| "If anyone would come after me, he must
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| | now know as essential oils (which by the
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| deny himself and take up his cross and
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| | way still are used extensively in that
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| follow me. For whoever wants to save his
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| | part of the world for their healing
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| life will lose it, but whoever loses his
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| | benefits and fast growing here in the
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| life for me and for the gospel will save
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| | USA) mixed with most likely olive oil.
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| it. What good is it for a man to gain the
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| | The oils served another purpose too.
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| whole world, yet forfeit his soul?" Mark
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| | Sheep are goofy and get angry with each
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| 8: 34-36, NIVThis has been a long arduous
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| | other over anything (again like us). When
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| summer and yet so fully alive with all
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| | they did get angry, they'd go charging
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| the possibilites that God has shown me.
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| | into each other to butt heads so hard
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| I'm fast approaching the nearly finished
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| | that they could kill each other. With the
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| task of co-authoring a book on natural
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| | oil on their heads, it would help them to
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| dog health with a holistic veterinarian,
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| | skid off each other keeping them from
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| launched out a new product line with
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| | killing each other.Yep, I'm getting to
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| Saving Grace Enterprises, and ramping up
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| | the pet business with Dee and the
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| for an online conference with
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| | "serious stuff". So for his own
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| veterinarians, doctors, etc., to help
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| | protection the shepard would carry a big
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| educate on stopping a superbug staph
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| | leather poncho he would wear during
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| infection. Now this all sounds kind of
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| | inclement weather and also use as a "pup
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| serious right? Well not according to what
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| | tent" of sorts to sleep in. So we've got
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| God has been telling me all week!Last
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| | Dee's leather products and my essential
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| Sunday in service, our pastor had a very
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| | oils from the pet business. Hmmm. Leather
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| interesting sermon on Psalm 23 as we
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| | was the Shepard's protection. Oil
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| closed out a series on The Godward Heart.
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| | throughout the Bible is representative of
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| We've all heard and read that psalm since
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| | the Holy Spirit. He uses animals as
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| we were children most likely, no matter
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| | examples of us. Is anyone else "seeing"
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| which Christian religion we are. However,
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| | this? God will definitely use whatever,
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| I've not ever heard it presented like
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| | wherever, whomever for His purpose and
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| this and that is most likely why it
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| | glory if we just get the heck out of the
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| resonated so loudly with me. Let me do my
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| | way. Be relieved of ourselves so that
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| usual roundabout way of getting to the
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| | Jesus can reign and work. He will protect
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| point here...Psalm 23 is all about the
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| | us and He will provide for us.Here was
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| Shepard and His sheep, right?
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| | what was so funny to me when our pastor
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| Understanding what a shepard's duty was
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| | got to the Three Points of Application
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| and how he went about it in Jesus' day is
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| | part:1. Because the Shepard is in
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| what got my attention. Anyone who has
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| | control, I dont have to take myself so
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| read my articles here know that I am not
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| | seriously. It's ALL about Him. This does
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| only a pet lover but my business is a
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| | not mean to not take ISSUES in the world
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| business in natural pet care. When our
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| | seriously because we should. It means to
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| pastor started explaining how a shepard
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| | not take OURSELVES so seriously. If we do
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| cares for his sheep and what tools he
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| | keep taking ourselves so seriously, then
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| uses, I felt like God was sitting next to
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| | that is really internalized pride and
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| me and whispering in my ear and it sent
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| | wrong thinking rooted in the inability to
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| shivers up my spine in a most delightful
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| | surrender.2. Because the Shepard cares, I
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| way!I've wondered for a long time how God
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| | can release my burdens to Him. Matthew
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| would use me in a natural pet care
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| | 11:28, 1 Peter 5:7.3. Because the Shepard
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| business. Then He brought me together
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| | is qualified, I can trust Him to guide my
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| with Dee Kreidel and Saving Grace
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| | life.God told me in no uncertain terms
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| Enterprises to create our new product
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| | not only WHAT I'm supposed to be doing
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| line in custom hand-tooled leather
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| | but also WHY, and HOW it all tied in with
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| collars, leashes and journals. Huh I
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| | WHO He is. What He did not tell me was
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| said? How does that go with natural pet
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| | WHEN. Leave it to Him to keep tempering
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| care Lord? I got an interesting answer
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| | and teaching as He goes about His
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| Sunday AND one that told me not to take
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| | purpose.On Tuesday or Wednesday after
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| myself so seriously. I'll get to all that
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| | this riveting sermon on Sunday, John
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| in a bit.The shepard had a staff (we all
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| | Fischer of a Purpose Driven Life wrote
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| know that) that was about 5 or 6 ft tall
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| | this in his devotional Acquittal by
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| I believe our pastor said. It had the
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| | Penguin the following paragraph:"This is
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| hook at the end we all know about and
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| | not to say that any behavior in the
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| that was to keep sheep gathered in and
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| | natural kingdom legitimizes corresponding
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| not wandering. Sound familiar? Ever
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| | activity among human beings, but I do
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| wonder why God refers to us as sheep?
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| | believe God has given us animals to
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| It's not a flattering statement because
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| | mirror human behavior, and help us see
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| they are not the brightest creatures in
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| | ourselves in another light and not take
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| creation, and they need constant tending
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| | ourselves or our roles so seriously. "
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| and supervision. The shepard also carried
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| | (italics mine)Hey, do you think God is
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| a baton about the size of what our police
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| | trying to tell me something? So then I
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| officers carry today. He would use that
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| | was listening to some contemporary
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| to fend off attacking predators. He also
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| | Christian music on Thursday while doing
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| used it for something a bit more harsh.If
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| | my housework. I was playing Jennifer
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| one sheep was constantly wandering off
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| | Knapp's CD, Lay it Down, and the song
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| and not learning to stay with the herd,
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| | "Into You" came on. The words in the
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| the shepard would use the baton to break
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| | chorus "relieve me of myself, bring me
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| one or two of this sheep's legs and then
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| | into You" just stuck out like a sore
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| immediately set them. Then he'd carry
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| | thumb and I've listened to that song a
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| that sheep around his neck until he was
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| | multitude of times. I KNOW God was
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| fully healed. The purpose? For the sheep
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| | telling me to take a chill pill, lay it
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| to become dependent upon the shepard for
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| | down, trust Him, don't take myself so
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| all its needs and to bond fully with him.
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| | seriously, He has a purpose for the work
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| Again, God does the same to His
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| | I'm doing so allow Him to work, be
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| children.Another interesting thing the
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| | relieved of myself, depend on Him and
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| shepard would do is to put oil on each
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| | just enjoy the ride! WHEW! What a ride
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| sheep's head and also body to ward off
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| | too brethren. So if anyone is getting too
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| pests (fleas, ticks, flies, the usual
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| | "puffed up" maybe we all just need to get
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| suspects). Now the oil referred to isn't
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| | over ourselves and rest in the Shepard. I
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| your vegetable cooking oil as that would
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| | sure don't want to have to learn the hard
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| not ward off insects. Nope it was what we
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| | way and take a 2X4 baton!
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