the furnace of transformation

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-Jesus often withdrew

Jesus is very busy and worked hard.. but set priority right

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-being transformed is a process

-We are transformed to conform

   -having the fruit of the Holy Spirit

-salvation is not about comfort but communion and character

-it is to Gideon that God reveales himself as God of peace

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-just because he don't get what he wants.. he is vengeance

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-he said one thing but act another

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-lead Isreal into idoltery

-he destroyed idols, but created an idol for himself

-its not how we start, but how we end...

Gideon started well, but not end well... He does not have inner life with God

-God will never force His way into our life.. we are given free will to choose how far we want to go with God

-how much we are willing to lay aside those that were temperory (money, fame, success) but priority those that were eternal (soul)

   Not that we don't work for success, but set priority

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in silence and solitude..

-hear God in the sound of sheer silence

-we will see the real self.. things we have pushed down inside of us

-in life we rip what we sow

-everyibe wants blessings.. the greatest blessing God gave us is the communion

-God knew his name... But this qn is meant for Jacob.. God wants Jacob to know who he is, reveal his truth self

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-silence and solutite, we won't be able to do it if we are always busy

Gideon had all the success but lost His soul

Jacob make a decision to surrender to God

-so sad if we have achieved all our dreams , but have not changed

   -Performed so we'll, achieved so much but no change, no inner joy