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CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE
Christianity Oasis Ministry has provided you with this
Called by God to Serve program on being Called by God to Serve. This
Called by God to Serve journey looks at
the being Called by God to Serve message and asks what does Called by God to Serve
mean, what is the Called by God to Serve purpose, why are certain people called
by God to serve, who is being called by God to serve, how do you know if you are
being called by God to serve, what to do when called by God to serve, why is the
Called by God to Serve message important, what is the Called by God to Serve
message and how does being called by God to serve affect your Christian walk.
Let us seek and find the truth in the Bible of being called by God to serve with
Called by God to Serve message and Called by God to Serve training in this
Called by God to Serve Bible study, shall we?
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MANY CALLED
FEW CHOSEN
STEP ONE
THE JOURNEY BEGINS
WELCOME
REMEMBER TO ESTABLISH TRUST YOU MUST ESTABLISH TRUTH
I TRUST that I may congratulate you for waiting!
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Ecclesiastes 7:8
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the
patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. |
It's so very exciting
that you have chosen to walk this
Called by God to Serve
path, one step at a time, because
you have discovered something that is
about to change your life ...
And the lives of
others!
BEFORE WE BEGIN
TODAY ...
A LIL REMINDER.
BEING CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE DOES NOT REQUIRE THOSE
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE TO BE ANYTHING OTHER THAN WILLING TO BE
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE.
NEVER FORGET THAT IT
IS GOD WHO CHOOSES WHO IS
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE.
OTHERS AND EVEN WE
OURSELVES CAN BELIEVE THAT WE ARE UNWORTHY, BUT GOD SEES WITHIN US NOT
WHAT WE ARE NOW, BUT WHAT WE CAN BECOME ...
AND GOD CHOOSES
THOSE WHO THE WORLD FINDS UNWORTHY.
REMEMBER ...
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Corinthians 1:26-28
For ye see your calling,
brethren, how that not many wise
men
after the flesh,
not many mighty, not many noble, are
called:
But God hath chosen the foolish
things of the world to confound the wise;
and God hath chosen the weak things
of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base
things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God
chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things
that are. |
Let me ask you a
few questions ...
What if you could change your life and find what your purpose was?
What if you could find and use awesome Spiritual Gifts that are within
you?
What if you could use these Spiritual gifts to change other people's
lives for the better?
How would you like to do that ... For God?
If the answer is ...
YES ...
You may have bee
Called by God to Serve
Do you believe in
?
Do you think that things just
happen by luck or chance?
Or do you believe that everything happens
for a reason?
What if you were led to
Christianity Oasis by God so
that you would find this
Many Called
Few Chosen path because you have been
Called by God to Serve, right now, at this very time in your life,
and God has a plan for you to do amazing things for Him and His
cause!
Ponder on it ... What IF it is
true and you are
Called by God to Serve
You have a great
opportunity before you.
Do YOU believe that
you can make a difference in the world today?
GOD DOES !!!
WHO IS
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE AND WHY ARE THEY
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE
The Bible is clear
that God calls many to REPRESENT Him ...
But, the Bible also
says that few of those called are actually chosen to serve Him.
Remember WHY few people
are chosen?
Because few CHOOSE to
REPRESENT Him!
They get all caught
up in the worldly things that are going on and CHOOSE that instead.
God made it clear in
the Bible that He would be putting HIS SPIRIT (HOLY SPIRIT) in all people and they
would do GREAT things for Him.
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Acts 2:17-18
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will
pour out of my Spirit upon ALL flesh: and your sons
and your daughters shall
,
and your young men shall see visions, and your old men
shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my
handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and
they shall
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GOD PROMISED THAT HE
WAS GOING TO GIVE ALL PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT HIM.
IT IS UP TO YOU AS TO WHAT YOU WILL CHOOSE
TO DO WITH YOUR CALLING.
