Good morning everyone and welcome back to another mornings with the masters. We devote ourselves to the Lord daily with you.

We are picking back up with New Murning mercies,

but I always say New Murnin, good good morning but before we jump in wanted to mention if you didn't

check out the last eight day plan we had it's called win the day by Mark Batterson it was a really

fun one it was like equally kind of deep and kind of theological,

philosophical, also very, very practical part too. And so feel free to go back and check those

out too, but anyways, we're just gonna jump on into new

morning mercies it says this the battle for your heart still goes on

temptations exist all around you the enemy lurks like a roaring lion. Falsehood battles with truth.

The people of God live as an often misunderstood minority. Sickness and suffering

enter your door.

You need to grow in grace.

In weakness, you give way to what you should resist.

You are syndicates by others.

Hopes, dreams, and plans fail.

You experience corruption and injustice.

There are times when you are tempted to wonder if it's all worth it.

But in all this, God is still at work molding you into the likeness of his

son. It is in many ways a multifaceted life of hardship. the hardships of life in this fallen world

intersecting with the restorative hardships that come along with grace. Maybe you're

reading and thinking, boy Paul, this has been very encouraging so far.

Well, let me ask you to reflect on something that is incredibly encouraging in the midst of

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