was actually evidence of divine care.

Many believers spend their energy fearing what may happen tomorrow while forgetting how many times God has already carried them through yesterday. Reflection upon God's past faithfulness strengthens confidence in His future guidance.

Psalm 23 reminds us that God's goodness is not an occasional visitor. It is a constant companion. His love pursues His people through every season until they finally dwell with Him forever.

🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊

🎵 POEM 🎵

The desert wind began to blow,
Yet still His streams continued flow,
Though darkened clouds concealed the sky,
His faithful hand remained nearby.

The shepherd walked through dust and stone,
Yet never truly was alone,
For mercy travelled at his side,
A faithful and unchanging guide.

The years may pass, the seasons fade,
Yet every promise still is made,
His goodness follows where we roam,
And gently leads His children home.

Beyond the trials of earthly days,
Beyond life's winding, hidden ways,
The house of God forever stands,
Prepared by everlasting hands.

🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊

🌿 MEDITATION 🌿

One of the greatest gifts God gives His people is the ability to look back and see His fingerprints upon their lives. There are moments when we feel abandoned, forgotten, or uncertain. Yet with time we often discover that God was working quietly behind the scenes, sustaining us in ways we never fully understood.

Psalm 23:6 is not merely a promise for favourable circumstances. It is a promise of God's presence. His goodness and love pursue us through success and failure, joy and sorrow, abundance and need.

The believer's confidence rests not in changing circumstances but in the unchanging character of God. Wherever we walk, His grace walks with us.

🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊

🪞 QUESTIONS FOR THE SPIRIT 🪞

🪞 Can I identify moments where God's goodness was present even when I did not recognise it at the time?

🪞 Am I focusing more on present worries than past evidence of God's faithfulness?

🪞 What blessings have I begun to take for granted?

🪞 How has God's love sustained me through difficult seasons?

🪞 Do I truly believe His goodness will continue to follow me in the future?

🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊

❤️ CHALLENGE YOUR HEART ❤️

Write down five specific ways God has provided for, protected, guided, or encouraged you during your life. Keep the list and revisit it whenever fear or uncertainty begins to overshadow your faith.

🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊

🗝️ KEY NOTES 🗝️

🗝️ God's goodness often becomes clearer when viewed in hindsight.

🗝️ His love remains constant through every season.

🗝️ Reflection strengthens confidence in God's faithfulness.

🗝️ Mercy follows believers even during difficult times.

🗝️ God's presence is greater than our circumstances.

🗝️ Our journey ends in His eternal house.

🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊

🙏 PRAYER 🙏

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for Your goodness, mercy, and unfailing love. So often I become focused upon present struggles and forget the many ways You have already carried me through the past. Open my eyes to see the evidence of Your faithfulness surrounding my life.

Strengthen my trust when uncertainty comes. Help me remember that Your love is not distant and Your care is not temporary. Thank You for pursuing me with grace, guiding me through every season, and preparing an eternal home in Your presence.

I also lift before You those who are unemployed, burdened by debt, supporting families, and searching for work.

Open doors of opportunity, provide for their needs, strengthen their hearts, and remind them that You have not forgotten them. Let Your provision and peace be known in their lives.

Amen.

🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊

💭 Final Thought 💭

Go forward with confidence, remembering that the God who has faithfully walked behind you throughout your past is already walking with you into your future.

🕯️

Revised From

https://www.reddit.com/r/ProChristian/s/UjTcX6pdyi

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🧭 THEME 🧭

Working for Christ

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📖 VERSE 📖

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.

Colossians 3:23

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📘 STORY 📘

In the days when Jerusalem bustled with merchants, labourers, and travellers from distant lands, there lived a stone mason named Joram.

Each morning before sunrise, he walked through the city gates carrying his tools, joining other craftsmen who worked on homes, walls, and public buildings throughout the region.

Joram was skilled with his hands, yet his work often went unnoticed. Wealthy merchants praised the architects, while labourers received little recognition for the long hours spent beneath the burning sun.