ARE YOU
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE? DO YOU FEEL THAT
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE
NUDGING? IF SO
YOU MAY BE BEING
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE HIM.
God will pour out His Spirit on people and they will be given ...
Special
POWERS.
These powers are
called Spiritual Gifts!
ARE YOU ONE OF THESE
SONS AND DAUGHTERS
WHO IS CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE?
Most people in the
Bible whether they were young or old ...
NEVER thought that THEY would be called.
BUT THEY WERE.
And they did awesome
works by showing God's Glory in their words and works.
REMEMBER !!!
With God, those
things which we deem as impossible, are possible with GOD.
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Luke 18:27
And He said, The things which are impossible with men are
possible with God. |
We need only
BELIEVE ...
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Mark 9:23
Jesus said unto him, If
thou canst believe,
all things are possible to him
that believeth. |
Maybe you're
thinking, "Wow, I'm nobody important, what could I possibly do?" ...
Did you know that the prophet Jeremiah was just a child when God chose
him to be a
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Check this out ...
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Jeremiah 1:5-7
(God told Jeremiah) Before I formed thee ... I
ordained thee a prophet
unto the nations. Then said I, (Jeremiah) Ah, Lord GOD! behold,
I cannot speak: for I am a child. But the LORD said unto
me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that
I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt
speak. |
Did you catch that?
Before we were even
born, God knew who He was going to call ...
BEING
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE IS PREDESTINED AND
BEING
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE IS A PRIVILEGE.
The
next generation of Christian soldiers called to fight the good fight
of Faith and to REPRESENT.
This world is at war
with an invisible enemy called the devil, who is out to capture as
many souls as he possibly can.
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1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a
roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour ... |
Just take a look around you and you
can see the devil's work in action ...
IT'S ONLY GETTING WORSE.
This invisible enemy of our soul likes to use our THOUGHTS which cause
our EMOTIONS to react against us ...
You know, anger, jealousy, greed, hate, fear,
lust, doubt, pride ...
All kinds of ugly things that mankind has a
real tough time fighting against ... He is winning a lot of souls
over because FEW CHOOSE to fight ... Most just surrender and
follow the worldly trends.
My friend, it is your
duty as a Christian soldier not to surrender.
It's also your job to
protect and defend others that are caught up in his web of lies. God
is counting on you.
Before we take on
such an important
together, it is important that we become
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FRIENDS
As you know, friendship is based on TRUTH, which builds TRUST. So I
will be sharing a lot of TRUTH with you.
We will be talking about some
very serious topics while our friendship grows.
One thing about TRUTH
...
It's not always
what people want to hear, but a true friend knows that even though
the TRUTH may hurt sometimes, it is the only
CHOICE if you want a strong friendship.
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Proverbs 27:6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are . |
In other words, a
true friend will always tell the TRUTH, even though it may hurt.
Someone telling you what you want to hear may make you feel better,
but it will hurt worse than the TRUTH did, in the end.
This is the first
TRUTH that I share with you as your new friend ...
You MUST increase
your Faith.
Faith CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS.
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Matthew 17:20
Verily I say unto you, IF ye have Faith as a grain of mustard
seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder
place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible
unto you. |
Think about what Jesus just promised for a sec ...
IF WE HAVE Faith WE CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS!
Cool huh?
Jesus is saying that
if you have even a lil REAL Faith, that YOU could say to a
mountain, move from here to over there, and it would.
In other words, He is
saying that with FAITH ... Nothing is impossible.
Which means ...
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!
But ... What is Faith?
Faith ... Means to BELIEVE something with all your mind and heart.
It is also HOPE in
the unseen.
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Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of
things not seen. |
Sooooooo, Jesus is
saying that if we BELIEVE, we can make anything happen.
DESPITE WHETHER IT IS SEEN OR NOT.
DESPITE WHETHER IT
SEEMS POSSIBLE OR NOT.
THE ESSENTIAL
INGREDIENT IS BELIEF ... FAITH.
