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NJR DIGITAL October MAGAZINE

NJR Digital is an online magazine created to Uplift, Motivate, and Encourage you on your journey. This month's cover artist is Tim Minzies. Enjoy this month's recipes from Mayberry and be uplifted by our writers this month. The contributing writers have some real heart felt messages to encourage you along the way. Enjoy!

NJR Digital is an online magazine created to Uplift, Motivate, and Encourage you on your journey. This month's cover artist is Tim Minzies. Enjoy this month's recipes from Mayberry and be uplifted by our writers this month. The contributing writers have some real heart felt messages to encourage you along the way. Enjoy!

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<strong>NJR</strong><br />

ISSUE 16, <strong>October</strong> 2023<br />

digital<br />

<strong>NJR</strong> COVER ARTIST<br />

Tim Menzies<br />

ENCOURAGE ~ UPLIFT ~ MOTIVATE<br />

NEWJOURNEYRADIO.COM/<strong>NJR</strong>-<strong>DIGITAL</strong>-<strong>MAGAZINE</strong>


TABLE OF<br />

C O N T E N T S<br />

08<br />

Tim Menzies<br />

Cover Artist<br />

15<br />

Top 30<br />

September<br />

16<br />

Faith Country<br />

September<br />

04<br />

From the Editor's Pen<br />

Bobby Richardson<br />

05<br />

Reflections from Mayberry<br />

by Donna Journey<br />

10<br />

Joy For the Journey<br />

by Elise Ingle<br />

18<br />

Godly Women<br />

by KristeNicole<br />

23<br />

Heartsong<br />

by Amy Richardson<br />

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Staff Writers:<br />

Donna Journey, Vickie Burleson, Elise Ingle,<br />

Charlie Sexton, Greg Sullivan, Amy Richardson,<br />

KristeNicole (Godly Woman Ministries)<br />

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FALL – TO LOSE THE OLD, TO HAVE ITS PROPER<br />

PLACE. THIS IS JUST PART OF THE MANY DEFINITIONS<br />

OF WHAT THE DICTIONARY SAYS “FALL” IS. THE<br />

DICTIONARY IS ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT FALL LIKE ‘I<br />

FELL DOWN’, NOT FALL ‘THE SEASON’ AND YET HOW<br />

APPROPRIATE GIVEN THE DEFINITION IS.THINK ABOUT<br />

IT. FALL IS ABOUT "LOSING THE OLD", FALL IS ABOUT<br />

CHANGE, VISIBLE CHANGE. THE COLOR CHANGE, THE<br />

WEATHER CHANGE, THE SMELL CHANGE…..ITS ABOUT<br />

CHANGE. BUT TO CHANGE MEANS THAT SOMETHING<br />

MUST GO.I CAN WALK OUTSIDE AND SEE IT. I SEE IT AS I<br />

DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. LEAVES FALLING. WHAT WAS<br />

ONCE A TREE DEEP IN RICH GREEN, THEN, A TREE WITH<br />

VIBRANT SHADES OF RED AND ORANGE, NOW, A TREE<br />

THAT WILL SOON BE EMPTY. NOTHING LEFT BUT THE<br />

BRANCHES. I GUESS OUR HUMAN SIDE FINDS THAT SAD<br />

AND WE WISH THE COLOR STAYED, WE THINK THE ONLY<br />

THING THAT MAKES THE TREE BEAUTIFUL IS THE<br />

COLORFUL LEAVES. SO WHAT DO YOU SEE? A BARE<br />

TREE OR WHAT IS TO COME? FOR EVERY BEGINNING<br />

THERE IS AN END AND FOR EVERY ENDING THERE IS A<br />

NEW BEGINNING. WHAT I FIND AMAZING IS THAT THOSE<br />

TREES ARE STILL STANDING. THEIR BRANCHES STILL<br />

REACH OUT AND UPWARD. THERE IS BEAUTY IN THE<br />

STRENGTH OF THOSE BRANCHES.IT'S A SIMILAR<br />

PICTURE OF WHAT JESUS DOES IN OUR LIVES. WE GO<br />

THROUGH ALL KINDS OF SEASONS. SOME ARE<br />

SEASONS OF HARD TIMES, SOME LONELINESS,<br />

SEASONS OF LOSS OR OTHER THINGS SUCH AS<br />

FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS. AND THOSE SEASONS CHANGE<br />