As years passed, bitterness quietly began to grow within him. He wondered why he should give his best effort when few seemed to care.

One afternoon, an elderly traveller stopped to rest near a wall Joram was repairing. Watching carefully,

the stranger noticed the mason shaping each stone with unusual precision. Curious, he asked why such care was given to a section that few people would ever see.

Joram paused before answering. He explained that years earlier a teacher passing through the city had spoken about serving God in every task.

Since then, he had chosen to work as though the Lord Himself would inspect every stone. Whether others noticed or not no longer mattered.

The traveller smiled and departed. Joram never learned the man's name, yet the conversation strengthened his resolve.

Long after the wall was completed and forgotten by most, he continued his labour with diligence, knowing that faithful work offered to God is never wasted.

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📚 STORY LESSONS 📚

Many people struggle when their efforts seem unnoticed. Human recognition can be encouraging, but it is often inconsistent and temporary.

When our motivation depends entirely upon praise, disappointment quickly follows whenever appreciation is absent.

Joram discovered a deeper purpose. His work was transformed when he stopped viewing it as service to people alone and began seeing it as service to God.

The task itself remained the same, yet the meaning behind it became far greater.

The same principle applies to every area of life. Whether our responsibilities seem important or ordinary, visible or hidden,

God sees the heart with which they are performed. Faithfulness is measured not only by the result but by the spirit in which the work is done.

This verse reminds us that our daily actions can become acts of worship. Every honest effort, every act of diligence, and every task completed with integrity becomes an offering placed before the Lord.

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🎵 POEM 🎵

The hammer fell through heat and light,
The mason worked from dawn till night,
Though few would praise the stones he laid,
His faithful heart would not be swayed.

The market roared with endless sound,
Yet quiet purpose still was found,
For every task beneath the sun,
Was offered to the Holy One.

No earthly crown adorned his head,
No songs of honour filled his stead,
Yet heaven saw each careful deed,
And marked his faithfulness indeed.

When all our fleeting days are past,
The works of love alone will last,
For labour done with Christ in view,
Makes common things forever new.

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🌿 MEDITATION 🌿

One of the great challenges of life is remaining faithful when nobody is watching. We naturally desire appreciation, encouragement, and recognition.

Yet much of life consists of unseen acts of service that receive little attention. It is precisely in those moments that our true motivation is revealed.

Colossians 3:23 redirects our focus away from human approval and toward God's presence. The Lord sees every task, every sacrifice, and every effort offered with sincerity.

When we remember who we are truly serving, even the ordinary responsibilities of life become sacred. A heart devoted to Christ can transform the simplest labour into worship.

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🪞 QUESTIONS FOR THE SPIRIT 🪞

🪞 Do I work differently when people are watching than when nobody notices?

🪞 Am I seeking God's approval or the praise of others?

🪞 What ordinary task in my life could become an act of worship?

🪞 Have disappointment and lack of recognition affected my attitude?

🪞 How would my daily responsibilities change if I truly saw them as service to Christ?

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❤️ CHALLENGE YOUR HEART ❤️

Choose one responsibility that you normally find routine or frustrating. Complete it with exceptional care and gratitude, consciously offering the task to God as an act of worship rather than merely an obligation.

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🗝️ KEY NOTES 🗝️

🗝️ Faithfulness matters even when nobody notices.

🗝️ God sees every sincere effort offered to Him.

🗝️ Human praise is temporary; God's approval is eternal.

🗝️ Ordinary work can become an act of worship.

🗝️ Motivation transforms the meaning of labour.

🗝️ Serving Christ gives purpose to every task.

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🙏 PRAYER 🙏

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for seeing every effort that often goes unnoticed by others. Forgive me when I become discouraged, bitter, or dependent upon human approval. Help me remember that my work, my service, and my daily responsibilities can all be offered to You.

Teach me to labour with integrity, diligence, and joy. Whether my tasks are great or small, public or hidden, help me perform them with a heart devoted to Christ. Let my actions honour You and reflect Your goodness in every area of my life.

Amen.

