15 Aug Right Choices (1 Corinthians 15:33) by Chris Talley
Welcome God now with this LIFE Group Devotion (FB), provided by LIFE Runners (FB). Leaders. Guest Authors.
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“Do not be led astray, ‘Bad company corrupts good morals.'” ~ 1 Cor 15:33 (full readings)
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Chris’s Reflections: It’s not easy to make the right choices. But as Christians we are called to follow God’s teachings. As a parent you want your child to be able to do the activities they want growing up and its hard to say no when it’s something you don’t agree with. It’s also hard to imagine one of the things you have to say no to is the Girl Scouts, an organization which is supposed to help mold our young girls into women we would be proud of later in life. Why the Girl Scouts would make a choice such as involving themselves with Planned Parenthood still baffles me. When I first learned of it last year I thought perhaps we could get them to see the error in it, but I realized it was bigger than what we could do at the time. My daughters still don’t understand completely why we won’t be participating and our troop is disbanding because we have agreed we don’t want to be a part of this anymore. I am writing this on my youngest daughter’s 7th birthday. Looking at her, how could anyone not choose life? Her smile lights up the room and my day. So to sum it up: sorry Girl Scouts…we choose life!
* Chris Talley is a single mom with two daughters who does everything she can to raise strong women of faith who won’t fear standing up for what they believe in.
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Faith Challenge: Hold strong onto your principles even at the risk of judgment and criticism.
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Counter-Culture News: LSN, LifeNews, Priests for Life, AFA,Vatican, Project Rachel.
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Our Prayers: Prayer to end abortion. LIFE Runners Creed. Add Prayers. Pray with meals, bedtime, wake up, etc. Consider mid-week Family Rosary (17 min). Let’s pray now.
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Feast Day: Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary.
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Faith Quote: “There are two victims in every abortion: a dead baby and a dead conscience.” ~ Mother Teresa
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Through Christ our Lord,
Chris
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* Pray/Fast: Prayer connects us with God’s will and His miracles, changing us & helping others. Fast from things that take your eyes off Jesus. Those who pray together stay together, and close to God!
* Save Unborn (and families): Abortion (images) is #1 death cause (22% pregnancies). Prov 24:11 and Jer 1:5. “A great poverty that a child must die that you might live as you wish.” Mother Teresa.
* Evangelize: Make room for unbelievers and re-evangelization of self, by way of prayer (relationship) and following Christ’s example of love (service/sacrifice/mercy). Matt 28:19.