US. WE HAVE SEASONS THAT ARE BRIGHT AND<br />

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beautiful and rich in life. Then we have<br />

seasons that He allows things in our life to<br />

enter so that we don’t remain the same. But<br />

through all those seasons He is telling us, let<br />

go and let Me. Let go and let me show you<br />

what I can do. Let go and let me show you<br />

what I can teach you. There is strength in your<br />

branches with Me. We have to let go to grow a<br />

new perspective.<br />

Is 43: 18-19 “Remember not the former things,<br />

nor consider the things of old. Behold I am doing<br />

a new thing: now it springs forth , do not<br />

perceive it? It will make a way in the wilderness<br />

and rivers in the desert.”<br />

Bobby Richardson, Editor


Reflections from Mayberry<br />

/ Donna Journey<br />

OCTOBER ALWAYS BRINGS BACK FOND<br />

MEMORIES OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS. HERE IN<br />

THE FOOTHILLS OF NC OCTOBER WAS<br />

HARVEST TIME ON THE FARM. HARVESTING OF<br />

PUMPKINS, APPLES AND PEARS AND<br />

ENTERING CANNED GOODS AND PUMPKINS<br />

AT THE LOCAL FAIR. I REMEMBER ONE YEAR<br />

WE ENTERED A PUMPKIN THAT WEIGHED<br />

OVER 300 PONDS AND WON THE FIRST PLACE<br />

RIBBON. VICKIE AND I WERE THRILLED.<br />

WE ALSO CUT SUGAR CANE AND MADE<br />

MOLASSES. HARD WORK ….BUT THEY WERE<br />

SO GOOD. I HELPED DADDY GRIND THE<br />

SUGAR CANE FROM THE FIELDS , THEN WE<br />

HAD TO GRIND IT AND BOIL THE JUICE FROM<br />

THE CANE. AFTER THAT,IT HAD TO BOIL 12<br />

HOURS AND THE FOAM HAD TO BE SKIMMED<br />

OFF THE TOP CONSTANTLY. WE ALWAYS HAD<br />

FUN THOUGH, WHILE WE WORKED AND<br />

WOULD HAVE HOT DOG ROASTS AND HOT<br />

APPLE CIDER. WHAT GREAT MEMORIES AND<br />

I’M SITTING HERE THINKING WHAT YOUTH ARE<br />

MISSING OUT ON TODAY. THINK ABOUT THIS.<br />

WILL YOUR GRAND CHILDREN AND CHILDREN<br />

HAVE MEMORIES LIKE THESE OR WILL THEY<br />

JUST REMEMBER YOU NOT HAVING TIME FOR<br />

THEM. FAMILY IS SO<br />

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IMPORTANT! GO ON THE PICNICS, COOK<br />

WITH THEM, TAKE LONG WALKS, DO<br />

CRAFTS WITH THEM, PASS DOWN THE<br />

STORIES YOUR PARENTS TOLD YOU! SHARE<br />

YOUR HERITAGE! TIME IS PRECIOUS ……<br />

USE IT WISELY !<br />

2 THESSALONIANS 2:15-17 V<br />

KING JAMES VERSION V<br />

1. THEREFORE, BRETHREN, STAND FAST,<br />

AND HOLD THE TRADITIONS WHICH YE<br />

HAVE BEEN TAUGHT, WHETHER BY WORD,<br />

OR OUR EPISTLE.<br />

2. NOW OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF,<br />

AND GOD, EVEN OUR FATHER, WHICH<br />

HATH LOVED US, AND HATH GIVEN US<br />

EVERLASTING CONSOLATION AND GOOD<br />

HOPE THROUGH GRACE,<br />

3. COMFORT YOUR HEARTS, AND STABLISH<br />

YOU IN EVERY GOOD WORD AND WORK<br />

Donna


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For Everything there is a<br />

