We had a powerful encounter at church today. It was one of the best encounters we had. At least three people were filled with the Holy Spirit. One of the participants was a woman we have been working with who has been a stripper and drug addict. Needless to say she had much emotional pain, bitterness, unforgiveness. She completed the encounter with peace, joy, and believing God loves her and has a plan for you.

This quote on determination really jumped out to me.
When you want a thing deeply, earnestly and intensely, this feeling of desire reinforces your will and arouses in you the determination to work for the desired object. When you have a distinct purpose in view, your work becomes of absorbing interest. You bend your best powers to it; you give it concentrated attention; you think of little else than the realization of this purpose; your will is stimulated into unusual activity, and as a consequence you do your work with an increasing sense of power.

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