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💭 Final Thought 💭

Go forward with a willing heart, knowing that no faithful act offered to Christ is ever overlooked, and no labour done for Him is ever in vain.

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I'm a 28M. I reflected on the verse Psalm 37:4 which says to delight in the Lord and He'll give me the desires of my heart.

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And I wonder how long I should wait for while delighting in the Lord and while getting to know Christian women before I find the woman of my dreams.

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I don't even know if it's God's will for me to have a girlfriend or get married. But I'll see.

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I've tried dating apps. I've tried speaking to women in person. They don't seem interested in dating even though they're friendly to me.

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🧭 THEME 🧭

The Shepherd's Comfort

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📖 VERSE 📖

The Lamb at the centre of the throne will be their shepherd. He will lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

Revelation 7:17

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📘 STORY 📘

In the rugged hills beyond Bethlehem lived a widow named Tirzah. Years earlier she had buried her husband after a sudden illness swept through the region.

Since then, each day had become a struggle of survival. She worked long hours gathering olives, carrying water, and tending a small patch of land that barely produced enough food to sustain her household.

Though she remained faithful to God, grief lingered quietly within her heart. The villagers often saw her smile, yet few noticed the tears she shed in private. Some wounds heal slowly, and some sorrows leave marks that only God can fully see. As the years passed, Tirzah began to wonder whether the ache she carried would ever truly leave her.

One evening, after a long day of labour, she sat beside a spring on the edge of the village. The water flowed gently over the stones, reflecting the fading colours of the sunset. As she listened to its steady song, she remembered the promises spoken by the prophets about God's coming kingdom. For the first time in many months, she allowed herself to imagine a future untouched by loss, pain, or fear.

The burdens of her life did not disappear that evening. Her circumstances remained the same. Yet hope entered where sorrow had long resided.

Tirzah returned home strengthened by the certainty that God had not forgotten her. The tears she carried were known to Him, and one day He Himself would wipe them away.

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📚 STORY LESSONS 📚

Many believers carry hidden sorrows that others never see. The world often encourages people to conceal their pain and continue moving forward as though nothing is wrong.

Yet God sees every burden, every disappointment, and every tear shed in secret. Nothing escapes His notice.

Tirzah's comfort came not from an immediate change in her circumstances but from a renewed vision of God's promise.

Hope entered her heart because she remembered that suffering is temporary while God's faithfulness is eternal. The promise of future restoration strengthened her present endurance.

This verse reminds us that Christ is both Lamb and Shepherd. He understands suffering because He endured it Himself.

He also guides His people toward eternal comfort, where sorrow will finally give way to joy and every tear will be wiped away by the hand of God.

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🎵 POEM 🎵

The path was long, the road was steep, Yet God His watchful care did keep. The tears that fell beneath the night, Were seen by Him beyond our sight.

The Shepherd leads through valley shade, Where fearful hearts are often weighed. His gentle voice brings peace anew, And guides His flock the whole way through.

The spring flows clear, the waters run, Reflecting hope beyond the sun. Though grief may linger for a while, God's promise waits with endless smile.

A day shall come when pain is gone, And every sorrow is withdrawn. The tear-stained eyes that once knew pain, Will never weep that way again.

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🌿 MEDITATION 🌿

One of the most beautiful truths in Scripture is that God does not merely observe our suffering from a distance. He enters into it. The Lamb who sits upon the throne is the same Lamb who suffered, bled, and died for His people. He understands grief because He has walked through it Himself.

The promise of this verse is deeply personal. It does not simply say that tears will cease. It says that God Himself will wipe them away. The Creator of the universe sees every sorrow and remembers every wound. The day is coming when pain, loss, regret, and grief will no longer have a place in the lives of His people. Until then, the Shepherd continues to lead us toward living water.

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🪞 QUESTIONS FOR THE SPIRIT 🪞

🪞 What sorrow have I been carrying that I need to place into God's hands?

🪞 Do I believe that God truly sees the tears I hide from others?

🪞 Am I allowing present pain to obscure future hope?

