 low on Hope and decided to read a Lenten devotional and it happened. Jesus can meet you anywhere or anytime.  Jesus also said, "Behold I stand at the door and knock." Maybe right now is the time you open the door in your prayer time and He finds you. It is easy to do. Just close your eyes and open that door in front of you. Jesus is there. Take His hand and He will guide you to a more abundant life.   Lenten Devotionals Day 11 Monday, March 18 "Drifting Out to Sea"  In Matthew 18:11-24 Jesus tells one of the best-known parables. We call it the Parable of the Lost Sheep. I barely need to say much about it. You have seen the pictures somewhere on the wall of some church that depicts Jesus with a little lamb across His shoulders. The passage reads, "What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying? And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish." Do you know what it is about? It is about you, me and everyone else reading this Lenten Journey. We have strayed at some time in our lives. Maybe that is why you decided to read this devotional. You feel like you drifted away or moved a little to the left or to the right. You didn't do anything horrible. You haven't killed anyone or you haven't done evil deeds. Yet, you feel like you've been drifting slowly but surely each day a little further and a little further from shore.  I saw that happen at the ocean once. A woman fell asleep on her raft on a calm day but the water's current was carrying things out to sea and not towards the shore. She woke up when the lifeguard's boat pulled next to her. By then she couldn't even see the shore. For many people that is exactly how their spiritual lives feel. They really aren't doing anything wrong but they are snoozing as the pressures and the enticements of the world carry them out to sea.  Maybe that's where you are.
low on Hope and decided to read a Lenten devotional and it happened. Jesus can touch you anywhere or anytime.   Jesus besides said, " Behold I stand at the doorway and knock. " Maybe correctly now is the time you unfold the door in your prayer clock time and He finds you. It is easy to practice. Just close your eye and open that door in front of you. Jesus is there. Take His hand and He will guide you to a more abundant animation.    Lenten Devotionals Day 11 Monday, March 18 " Drifting Out to Sea "   In Matthew 18:11 - 24 Jesus tells one of the best - know parables. We call it the Parable of the Lost Sheep. I barely need to state much about it. You have seen the pictures somewhere on the wall of some church that depicts Jesus with a short lamb across His shoulders. The passage reads, " What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety - nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying? And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety - nine that did not go wide. Even so it is not the volition of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. " Do you acknowledge what it is about? It is about you, me and everyone else reading this Lenten Journey. We have strayed at some time in our life. Maybe that is why you decided to read this devotional. You feel like you drift away or moved a little to the left or to the right. You didn't do anything atrocious. You haven't killed anyone or you haven't done evil deeds. Yet, you feel like you've been drifting lento but surely each sidereal day a short further and a little further from shore.   I watch that happen at the ocean once. A woman fell asleep on her batch on a calm day but the water system's current was carrying thing out to sea and not towards the shore. She inflame up when the lifeguard's boat pull next to her. By then she couldn't even see the shore. For many people that is exactly how their religious lives palpate. They really aren't doing anything wrong but they are snoozing as the pressures and the temptation of the world hold them out to sea.   Maybe that's where you are.
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low on Hope and decided to read devotional it happened. can meet you said, I stand at door and knock." right now is the time you the door in your prayer time and He finds you. It is easy do. Just close your eyes and open that door in front of you. is Take hand He will guide you to a more abundant life. Lenten Devotionals Day 11 Monday, March 18 Out to Sea" In Matthew 18:11-24 Jesus tells of the best-known parables. call it the Parable of Lost I barely to much it. You have the pictures somewhere on the wall of some church that depicts Jesus with a little lamb across shoulders. The "What do think? a has a hundred one of them goes astray, does the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to the one is straying? And if he should it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. Even so it the will of your who is in that of little should perish." you know what it is about? It is about you, me everyone else reading this Lenten Journey. We have strayed at in lives. Maybe that why you decided to this You feel like you or a left to right. You didn't do horrible. You haven't killed anyone you haven't done evil you've been drifting slowly but surely each day little further and a little further from I saw that happen at the ocean once. A woman fell asleep her raft calm day but the water's current was carrying out to sea and towards the shore. She woke up when the lifeguard's pulled to her. then she couldn't see the shore. many people that how their lives They anything wrong but they are snoozing the and the enticements of the carry to sea. Maybe that's where you are.
