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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 on, “Eve

A thought by Max Lucado from his book, When God Whispers Your Name (p. 126). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Some of you today are just worn out.   You are doing all you can to make your life work, but it just doesn’t want to.   Maybe you need some help. Max says, “At some point, we need more than good advice; we need help. Somewhere on this journey home, we realize that a fifty-fifty proposition is too little. We need more—more than a pudgy wizard ( The Wizard of Oz) who thanks us for coming but tells us the trip was unnecessary. “We need help. Help from the inside out. The kind of help Jesus promised. ‘I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper to be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him because it does not see him or know him. But you know him, because he lives with you and will be in you’ (John 14:16–17, emphasis mine).” Max goes on, “Note the final words of

A thought by Max Lucado from his book, When God Whispers Your Name (p. 97). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Max continues his story, “On the bed, Sara—all four years of her—crouches, poised like a playful kitten. She’s going to jump. But she’s not ready. I’m too close. “’Back more, Daddy,’ she stands and dares. I dramatically comply, confessing admiration for her courage. After two giant steps I stop. ‘More?’ I ask.   ’Yes!’ Sara squeals, hopping on the bed. “With each step she laughs and claps and motions for more. When I’m on the other side of the canyon, when I’m beyond the reach of mortal man, when I am but a tiny figure on the horizon, she stops me. ‘There, stop there.’ “’Are you sure?’ “’I’m sure,’ she shouts. I extend my arms. Once again she crouches, then springs. Superman without a cape. Skydiver without a chute. Only her heart flies higher than her body. In that airborne instant her only hope