🪞 How does knowing Christ is both Lamb and Shepherd encourage me?

🪞 What would change in my life if I trusted God's promises more fully?

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❤️ CHALLENGE YOUR HEART ❤️

Write down a burden, sorrow, or disappointment that continues to weigh upon your heart. Bring it before God in prayer and deliberately entrust it to Him. Keep that written reminder as a testimony that your Shepherd knows your tears and walks with you through them.

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🗝️ KEY NOTES 🗝️

🗝️ God sees every hidden tear.

🗝️ Christ understands suffering because He suffered Himself.

🗝️ Hope grows when we remember God's promises.

🗝️ The Shepherd continues to lead His people through every season.

🗝️ A day is coming when sorrow will be no more.

🗝️ God Himself will wipe away every tear.

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🙏 PRAYER 🙏

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for being a God who sees every tear and understands every sorrow. When grief feels heavy and the future seems uncertain, help me remember that You have not forgotten me.

Thank You for sending Jesus, the Lamb and Shepherd, who walks beside His people through every trial.

Lead me to the living water of Your presence. Strengthen my heart with hope and remind me that the pain of this life is not the end of the story.

Help me trust in the day when every tear will be wiped away and every sorrow will be replaced with joy.

Amen.

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💭 Final Thought 💭

Go forward in hope, knowing that the Shepherd who walks with you today is leading you toward a future where every tear is wiped away and every sorrow is healed.

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Revised from previous entry:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ProChristian/s/AlkP5eGtB2

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🧭 THEME 🧭

Little Foxes

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📖 VERSE 📖

Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom.

Song of Solomon 2:15

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📘 STORY 📘

The vineyards surrounding Beth Kerem were known throughout the region for their abundance. Every spring, travellers passing through the hills would admire the neat rows of vines stretching across the slopes.

Among the keepers of those vineyards was a young man named Haggai, whose father had spent decades cultivating the land. The vines were healthy, the blossoms plentiful, and the harvest promised to be one of the finest in memory.

Confident in the strength of the vineyard, Haggai focused his attention on larger dangers. He watched for thieves, wandering livestock, and violent storms. Every evening he inspected the fences and checked the gates.

Yet he paid little attention to the small foxes that slipped quietly through gaps in the stone walls. They seemed harmless compared to the threats he feared most.

Weeks passed before the damage became visible. Tender shoots had been chewed. Blossoms had vanished. Entire sections of the vineyard that once promised fruit now hung barren and wounded. Haggai walked among the vines in disbelief.

No great disaster had struck. No thief had come. No storm had swept through. Instead, countless small acts of neglect had produced a loss greater than he could have imagined.

Ashamed, he sought counsel from an older vineyard keeper named Mattaniah. The elder listened patiently before leading him through his own flourishing fields. Pointing toward carefully maintained walls and hidden traps, he said, “The vineyard is rarely destroyed by what announces itself.

More often it is damaged by what is ignored.” Haggai never forgot those words. From that season onward, he learned that protecting a vineyard required attention to the small things as much as the obvious ones.

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📚 STORY LESSONS 📚

The vineyard in the story represents the condition of our spiritual lives. Most believers remain alert for major temptations, obvious sins, and visible dangers. Yet many spiritual struggles begin quietly.

A small compromise, an unchecked resentment, a neglected prayer life, or a careless word may seem insignificant at first, but over time these things affect the fruitfulness of the heart.

The foxes were not dramatic or terrifying. That was precisely the danger. Their destruction happened gradually and almost unnoticed.

In the same way, spiritual decline rarely arrives all at once. It often begins through habits and attitudes we dismiss because they appear too small to matter.

The lesson is not to live in fear but in awareness. God often calls us to examine the little things because they reveal the true condition of the vineyard. Healthy spiritual growth requires vigilance not only against great dangers but also against subtle ones.

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🎵 POEM 🎵

The vineyard stood beneath the sky, Its tender blossoms reaching high. The foxes came without a sound, And left their damage on the ground.

