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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Joyce Taylor <dr.joycetaylor56@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, May 16, 2020 11:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'nfbfl-faith@groups.io' <nfbfl-faith@groups.io><br><b>Subject:</b> Weekend Devotion: (Sun., May 17, 2020) Be Encouraged!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Everyone! Praise the Lord! Our God is an awesome God, He reigns from heaven and earth, with wisdom, power and love, and His name is above every Name. The Bible tells us in Psalms 8:9 “O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy Name in all the earth. Our God is dependable and we can lean on and trust in Him. Proverbs 3:5&6 states”Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not to thy own understanding, in all thy ways acknowledge Him and He will direct our paths. Yes, you can trust Him; no matter what it may look like today. This is not the time to stagger at the Promises of God! Follow God’s instructions and be obedient to His Word and we shall inherit eternal life. Remember, this is not our home, even though we act like it is. We are pilgrims passing through. So enjoy life to the fullest and be like Paul in Phil. 1:21 “to live is Christ, to die is gain” because if we live right, heaven belongs to us!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>God bless,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dr. Joyce Taylor, VP, MSCC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Communities of Faith Committee Member<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Be encouraged by Pastor Rick’s meswsage below:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:33.75pt 56.25pt 22.5pt 56.25pt'><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>When you’re facing a trial, the most important thing you can do is focus on and trust in God.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Remember that God is always with you and he can bring good out of even the most difficult situations.</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Nothing you could ever face—including what’s happening right now—is beyond God’s control or concern. He is greater than all of it and you can trust him to take care of your every need because he cares for you. You’ll never walk through anything alone.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>That’s God’s promise to you and me in Isaiah 43:2. Take a look:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><em><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up—the flames will not consume you. </span></em><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>(TLB)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Right now, it may seem like everything important in your life is out of control. You may be worried about your family, your health, your home, or your finances.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>In navigating times of crisis, we need to follow the biblical principles that provide us with a firm foundation. The prophet Daniel stayed true to these when he was faced with hostile circumstances, even situations where his life hung in the balance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><em><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Lord, help us to become more Christlike and to love others the way that you demonstrate so beautifully. </span></em><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I pray it encourages you as you seek God each day. And I know that as you do, he’ll give you an eternal perspective of the bigger picture he’s working out in your life and in this world—one where he is in control and faithful to keep every one of his promises.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>God bless you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><img width=100 height=58 style='width:1.0416in;height:.6041in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D62BD9.B38E8DD0"></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br>Pastor Rick Warren<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 45.0pt 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='background:#EFB63F;padding:8.25pt 18.75pt 8.25pt 18.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.75pt'><span style='color:black'><a href="http://messaging.saddleback.org/ct/55535327:6VQiaobNH:m:1:3025321960:F2DEECC3FECB83705195721DEFC22A9B:r"><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white;letter-spacing:.75pt;text-decoration:none'>Give + get my copy </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;letter-spacing:.75pt;text-decoration:none'>>></span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;letter-spacing:.75pt;text-decoration:none'><br></span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;letter-spacing:.75pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='background:#ADD1DA;padding:11.25pt 56.25pt 0in 56.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><em><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:white'>Pastor Rick</span></em><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=172 height=127 style='width:1.7916in;height:1.3229in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D62BD9.B38E8DD0"></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='background:#ADD1DA;padding:11.25pt 56.25pt 0in 56.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table></div></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=172 height=127 style='width:1.7916in;height:1.3229in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D62BD9.B38E8DD0"></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='background:#ADD1DA;padding:11.25pt 56.25pt 0in 56.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><em><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>