Go with expectations of joy, and just being in the presence of God.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
Go with great expectations - expecting to fellowship with the Children of God. Don't go looking for faults. Go looking for good.
I heard a story one time about 2 people who moved from a small town. The first had never liked the town to begin with and when they moved to the new place - guess what - it was just like the one they left. The second person had always loved their little town and the friendly people in it. When they moved to their new place - guess what - it was just like the place they had just left.
Hmmmm............
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Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of a battle ! ! ! !
If you were going to ride a roller coaster, what would you do to make sure you enjoyed the experience rather than hated it?
Expect to enjoy it.
Go with the intention of enjoying it, if not for your sake, at least for the sake of those with you.
Smile.
Go with someone who really loves going.
Relax.
Enjoy the ride.
Remain accepting of the twists and turns it may throw you.
Remember, it was your decision to go.
Look for something about it to enjoy.
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What we make of the Bible will never be as great a thing as what the Bible will - if we let it - make of us.~Rich Mullins
I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.~Galileo Galilei
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