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How to draw Santa, Christmas Reindeer, and Christmas Tree with Gifts step by step

How to draw Santa, Christmas Reindeer, and Christmas Tree with Gifts step by step

**In a Dry Season of Your Life?** Remember, “For everything there is a season,” and "God has made everything beautiful in its time.” A dry season is always tough. You may feel lost, not hearing from God or sensing His presence. But to get through it: 1. **Realize** you're in one. 2. **Press through** – draw closer to God despite what seems like a distance. It's Not True! Keep reading His Word and talking to Him. He is there and will never leave you! Dry spells can follow difficulties, half-heartedness, or being stuck in a rut. 3. **Run to your 2Chairs**. Talk to God about what’s off. He already knows and has a plan. Ask for His help to move on. 4. **Help others** – In your dry season, reach out and support those around you. Sometimes, lifting others can also lift your own spirit. Dry seasons don’t last forever. Keep the faith, trust Him, don’t isolate yourself, go to church, and worship. The Rain is Coming! #2chairs #powerofwho #yourenotalone #hope #dryseason #helpothers #dontgetisolated #friends #raincoming #sportsbiz

We must take Christmas out of the cultural boxes into which we have thoughtlessly crammed it. We must free it of the confines of our stupidity, we must release if from the filthy hands of our greed that shaped each box, and it must be freed of the bane of special interests that attempt to seal these boxes tight. And once we’ve done all of that, we must burn every box to ash and cinders. Yet, the oddity of it all is that we really can’t keep Christmas in a box anyway. We might ignorantly presume such power, but it is only an assumption and nothing more. Despite our most robust efforts to ignore it, deny it, render it a fairy-tale, play it off as the invention of misty-eyed dreamers, and press it far off of the edges of a blind culture, Christmas remains what it is. It will forever remain the only rescue mission that set out with enough power to actually rescue us. No matter the propaganda and hype that we grant them, all other missions will fail…miserably. And I would hate to meet my own death realizing that I was ignorant enough to box up the only thing that could have saved me. When Christmas has concluded and the celebrations have stilled, when the songs have fallen silent and the parties have ceased, leave Christmas out of the box that you can’t put it in anyway. Let it be what nothing else can be. Let it rescue you, your family, your children, your marriage, your community, and your world. And I don’t believe that any of us want to put in anything in any box that has the power to do that. ________________________________________________________________________________ Discover all of LifeTalk's programming on most podcast platforms as well as Craig's YouTube channel. Also look for Craig's daily quotes and posts on Facebook, Pinterest, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Finally, enjoy Craig's thoughtful, timely, and inspirational books on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or wherever books are sold.

It takes a clear, precise, and accurate revelation of God in Christ, who you are, and what you have in Christ to continually offer God a sacrifice of praise. Part 2 of this enlightening teaching series aptly presents what it takes to develop a Thanksgiving lifestyle. Watch, listen, and learn how to develop a lifestyle of thanksgiving @ https://lnkd.in/e738R2NC

You cannot develop a solid lifestyle or habit of thanksgiving without an accurate revelation of God in Christ. It also takes a clear, precise, and accurate knowledge of who you are and what you have in Christ to offer God a sacrifice of praise continually. Part 2 of this enlightening teaching series aptly presents what it takes to develop a lifestyle of thanksgiving. Listen and learn how to develop a lifestyle of thanksgiving!

EVEN AT WORK, one can find peace and joy. It's there if you are there! Just focus your mind on one thing at a time, one thing. That can be enjoyable, and help is available, especially if one asks for help from our Helper. My wife has been known to ask the Holy Spirit which dress to wear on a particular occasion. Sound silly to you? Well, you should see how lovely she looks! I remember even asking for help when shingling a roof covered with frost. Wow, did I ask! The help arrived:). We are not designed to do this adult stuff alone! Get used to needing help. Watch MY COUSIN VINNIE! Even Vinnie needed help:).

🎄 What's your favourite Christmas tradition? Let us know in the chat below... #ChristmasRipple #Christmas #RipplePartners #InsightDiscovery #TeamDevelopment #PersonalGrowth #LeadershipDevelopment #PerceptionMatters #SelfAwareness #TeamSuccess #ChangeForGood #ContinuousImprovement #UnlockPotential #SmallRipplesBigWaves

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