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A thought by Christine Caine from her book, Unstoppable: Running the Race You Were Born To Win (p. 43).Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) There is a story in the Bible of a great crowd who came out to hear Jesus and at some point, these 5,000 or more people got hungry.   There was no food close by and they were hungry.   Now Jesus told his disciples to take care of the problem.   So they went looking for food and found a young boy who had five loaves of bread and two fish.   That was it and that is what they brought to Jesus, five loaves and two fish.   That was all they had to feed a hungry crowd of over 5,000 people. Christine says, “Next, Jesus broke the bread and the fish. When he blessed it, there were five and two. But when he broke it, we lose count. The more Jesus broke the bread and fish, the more there was to feed and nourish. The disciples started distributing the food, and soon what was broken was feeding th

A thought by Christine Caine from her book, Unstoppable: Running the Race You Were Born To Win (p. 42).Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) We can be very confident until we hit out limit, can’t we?   Maybe that is where you are today. Christine says, “Often it is when we come face-to-face with our limitations that we give up, thinking all is lost. But when we recognize our limitations, then we also recognize when God demonstrates his limitless power. Until we hit our limit, we often assume we can provide, we can deliver, and we can produce.” She goes on, “What are you facing today that brings you face-to-face with your limitations, leaving you questioning how qualified you are to make a difference in this broken world? Is it a broken past? A dream that has died? A lack of time, money, education, leadership skills, influence, or confidence? We must never assess a difficulty in light of our own resources but in light o

A thought by Christine Caine from her book, Unexpected: Leave Fear Behind, Move Forward in Faith, Embrace the Adventure (p. 197). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) It is so much easier for us to complain than it is to step out. You may remember the story of the invalid who lay by a pool and of Jesus asking him if he wanted to be healed.   And, the man came up with reasons why he wasn’t healed.   Is that true of us? Christine says, “All that man had ever known was his infirmity. His pain and place of limitation were his comfort zone. Instead of saying an enthusiastic yes, he placed blame on others for his plight, and held onto his condition. “It’s incredible, isn’t it? But the truth is, we’ve all been there. We’ve all done that. We’ve clutched the reasons why we can’t fulfill our purpose. We’ve held onto our anger or disappointment, unforgiveness or offense, bitterness or rejection, addiction or greed. “We’v