WE MUST BELIEVE HE
CAN.
NOT WE CAN ... BUT
HE CAN THRU US.
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE TRUTH OF
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE BLESSING
BELIEF is like a flowing river.
Picture a flowing river in your mind.
Imagine throwing a leaf into that flowing river, what is going to
happen?
You guessed it, the leaf will flow the same way the river is
flowing.
It doesn't matter what you throw into the river of FAITH
... It flows the same way.
Whether your BELIEFS are good, bad, happy
or sad ...
They will come to life with ... BELIEF.
So, doing the simple
Spiritual math ...
What you BELIEVE
... You RECEIVE.
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Matthew 21:22
And all things, WHATSOEVER ye shall ask in prayer,
BELIEVING,
ye shall receive. |
Lots of lost and
hurting souls need
our help out there, and the world is a big place.
Neither one of us can do this alone, but my friend, as a TEAM ...
We can do it TOGETHER.
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Matthew 18:19-20
"If two of you shall agree on earth as touching any
thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them
of my Father which is in Heaven. For where two or three are
gathered in my name, there I am in the midst of them." |
So, let's see if we
understand this correctly.
JESUS promised … If we ourselves and another Christian agree, we can ask
ANYTHING in His name, and it will be done.
IF WE BELIEVE IN
ACCORD !!!
It sounds like a
MIRACLE, doesn’t it?
My new friend ... Are you ready for God to work some miracles through
you?
By taking part in
this program, you're making a CHOICE. You're taking a leap of Faith.
Know what that is?
That is when you something that could only happen ...
With Faith.
Are you a tiny bit scared?
That feeling isn't fear.
You're supposed to feel that.
Why?
Because you can't do it alone ...
That means you MUST
on JESUS to help you!
Learn the TRUTH about that feeling, it's not
fear, it's called , and God is waiting for you to reach for His
hand and become
upon His Holy Spirit.
If you ever feel like you
have got it all under
control and you can conquer anything alone ...
That's when you've
let go of God's hand.
That is when we
begin to sink as Peter did when he saw the raging waters.
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Matthew
14:28-31
And
Peter answered Him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come
unto thee on the water. And He (Jesus) said, Come. And when
Peter was come down out of the ship,
he walked
on the water,
to go to Jesus.
But
when he
saw
the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he
cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched
forth His hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of
little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? |
So, we must kick
DOUBT to the curb ...
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Mark 11:22-24
And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. |
CHOICE
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE CHOICE AND
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE PROCEDURE
Choice is something
that God gives to each of us.
It's called FREE WILL.
CLICK BELOW IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FREE WILL BEFORE CONTINUING TODAY'S
STEP.
We are FREE to
do whatever we .
Your CHOICE to be a Christian is the most important
CHOICE of your life.
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE CHOICE WITH
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE
PURPOSE
You REPRESENT Christ.
As your friend, I'll tell you the TRUTH ... Most people won't agree
with the CHOICE that you have made to REPRESENT Christ. Being
a
Christian, you
His name. You ARE different, because the world is heading in a
VERY different direction than God is, and they WILL try over and over to
tell you that EVERYBODY is doing this, or EVERYBODY is doing that,
so THEIR way must be right, and you must be wrong.
My friend, you are
not EVERYBODY else. And you are not wrong.
You are different ...
You are special ...
You are called.
You don't follow all
the other sheep to the slaughter, so to speak. You are not afraid of
the responsibility it takes to lead a
life. You have a stronger
than most people and you
recognize what's right and wrong much easier than EVERYBODY else
because you CHOOSE to. You want to live THE WAY that Jesus taught.
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John 14:6
I am THE WAY, the
TRUTH, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. |
So ... What's this
program all about? It's about building your Christian character.