 low on Hope and decided to read A Lenten devOtionAl aNd iT hAppeNed. JEsus can meet you ANywhEre or anytime.  Jesus also sAid, "BeHoLD I stANd At the Door and KNoCK." mayBe RiGht NoW Is The tiMe yOu open tHe door in yoUr pRaYer time and He FInDs you. It is eAsy To do. Just closE yoUr eyes AnD opEN that DooR in frOnt of yOU. Jesus Is there. TaKe hIs hand ANd He wilL GUiDe yoU to a more abundant lIFe.   lEnten DevotionaLs Day 11 MOnDAy, mARch 18 "driFting Out to seA"  In MaTThew 18:11-24 JesUS tELLS onE Of the best-knowN parables. We CAll It the PArAblE Of the LOst ShEeP. i baRely need to sAy muCh about it. you havE Seen the PIctures SomewhEre On tHe waLL oF sOme ChURch THaT dePIctS Jesus wiTh A lIttle Lamb ACROSs HiS shOuldErs. ThE passage reads, "whaT do yOU thInk? If A man hAs a hUnDred sHeep, anD one oF tHem goes astray, doEs he Not leave tHe nInEty-NiNe and GO to the MouNtaIns to seEk the onE ThaT iS STRaYing? And if he should fInD IT, aSsuredly, i say to YOu, He REjoices mOrE ovEr thAT Sheep Than OVeR the nineTy-nine THaT dId not go AsTray. EvEn So iT is Not thE Will Of your father whO is in HEaven that one of THese little oneS ShOULd PErisH." Do You know what It is ABout? it is ABoUt yOU, me anD everYoNE eLSe reading this Lenten joUrney. WE have Strayed at some Time in our lIVES. Maybe thAt is WHy YOu decided to reaD this Devotional. yOu feel liKe you Drifted aWay or moveD A Little to The LefT or To tHE RiGht. You didn't do ANYthiNg HorriblE. YoU haven't KilLed AnyOne Or You haven't Done evil DeEdS. YEt, You Feel lIKe you've bEeN drIfTinG slowLY but suRely eAch dAy A lITtlE furtheR AnD A LittLe FuRtheR frOm Shore.  i saw THat Happen aT the ocean OncE. a womAn FeLl asleeP on her raft on a CaLm day but thE wAteR's currENT was carrYing things out to sea and noT Towards The Shore. she wOke up when The LifeguArd'S Boat puLled neXt to hEr. by tHEN she cOULdN't eVeN see the shoRE. for Many pEoPle tHat is exActly how their spiriTUal Lives feel. They ReaLly aREN't DoiNG aNYthInG WroNG But they are snoozIng as the prEsSUrEs and the enTIceMeNts of thE world cArry tHEm out to Sea.  Maybe tHat's where YoU are.
