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You aren’t asking for a show
Where I make believe I’ve made it on my own
You aren’t waiting for big words
Where I sound smart enough that now I think I’m heard
You’re just looking for Your child
To be with you by Your side
And to tell You how I feel
And discover once again Your love is real
lyrics from “Cast My Cares”, the featured worship song in May’s Bridge Box.
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God did not have a lapse in concentration that lead to a mistake while making you. He wasn’t running low on an ingredient that you were supposed to have.
If God wanted to make a more extroverted you, a less emotional you, a you without whatever you think your deficiencies are, He could have. He made you because you are the perfect version of His divine vision for you.
You have some things you need to work on sure, but that work is an important part of His design as well.
God does not wish that you were a different version of yourself, neither should you.
from the May Bridge Box devotional
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We are offering a special Bridge Box gift package for graduates.
For only $12, you get:
- a best of Bridge Box music CD
- a full Bridge Box on how to start again in a new place, delivered September 1st.
It’s the perfect way to celebrate with the recent graduate in your life while strengthening their walk with the Lord as they move into the next exciting phase of life.
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In this month’s Bridge Box video, Unka Glen deals with some strong emotions in a…unique way.
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“When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,’ your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.”
-Psalm 94:18-19
We all have times when we feel like we are barely hanging on in our relationship with the Lord. He is not barely hanging on to you. You are as firm in His grip in those low moments as you ever are.
Walking with Jesus is contrary to our sinful nature. It is tough and it is messy. Luckily, it doesn’t depend on us. It is the grace of God that not only saved us, but sustains us. He is our light on that hard road. He is our guide in this wilderness of a new life.
Just barely making it is still hanging on. Growth happens in fits and spurts. It can be awkward and even painful. When it feels like you are hanging on by just your fingernails, God himself is still holding you up.
-Matt from The Bridge
“As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.
When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner…Then Jesus said to her, ‘Your sins are forgiven.’” -Luke 7:38-39, 48
A woman came before Jesus a total emotional mess. She was all but unglued. The religious people made it known that they thought this was no way to come before a religious teacher. Jesus disagreed. He pointed out that the religious people were being cold to Him and this woman was doing a beautiful thing. Jesus was not put off by the raw emotional display before Him. He saw the heart within it and loved the person behind it.
from the May Bridge Box Bible Study
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