Season<br />

and a time for every matter<br />

under Heaven.<br />

Ecclesiastes 3:1<br />

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Cover Artist of the Month<br />

<strong>October</strong> 2023<br />

Tim Menzies<br />

Presents<br />

Tim Menzies<br />

“The Word & Song”<br />

Two Time GRAMMY Nominee,<br />

Tim Menzies grew up playing<br />

music in Virginia as part of<br />

the Menzies family band. In<br />

1980, Tim moved to Nashville<br />

to pursue a career in music.<br />

During the mid 1980's, Tim<br />

began playing guitar on<br />

records with artist such as<br />

Kenny Rogers, Tammy<br />

Wynette, Waylon and Willie<br />

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and others. Recording with<br />

prominent artists and top<br />

musicians in Nashville was a<br />

dream come true for Tim, but<br />

the songs he had written as a<br />

boy began a lifelong love of<br />

songwriting. While Tim was<br />

making a living playing guitar on<br />

records, singing national jingles,<br />

for Coca Cola, Bonanza<br />

Restaurants, and Chevrolet<br />

Trucks,


AS WELL AS PERFORMING IN NASHVILLE<br />

VENUES AT NIGHT, HE CONTINUED TO<br />

DEVELOP HIS SONGWRITING. IN MARCH<br />

OF 1985, LEGENDARY PUBLISHER, BOB<br />

BECKHAM, SIGNED TIM TO COMBINE<br />

MUSIC. AS NASHVILLE ARTISTS BEGAN<br />

HEARING AND RECORDING TIM'S SONGS,<br />

HE WAS ABLE TO TRANSITION TO FULL<br />

TIME SONGWRITING.<br />

SOME ARTISTS WHO HAVE RECORDED<br />

TIM'S SONGS INCLUDE GEORGE JONES,<br />

TAMMY WYNETTE, KENNY ROGERS,<br />

REBA MCENTIRE, RANDY TRAVIS, JOHN<br />

CONLEE, MARK CHESTNUTT, GENE<br />

WATSON, SHENANDOAH, DOUG STONE,<br />

DIAMOND RIO, TRACY LAWRENCE,<br />

SHELBY LYNNE, BRYAN WHITE, TRISHA<br />

YEARWOOD, PATTY LOVELESS, TOBY<br />

KEITH, MARTINA MCBRIDE, JOE DIFFIE,<br />

TRACE ADKINS, JOSH TURNER, AND<br />

MANY OTHERS. SALES OF ALBUMS<br />

CONTAINING TIM’S SONGS NUMBER<br />

WELL OVER 70 MILLION UNITS.<br />

IN 1991, TIM STARTED ATTENDING<br />

CHURCH AND JOINED A SMALL BIBLE<br />

STUDY GROUP WITH HIS WIFE BRENDA;<br />

WHILE STUDYING GOD'S WORD, TIM<br />

RECEIVED JESUS CHRIST AS HIS LORD<br />

AND SAVIOR. WHEN TIM WASN'T<br />

WRITING SONGS, HE WAS ABSORBED IN<br />

GOD'S HOLY WORD. OVER THE NEXT<br />

SEVERAL YEARS, GOD INCREASINGLY<br />

CALLED AND EQUIPPED TIM TO TEACH<br />

OTHERS ABOUT THE HOLY SCRIPTURES,<br />

RESULTING IN TIM LEADING AND<br />

TEACHING HUNDREDS OF BIBLE<br />

CLASSES AND BEING BLESSED TO<br />

WITNESS GOD'S WORD TRANSFORM<br />

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LIVES. IN 2013, TIM, PRODUCER BEN<br />

