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True Religion and Inner Renewal

Let God do the speaking. Acknowledge that there

needs to be a renewal, learn what needs to be

changed, and then work on it.

Lee Ashby, Granite City, Illinois

How I wish I had learned the beauty and freedom

found in God's law at an earlier age. I used to be

skeptical of the Psalmist in regard to Psalm 119. But as

the years pass, and I see how God has blessed and

protected me through His word, I share the Psalmists'

joy. I see the lives of friends and acquaintances who

insisted on grinding their own footsteps, and I hurt for

the unnecessary disasters they found. This is an old

simple formula, but it works: discipline in prayer,

Scripture reading, meditation, service to others, and

hard work.

Marquita Moss, Austin

Texas

Be open to the Holy Spirit. Don't try to pretend you

have no sin. Let God examine your heart. He can

already see through it, so come to Him humble and

willing to learn. Sometimes the lessons are hard, but

they can be so sweet and precious when we are willing.

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