It's about gaining wisdom and knowledge that will
your Faith. It's about strengthening your armor against the enemy, the
devil. It's about living THE WAY, THE TRUTH, and THE LIFE, that is
taught to us by our Savior Jesus Christ, and sharing the light of
what you learn with others, who will in turn share it with still
others. This program is about building an army of Christian soldiers
for God, to defend the Faith and REPRESENT in a world that is
quickly becoming Faithless. It's about reaching out to other people
and making a difference in their lives, for the glory of GOD!
Have you ever heard
of the ripple effect? It's where you throw a stone into the water,
which causes a ripple, which causes more ripples, which causes more
and more and more, spreading out wider and wider and wider, until
the whole pool is filled with ripples! YOU can be a stone, and make
it happen ... For GOD! You'll change a few lives, and they'll each
change a few, and so on and so on ... Here's a picture that'll give
you an idea of this ripple effect.
By
choosing to REPRESENT Christ, you choose to share Jesus'
life, through you, with others, because you're ONE with Him. People
see Him in you ... In the things you do, the way you act, the way
you talk, the way you live ... YOUR words and deeds are a
of Him.
Jesus told us that it's our
duty, it's our job to be doing this as you'll find out in just a
moment. There's a story which
Jesus told, that I'd like to share with you. After the story, we'll
talk about the message that's in it.
THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS
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Matthew 25:14-30
For the kingdom of Heaven is as a man traveling into a far
country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them
his goods. And unto one he gave five talents (a certain amount
of money), to another two, and to another one; to every man
according to his several ability; and straightway took his
journey. Then he that had received the five talents went and
traded with the same, and made them other five talents. And
likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. But
he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid
his lord's money. After a long time the lord of those servants
cometh, and reckoneth with them. And so he that had received
five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord,
thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained
beside them five talents more. His lord said unto him, Well
done, thou good and Faithful servant: thou hast been Faithful
over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things:
enter thou into the joy of thy lord. He also that had received
two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two
talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and Faithful servant;
thou hast been Faithful over a few things, I will make thee
ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I
knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not
sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: And I was
afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou
hast that is thine. His lord answered and said unto him, Thou
wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I
sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: Thou oughtest
therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my
coming I should have received mine own with usury. Take
therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath
ten talents. For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he
shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken
away even that which he hath. And cast ye the unprofitable
servant into outer darkness:
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WOW ... Okay now I
know that it may be a lil hard to understand what Jesus was saying
but that was His INTENT.
He spoke in parables.
Parables are short
stories that Jesus used to show us how we should live our lives.
BUT WHY?
WHY DID JESUS SPEAK
IN PARABLES?
That is exactly
what the Apostles asked Jesus and this is what He said.
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Matthew
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And the disciples came, and said unto Him, Why speakest thou
unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them, Because
it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of
heaven, but to them it is not given.
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In this particular parable
we just looked at ...
WE are the servants of the Lord.
The talents in this story represent
money, BUT Jesus was using it to symbolize the Spiritual gifts given
to us by God to REPRESENT Him. If we CHOOSE to use those gifts to
HELP HIS LOST CHILDREN find TRUTH we are blessed with more Spiritual
Rewards.
We can NOT choose
to be as the ostrich and stick our head in the sand proclaiming ...
"I got mine."
If we choose NOT to use these gifts as to glorify Him
and bring in His sheep, we lose all that He gave us.
Oh yeah ... And
this part which Jesus said:
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness:
there shall be weeping and gnashing of
teeth.
CHOOSING to do
nothing ... Is also
a choice.
PONDER ON THAT ...
But, we need not
worry of this as we do CHOOSE to serve Him.
We have an exciting
adventure ahead of us.
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE CHALLENGE BRINGING FORTH
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE HOPE
As you build your Faith, your
and
your as a Christian, you're really taking your
talents, and glorifying the Lord. Others will see the results in
your life and as you share your Faith with them, you are leading
people to the Lord. You'll find that He will begin putting you in
situations where others need you to help them grow in their Faith,
and then my friend, the ONE you REPRESENT, will bless you
!
