Good morning, everyone, and welcome back to another morning with the Master's where we

devote ourselves to the Lord daily with you.

Good morning, you guys.

We are picking up with a new devotion on the Bible app called Holy Ambition and it looks

like it's going to be a fun one.

There's a link to it in the description of the podcast if you guys want to follow along

with us.

I'm going to read the scripture and then Tori is going to pick up with the divo.

Let's do it.

The scripture is Luke, chapter 9, verses 23 and 24, and it says this, then he said to the

crowd, if any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your

cross daily, and follow me.

If you try to hang onto your life, you will lose it.

But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.

The devotional's titled.

What is Holy Ambition?

And it says, is ambition a frowned upon word in your Christian circles?

As a young woman, bestselling author and speaker, Janie Allen had big dreams that scared her.

Then she learned that it was okay to be ambitious, not for fame or success, but for God's glory,

his people, and those who do not yet know Christ.

What has given you the dreams and gifts you have?

They're there to equip you for his call on your life, to be a difference maker while

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