 low on Hope and decided t o read a L enten  de vot io nalandit happened. J e suscan meet you anywhereor an yt i me.Je sus a lso sai d ," B eho ld  I  st an d  a t the  do or andknock." Ma ybe  r ight now ist he  time youope n the door i n y our pr ay ert ime a ndHe fi nds yo u . It i s easy to  d o . Just close y o u reyes  and open that do o ri n front of you . Jesu si st h ere . T ake His ha nd  andH e willg ui d e you to a more abu ndant life.   L entenDe vot i onalsDay 1 1M ond ay, March 1 8 "D rifting O ut toS ea"  In Matthew  18:11 -24  Je sust el ls  on eo f t h ebes t -kn own para bl es . Wecall i t thePar able  of t he Lost Sheep . I  bar e lyneedto sa y mu ch  abou t it.You h av e seen the pict ures  somewher e o nthe  w all o f  somechu rch  that d epictsJ esu sw i t ha little lamb acro ss H is  shoulde rs. Th e  p as s age read s,  "W hatd o  youthin k ?If a man  has a hu nd red she ep , andon e o f t hem g o es a stray,  does he  notl eave the ninet y -nine and got ot h em ount ain s to seek t he o n e th at i s  s tra y ing?And i fh es hould find it, assu re dly, I  sayto you, he re joices mor e o ver that  she e pt han over the n inety -nine that did notgo as tray. Ev en so iti s  not the  wi llofyou r Fa ther who is i n heav en  that o neof thes e l itt leone sshould pe rish." D oyo ukn owwhati t is abo ut ? I tisabout you, m e and  eve ry on e  el se read i ng t hisLe nt en J our ne y. We  hav e  st rayed a t some ti mei n ou rli ves. Ma ybe that is w hy  you decid ed  to  readt h is devot ional. You feel like yo u  drifte d a way o r mo ved a lit tle  to th e l e ft orto the  righ t.  Yo u didn' t do  an yt hing horri b l e.You h av en't  killed  anyone or you hav e n't  done evil de eds . Ye t ,  y ouf ee l  li ke you ' v e been drifting  slowly bu ts ur ely each d a y a  l ittle f urtherand a littlefurther f rom shore . I s a w  th at happenat the o cean once .  A wo m an  fell  as leep o nher  raft  on ac alm  daybut th ewater' s cur re nt was c arrying things out to s ea and  nottow ards thesho r e.She wokeup w hen the li feg uar d's b oat pulle d ne x ttoh er. B y th e n she cou l dn 'te v en  see the sh o r e . F or ma nyp eoplethat  is exactly how t h eir spirituallive s fee l.T heyre ally aren't do ing  a n y thing wr on g but theyare snoo zi n g asthe pr essure s and t h e  e n ticeme ntsofthe world  ca rr y  them o ut  t o  sea. May be  that' s wher e  you a re.
 low_on Hope_and decided to read_a Lenten_devotional_and it_happened._Jesus can meet_you anywhere or_anytime.  Jesus also_said, "Behold I_stand_at the door and knock." Maybe right now is the time you open the_door_in your_prayer_time_and He finds you. It_is easy to do. Just_close your_eyes and open that door in front of_you._Jesus is there._Take His hand and He will guide you to_a more abundant life.  _Lenten Devotionals Day_11_Monday,_March 18 "Drifting Out_to Sea"  In Matthew 18:11-24_Jesus tells one of the best-known_parables. We call it the Parable of_the Lost Sheep. I barely need_to say much about it._You have_seen the pictures somewhere on_the wall of_some church_that depicts Jesus_with a little lamb across His_shoulders. The passage_reads, "What do you think? If_a_man has a_hundred_sheep,_and one_of them goes_astray,_does he_not_leave the ninety-nine and go to_the_mountains to seek the one that is_straying? And if he_should_find it, assuredly, I_say to you, he rejoices_more over that sheep than over_the ninety-nine_that did_not go astray. Even so it is not the will of_your Father who is in heaven_that one of these_little ones_should_perish." Do you_know_what it_is about? It is about you, me_and everyone_else reading this Lenten Journey. We_have strayed at some_time_in our lives. Maybe that is_why you decided to read this_devotional. You feel like you_drifted_away_or moved a little to_the left or to the right._You didn't do_anything horrible. You haven't killed anyone or_you_haven't done evil deeds. Yet, you_feel_like you've been drifting slowly but_surely_each_day a little further and_a little further from shore. _I saw that happen at the ocean once. A_woman fell asleep_on her raft on a_calm_day_but the water's current was carrying things out to sea_and not_towards the shore._She woke up when the lifeguard's boat pulled next to_her. By then she couldn't even see_the shore. For many people that is exactly how their spiritual_lives feel. They really aren't doing anything wrong_but they are snoozing as the pressures_and the enticements of_the_world carry them out to sea. _Maybe_that's_where_you are.