You are also beginning a lifestyle that will lead you through a happy
life on earth, and life everlasting.
These aren't just pretty words
... They are TRUTH!
Today is the first
day of the rest of your life. As people get older, they get set in
their ways and it's difficult for them to change their beliefs and
habits even if they're wrong. As the saying goes, 'It's hard for a
leopard to change it's spots.' But you ... Being called by The Holy
Spirit to REPRESENT, you have the opportunity to repaint your spots
wherever you like, or you can choose stripes or anything you choose.
If you choose TRUTH, just think of all the future heartache you save
yourself from.
As I said before, my
friend, many people will want to
you, because they BELIEVE that it's not cool to
be a Christian.
Many people may be
jealous, because they don't have the
to REPRESENT. To REPRESENT means being strong.
Just ask yourself when people disagree with your choice ...
Do I
want to please people, or do I want to please God?
It is not the
popular thing to do.
It is different.
You are different.
YOU ARE CALLED AND
CHOOSE TO BE CHOSEN.
They may
reject you.
Don't give in.
Jesus said:
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Matthew 5:10-12
Blessed are they which are
for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the
kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall
you, and persecute you, and
shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in
Heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before
you. |
It is a shame game.
Don't be ashamed to
stand up for your beliefs.
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Matthew 10:32-33
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I
confess also before my Father which is in Heaven. But whosoever
shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father
which is in Heaven. |
In other words, the
way you REPRESENT Christ, is the way He will REPRESENT
you, before God! Stand up for Him and He will stand up for you.
But REMEMBER WHAT
JESUS SAID ...
And cast
ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness:
there shall be weeping and gnashing of
teeth.
Cannot please em all so ya may as well please the
Lord.
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Matthew 10:28
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill
the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul
and body in hell. |
The times we live in
are changing rapidly.
Unfortunately, as technology is increasing, so
is the wickedness and evil in the world.
Who will be the leaders of
the future?
Who will REPRESENT?
The answer is ... YOU! ...
Jesus is counting on
YOU to carry on His LIGHT into the world.
ARE YOU
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE?
IF SO, BEING
CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE REQUIRES EFFORT BECAUSE BEING CALLED BY GOD TO SERVE
IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ADMINISTRATIONS KNOWN TO MAN BECAUSE
YOU ARE REACHING FOR GOD'S LOST CHILDREN.
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STEP #1
I would like
for you to CHOOSE to start a Christian journal
for this program.
I would like
for you to consider starting a personal
journal of your own, so you can look back and see your progress
throughout the program. In your Christian journal, I would like for you to CHOOSE to share
whatever comes to mind and heart, just as others are doing that
are on the Many Called Few Chosen path.
You can
create one at home or if you prefer, you can use the
Christianity Oasis Many Called Few Chosen forum and share
thoughts with others who are on the path, have completed the
path or have been answering the call of the Lord for years.
If you are already
a member, you could use the Many
Called Few Chosen Forum to post your blogs.
If you are not
a member yet ...
IF you CHOOSE TO do so ...
You can register below AFTER YOU COMPLETE READING THIS PAGE.
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Sanctuary page, on your left is a "forums" link ... Click that
and then the forums page will pop up. On the Forums page, locate the
Many Called Few Chosen Forum as to post your journal
and perhaps read the posts of others who have been called to serve the
Lord.
Whether your journal be online or at home ...
Be sure to
write in your journal each day throughout the program.
Each day is a new day, with new thoughts and ideas and
questions.
When
you are done with today's sharing of thoughts ... I want you to
on all that we have talked about today. You can reread this page
at any time and as many times as you like ...
BUT please CHOOSE not to go on to the next
step until tomorrow.
Continuing in EACH step daily is so very important.
Go back over each step often to
be sure you have not missed anything.
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have any questions about the program, you can contact us at:
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and choose the next step on the forum page:
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