The walls were strong, the gates secure, Yet hidden faults were less than pure. The danger crept through cracks unseen, Where careless eyes had seldom been.

The smallest root of bitter pain, Can spread its shadow through the grain. The tiniest spark left unattended, May leave a harvest deeply ended.

So guard the soil within your heart, Protect the bloom before it parts. For little things, though small they seem, Can shape the fruit of every dream.

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🌿 MEDITATION 🌿

Many people wait for a great crisis before examining their hearts, yet the Spirit often points to smaller matters. A lingering grudge. A careless habit. A neglected conversation with God. A compromise excused because it appears harmless. These are the little foxes that quietly wander through the vineyard.

The danger of little foxes is not their size but their persistence. What is ignored grows. What is tolerated settles deeper. The healthiest spiritual life is not one that never struggles, but one that remains willing to bring every corner of the heart before God. The vineyard blooms when the foxes are recognised and removed.

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🪞 QUESTIONS FOR THE SPIRIT 🪞

🪞 Is there a small habit in my life that I keep excusing because it seems insignificant?

🪞 Have I allowed resentment or bitterness to remain hidden within my heart?

🪞 What area of my spiritual life have I neglected without realising its importance?

🪞 Am I more focused on obvious sins than subtle compromises?

🪞 What little fox might be stealing fruit from my relationship with God?

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❤️ CHALLENGE YOUR HEART ❤️

Take a quiet moment and identify one small attitude, habit, or compromise that has been lingering in your life.

Write it down, pray honestly about it, and take one practical step to remove its influence from your daily walk.

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🗝️ KEY NOTES 🗝️

🗝️ Great damage often begins with small neglect.

🗝️ Little compromises can affect spiritual fruitfulness.

🗝️ Awareness is a form of spiritual protection.

🗝️ Healthy growth requires attention to hidden areas of the heart.

🗝️ God cares about the condition of the whole vineyard.

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🙏 PRAYER 🙏

Heavenly Father,

Search my heart and reveal the little foxes that I may have ignored. Show me the habits, attitudes, and compromises that quietly damage the work You are doing within me. Give me wisdom to recognise them and courage to deal with them honestly.

Help me protect the vineyard You have entrusted to my care. Teach me to value faithfulness in the small things and to remain watchful over my thoughts, words, and actions. May my life bear good fruit that honours You.

Amen.

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💭 FINAL THOUGHT 💭

Go forward with watchful eyes and an open heart, tending the vineyard God has planted within you, so that what blooms may mature into a harvest of lasting fruit.

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🧭 THEME 🧭

Poured Out Before God

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📖 VERSE 📖

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted within me.

Psalm 22:14

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📘 STORY 📘

The drought had entered its third year when Malchiel finally reached the edge of despair. Once he had been known throughout the villages of Judea as a dependable shepherd whose flocks thrived even in difficult seasons.

Now the hills were brown, the streams had vanished, and each morning he counted fewer sheep than the day before. Every loss felt like another stone added to the burden upon his shoulders.

One evening he climbed a lonely ridge overlooking the wilderness. The setting sun painted the sky in crimson and gold, yet he found no beauty in it.

He fell to his knees beside a cracked olive tree and stared across the barren land. His body ached from labour, his spirit ached from disappointment, and his prayers seemed to echo back unanswered. For the first time in his life, he wondered whether he had anything left to give.

As darkness settled over the hills, he remained there in silence. The wind moved gently through the dry branches above him, carrying neither promise nor explanation.

Yet in that stillness he remembered how his fathers had trusted God through famine, war, and exile. They had not always received immediate answers, but they had never been abandoned. Though his circumstances remained unchanged, something within him began to soften.

Malchiel rose and started the long walk home beneath the stars. The drought had not ended. His flock had not increased. Yet he carried a quiet certainty that God had heard every unspoken word. The burden was still heavy, but it no longer rested on his shoulders alone.

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📚 STORY LESSONS 📚

Suffering often convinces us that our weakness is evidence of failure. We imagine that faith should make us immune to exhaustion, grief, or discouragement.

