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IBS 18 - Hebrews 13:5

Hebrews 13:5
“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’”

It’s so reassuring that God will never leave me. He is everywhere I go; in Indiana, Montana, Costa Rica. God is with me. Growing up in different places, I learned really quickly that God is the same God everywhere, He doesn’t change. It wasn’t until after I got to Whitefish, though, that I understood that in my heart. The God I knew from Louisiana, Kentucky, and Indiana is the same God here too. 
I was honestly kind of worried to come here to Potter’s Field where everything was going to be new. I wasn’t going to know anyone, I had never heard of Whitefish before, and I really had no clue what Ignite was all about. I was scared to go somewhere all on my own all new. And then I got here, and God said “I’m with you, I’m not foreign. You know me and I’m not changing.” It has been such a comforting thought and has made being here much more relaxing and less foreign. God’s been here and He’s welcomed me with open arms. 
Remembering that He will never leave me gives me a sense of confidence to go into the world. I don’t have to worry because I know that God’s hand is in my life. I’ve given Him control, so what is there to worry about? I can trust Him; He will never forsake me. He has been with me through everything; protecting me from situations I tried to put myself in. He promised me a long time ago that He would always be with me, and my God is a god that keeps promises. 

Application: I will have someone who can draw draw me a flower and keep it with me as another reminder that God is with me. 

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