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Today I spent in the valley. Last night I apparently didn’t close the freezer door completely and everything in it defrosted. You can only cook so much food in a couple of days. I also went to help my grand daughter move. She did most of the moving… It’s not good to get old. Then I busted one of my tires maneuvering my truck closer to the apartment door. My grand daughter and her friend finished the tire changing I started.<\/div>\n

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Life in the valley is pretty humiliating. The height of the mountaintop is measured by the dismal drudgery of the valley, but it is in the valley that we have to live for the glory of God. We see<\/em> His glory on the mountain, but we never live<\/em> for His glory there. It is in the place of humiliation that we find our true worth to God\u2014 that is where our faithfulness is revealed. Hopefully my willingness to help will give glory to God; my actual help wasn’t very impressive.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Our purpose in the valley is not to be heroes; but to be useful tools for his glory.<\/div>\n
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There’s not always a lot of fun in that; but there is plenty of humiliation. I think I’ll go take a hot bath.<\/div>\n
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Be blessed.<\/div>\n
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Nick<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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