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Alone. As I think about the different aspects of today's worship service, I think yes, about the first part, wait a minute, just a minute, hold on, I'm coming. Yes, I used them frequently too. I didn't want to put my life on hold while I did what someone else wanted me to do. In some ways I'm still that way. Yes, I'm a rebel at heart still. I have a controlling nature. No, you don't believe that? I have three children who will tell you otherwise.

As for the other concept, alone. I have been alone most of my life. I am a loner by nature and by heart. I don't like interacting with people, for a very good reason. Most of the time when I did as a child, I found a knife sticking out of my back. It was very painful, so I learned to do things with and by myself. Was it lonely? Yes. I had my dark days, but I learned early on, that I couldn't depend on anyone but me to get the things done that needed to be done. Maybe that's why I'm such a control freak as well. I want it done now, and if it's not done when I want it done, I do it myself. After all, the only person I can rely on is me.

Enter God. At the tender age of 23, I believe or somewhere around there, 32 years ago, I accepted Jesus as my Savior and Lord. I had to give up self and turn self over to Him. Was it easy? No. I'm a control freak. Have I succeeded? No, I'm still a control freak. Am I working on it? You bet, and it gets lonely out there, but then I remember I don't have to do anything alone anymore. I have Jesus to come alongside me and help me, and yes, when He says I need to rely on someone else, the hardest thing for me, I do my best to rely on someone else to get that thing done I can do right away.

Anyway, though I'm still a loner, I have learned what friendship is, and there aren't as many knives sticking out of my back anymore. Yes, occasionally I feel the sting of one, but I can turn to my heavenly Father, and His Son, Jesus to heal the wounds and help me grow, so I don't have to be alone anymore.

Blessings
Valerie

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Matthew 19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
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