ISAACS, AND RECORDING ENGINEER<br />

MARK CAPPS, RECORDED TIM'S<br />

GRAMMY NOMINATED ALBUM, "HIS<br />

WAY OF LOVING ME."<br />

TIM, BEN, AND MARK RECORDED A<br />

2ND GRAMMY NOMINATED ALBUM<br />

ENTITLED, “HIS NAME IS JESUS,” IN<br />

WHICH TIM WAS JOINED BY MANY<br />

GIFTED GUEST VOCALISTS<br />

INCLUDING THE ISAACS, THE<br />

GAITHER VOCAL BAND, VINCE GILL,<br />

KAREN PECK, RHONDA VINCENT, AND<br />

BRENDA MENZIES.<br />

TIM, BEN, AND MARK WELCOMED<br />

GUEST VOCALISTS RICKY SKAGGS,<br />

THE ISAACS, RHONDA VINCENT, DAN<br />

TYMINSKI, REBECCA LYNN HOWARD,<br />

JASON CRABB, AND BRENDA<br />

MENZIES ON HIS NEW ALBUM, “HE<br />

REMINDS ME.”<br />

TIM IS MOST HONORED AND<br />

THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY<br />

TO SHARE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS<br />

CHRIST THROUGH “THE WORD &<br />

SONG.”


Joy for the<br />

Journey, not<br />

just the<br />

destination<br />

Some days my only joy is in<br />

heaven. Some days I wish Jesus<br />

would hurry up and come get<br />

me. Life is just too hard; and<br />

the world is just too dark. I long<br />

to receive that blessed rest,<br />

and the fullness of joy in the<br />

presence of Christ. I keep<br />

longing for the day my time will<br />

come, either by death or<br />

raptured flight…until then, I<br />

must endure here on earth.<br />

That word, endure, makes<br />

living on earth sound<br />

miserable, though, doesn’t it? If<br />

I’m not careful, I can stop living<br />

altogether wishing for<br />

somewhere else to be. A<br />

narrow focus on what is too<br />

hard and too dark will squeeze<br />

all the joy and purpose out of<br />

every day. If I only ever think of<br />

the joy of being in the presence<br />

of Jesus in heaven, I miss out<br />

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on the daily invitation to rest in<br />