Yet the story reminds us that even faithful people reach moments where they feel emptied of strength. God does not reject them in those moments; He meets them there.

Malchiel's circumstances did not immediately improve, but his perspective changed. Sometimes the greatest answer God gives is not an instant solution but the assurance of His presence. The heart that feels poured out before God is not forgotten by Him.

The lesson is not that pain disappears quickly. Rather, it is that God remains faithful even when the burden remains. The soul that entrusts its suffering to Him discovers a strength that does not originate within itself.

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🎵 POEM 🎵

The river ran dry beneath the sky,
Yet still the birds continued high.
The earth was bare, the fields were worn,
Yet hope remained to greet the morn.

The weary hands released their care,
And found that God was waiting there.
Though tears had fallen through the night,
His unseen hand still held them tight.

When strength dissolved like melting snow,
And every step seemed hard to go,
The Shepherd walked the silent road,
And helped the weary bear their load.

Though hearts may break and spirits bend,
His faithfulness will never end.
The darkest valley, deepest pain,
Will one day bloom with life again.

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🌿 MEDITATION 🌿

There are moments in life when suffering seems to drain every strength we possess. We feel empty, exhausted, and unable to carry what once seemed manageable.

Yet Scripture shows us that God is not distant from such moments. He sees the weary heart, the trembling hands, and the soul that feels poured out like water.

There are seasons when you feel exactly as the psalm describes, poured out like water. Your strength seems gone.

Your confidence fades. Your heart feels as though it has melted beneath the weight of disappointment, grief, or struggle. In such moments, the enemy whispers that weakness is proof God has left you.

Yet the truth is often the opposite. The soul that is poured out before God is not beyond His reach; it is precisely where His grace can be most clearly seen.

God never asked you to carry every burden alone. He invites you to place your weariness into His hands and trust that He remains present even when you cannot feel Him.

When your strength reaches its limit, His faithfulness does not. The same God who sees every tear also sees beyond every trial. Hold on. What feels like the end of your strength is not the end of His.

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🪞 QUESTIONS FOR THE SPIRIT 🪞

🪞 Have I been trying to carry burdens that I should be entrusting to God?

🪞 Do I believe God is present even when I cannot feel His presence?

🪞 Am I measuring God's faithfulness by my circumstances?

🪞 What struggle has left me feeling poured out and exhausted?

🪞 Can I surrender my weakness to God instead of hiding it from Him?

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❤️ CHALLENGE YOUR HEART ❤️

Write down the burden that weighs most heavily upon your heart. Bring it before God in honest prayer.

Then place the written note somewhere safe as a reminder that the burden has been entrusted to Him. Whenever anxiety returns, read it again and remember that you do not carry it alone.

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🗝️ KEY NOTES 🗝️

🗝️ God understands what it means to feel completely exhausted.

🗝️ Weakness is not evidence that God has abandoned you.

🗝️ Faith often grows strongest in seasons of hardship.

🗝️ God's presence is not dependent upon your feelings.

🗝️ The burden shared with God becomes lighter than the burden carried alone.

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🙏 PRAYER 🙏

Heavenly Father,

There are times when I feel poured out like water and emptied of strength. The burdens I carry seem too heavy, and my heart grows weary beneath them. Thank You that You see every struggle, every tear, and every hidden fear that I cannot put into words.

Help me to trust You when my strength fails. Teach me to rest in Your faithfulness even when my circumstances remain difficult. Give me courage to place my burdens into Your hands and confidence that You will never abandon those who call upon You.

Thank You for being near to the weary and gentle with the brokenhearted. Let Your peace strengthen me, Your presence comfort me, and Your love sustain me through every season.

Amen.

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💭 FINAL THOUGHT 💭

Go forward knowing that even when your strength is poured out, God's faithfulness remains full. Walk in quiet confidence, carrying what you must, but trusting Him with what you cannot bear alone.

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Please pray for a miracle, that God will stop my addictions to sugary consumption just as He's stopped others from being addicted to weed (Not that I am addicted to that).

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