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I'm excited to share with you Bible verses and Greek words that have shed light on my relationship with God.

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I'm shifting from being good to being loved.

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Some people have amazing stories of how God brought them out of a pit.

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I had a good family, and I was raised to be a good person and have a good life.

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When I said yes to Jesus when I was 20, it didn't take much for me to shift

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right into trying to be a good Christian.

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I worked hard at renewing my mind by memorizing the Bible, praying, reading good books, and being

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part of a good fellowship. I also knew that I wasn't good enough, but I thought I could just

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try a little harder to know more and be better. I didn't have much joy and peace, but the Holy

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Spirit was still calling me near. About five years ago, I realized I was resisting God by trying to

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make sense of His Word so that I could receive it and hopefully do it. He let me know that when I

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don't understand, I can still trust Him, that He loves me and is at work in me, so I can honestly

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say, yes, thank you. It's joyfully ironic that Holy Spirit is using studying these New Testament

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Greek words to help me feel secure as I'm shifting out of my head and into God's loving presence

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with my deep place that's beyond words. That shift is changing how I live, and now He's called me to

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reach out to you. Holy Spirit is always lovingly calling each of us near in ways that are uniquely

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well-suited to us. I look forward to hearing how you and Holy Spirit use these words and verses.