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A thought by Max Lucado from his book, When God Whispers Your Name (p. 198). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Do you like your name?   If you could change your name, what would you change it to?   Max says, “Well, you may not have known it, but God has a new name for you. When you get home (heaven), he won’t call you Alice or Bob or Juan or Geraldo. The name you’ve always heard won’t be the one he uses. When God says he will make all things new, he means it. You will have a new home, a new body, a new life, and you guessed it, a new name.” Revelation 2:17 in the Bible says, “I will give some of the hidden manna to everyone who wins the victory. I will also give to each one who wins the victory a white stone with a new name written on it. No one knows this new name except the one who receives it” Max says, “Makes sense. Fathers are fond of giving their children special names. Princess. Tiger. Sweeth...

A thought by Max Lucado from his book, When God Whispers Your Name (p. 133). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Stop and think, is there an alarm going off in your world right now?   How are you handling it?   Are you ignoring it, or blaming others for it or are you asking what do I do?   If you're asking then Max says there are three questions for you. He says, “ 1. Is there any unconfessed sin in my life? “’There was a time when I wouldn’t admit what a sinner I was. But my dishonesty made me miserable and filled my days with frustration. . . . My strength evaporated like water on a sunny day until I finally admitted all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide them’ (Ps. 32:3–5 TLB). “(Confession is telling God you did the thing he saw you do. He doesn’t need to hear it as much as you need to say it. Whether it’s too small to be mentioned or  too big to be forgiven isn’t yours to decide. Y...

A thought by Max Lucado from his book, When God Whispers Your Name (p. 131). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) My wife and I live in an apartment.   It seems that whenever the fire alarm goes off it is in the middle of the night and we have to go outside so they can fix the problem inside.   But for many of our problems we need to fix the inside. Max says, “Alarms sound in your world as well. Maybe not with bells and horns, but with problems and pain. Their purpose is to signal impending danger. A fit of anger is a red flare. Uncontrolled debt is a flashing light. A guilty conscience is a warning sign indicating trouble within. Icy relationships are posted notices announcing anything from neglect to abuse. “You have alarms in your life. When they go off, how do you respond? Be honest, now. Hasn’t there been a time or two when you went outside for a solution when you should have gone inward?” He goes...