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When the word, not the world, becomes the majority of your week, your life will start to change.

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feed your faith, visit lakepoint.combe. Church slash Daily Drive. And now let's dive in to today's

devotional. Hey, it is officially May, and you know what that means. The Kentucky Derby,

Mother's Day, proms, graduations, and everything is in full bloom right now.

We've been talking about how God causes things to bloom, how he loves growing things, especially

you and me. We've already talked about how God uses pivotal circumstances and practical

teaching to do that. The last couple of days we've talked about

those providential relationships, the people that God intersects our life with that can help us grow.

And today I want to talk about how God uses passionate ministry. You know, I like to work hard,

especially outside. Always have just something about getting dirty that I like. I was recently

helping my son build a deck and there's just a great feeling at the close of the day when you're

covered in sawdust and sweat. I love it. And I don't know, maybe I never evolved from my big

yellow tonka truck days in the backyard sandbox, but I think it may have to do something with a sense

of accomplishment or that feeling of

being absolutely spent, or perhaps the promise of a cold Gatorade and a long shower and a great

night's sleep when you're done. I don't know, but I love working hard. Now, I know the value

of taking breaks and slowing down. In fact, I'm getting ready to do that just a few weeks and

hope you'll find some time to do that as well, But you need to know I love working hard and I absolutely love my primary job. Now, I don't

sweat. I don't get dirty on a regular basis doing my primary job and things like hammers and picks and

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