His presence here. Too often we<br />

operate from the wrong<br />

perspective, believing the joy is in<br />

the destination. But Jesus<br />

promised us joy in every step of<br />

the journey! Consider these<br />

promises: “I will never leave thee<br />

nor forsake thee” (Heb 13:5) and,<br />

“Lo, I am with thee alway, even<br />

unto the end of the earth” (Matt<br />

28:20). Christ is with us always,<br />

and the psalmist said, “in His<br />

presence is fullness of joy” (Psa<br />

16:11). We do not have to pine<br />

away for heaven waiting to feel<br />

joy in our lives again. We have an<br />

abiding Savior with us! We have<br />

access to His presence and His<br />

fullness of joy all the time. It is<br />

not bad to long for heaven….until<br />

it becomes an excuse not to live.<br />

The Bible tells us that our weak<br />

and sin-cursed bodies, along with<br />

all creation, long to be made new<br />

(Rom 8:22-23). There is no sin in<br />

longing for a resurrection body<br />

and a new heaven and earth. But<br />

the scriptures encourage us that<br />

weakness is to be viewed as a gift<br />

from God, because in weakness<br />

we find God’s Grace is sufficient,<br />

and His strength made perfect (2<br />

Cor 12:9). Every challenge we<br />

face on earth, whether it be<br />

physical, emotional, or spiritual,<br />

is a unique opportunity to draw<br />

closer to Christ, and experience<br />

more of His peace and power,<br />

and yes, joy! Heaven will be far<br />

more wonderful than anything<br />

we can imagine, but this daily<br />

walk with Christ can be more<br />

wonderful than what you’ve<br />

imagined, too. It’s time we<br />

stopped believing our joy is only<br />

in heaven. Our joy is in Jesus,<br />

and Jesus lives in us. You’re<br />

going to get where you’re going,<br />

friend. But don’t forget Who is<br />

going with you! You need not<br />

endure another day feeling<br />

defeated and joyless. Let Christ’s<br />

love and power endure in your<br />

life, His presence, His peace, His<br />

joy.<br />

Elise Ingle<br />

Find Joy in<br />

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CAN BE HEARD ON<br />

THESE STATIONS...<br />

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Reading<br />

Take a moment each day to read<br />

and write the following Scripture.<br />

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Meditate<br />

on the Word of God<br />

Day and Night!<br />

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Mary<br />

Burke<br />

Ministries<br />

Thanks DJs for<br />

playing my<br />

new release<br />

If Heaven Had a Door<br />

I Talk to God Album<br />

maryburkeonline.com<br />

Be listening for these great<br />

songs from our DJs out to radio.<br />

Pylant Family - The Other Side<br />

Cheri Taylor - Marking Me<br />

Chris Jones - Moving On<br />

Melissa Evans - Tear off the Roof<br />

The Journey's - Hold On, Jesus Will Come<br />

Greg<br />

Sullivan<br />

Ministries<br />

On My Way Back<br />

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S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 3<br />

1 The Guardians - He Grew the Tree<br />

2 The Williamsons - In the Precious Blood of the Lamb<br />

3 8th Street - Lovin' Every Minute of It<br />

4 Kingdom Heirs - I'm Forgiven<br />

5 Southbound - Somebody Testify<br />

6 Brian Free & Assurance - That's Why We Pray<br />

7 The Browders - I'm Not My Own<br />

8 The Guardians - He Grew the Tree<br />

9 The Sound - All Things<br />

10 Todd Tilghman - Still to Come<br />

11 The Meadows - Praying People<br />

12 Joseph Habedank - The Basement<br />

13 Scotty Inman - Anywhere Jesus Is<br />

14 The Erwins - Still Telling My Story<br />

15 Tim Menzies - Sanding Off The Edges<br />

16 Tribute Quartet - Free Indeed<br />

17 Jeff And Sheri Easter - Here Comes Jesus<br />

18 Wes Hampton - On and On<br />

19 Triumphant Quartet - Evidence<br />

20 The Perrys - I Think I'll Just Go On<br />

21 Jackson Heights - Basics of Life<br />

22 Rivers Edge - Taking Galilee By Storm<br />

23 The Shepard's - Overcomer<br />

24 Karen Peck & New River - Dance<br />

25 The Steeles - Braggin' on Jesus<br />

26 Galloway And Company - Its Raining<br />

27 Lauren, Amber, & Kenna - A Little Bit Of Heaven<br />

28 Fields Of Grace - All Because Of Mercy<br />

29 Craguns - Been With Jesus<br />

30 Heart 2 Heart - Unexpected Love<br />

24 / 7<br />

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FaithCountry<br />

S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 3<br />

1 Carolina - What Does It Profit a Man<br />

2 Fortner Brothers 4 Christ - Numbered<br />

3 8th Street - Lovin' Every Minute of It<br />

4 Small Town Sunday - That's What I Love About Sundays<br />

5 Joy Holden - Broke to Beautiful<br />

6 Jordan Family Band - In God's Time<br />

7 Mary Burke - If Heaven Had a Door<br />

8 Matt Hill - Good Jesus<br />

9 Cody Hamm - Revival is Now<br />

10 Todd Tilghman - Still to Come<br />

11 Billy Walker - Gospel Truth<br />

12 Kristen Nicole - When Jesus Spoke<br />

13 Scotty Inman - Anywhere Jesus Is<br />

14 Tim Menzies - Sanding Off The Edges<br />

15 Jeff And Sheri Easter - Here Comes Jesus<br />

16 Ashley Eden - He'll Make a Way<br />

17 Hinson Family - Preacher Man<br />

18 Rivers Edge - Taking Galilee By Storm<br />

19 Cody Hamm - Revival Is Now<br />

20 The Shepard's - Overcomer<br />

21 Don Stiles - He's to Blame<br />

22 Galloway And Company - Its Raining<br />

23 Kevin Kappler - Have Us Some Church<br />

24 Lisa Daggs - That's the Kind of Love<br />

25 Clint Brown & Sonya Isaacs - When I Get Were I'm Going<br />

26 McBride Family - My Shepherd<br />

27 Gaither Vocal Band - Make The Morning Worth The Midnight<br />

28 Kenny And Cindy Taylor - Grandma And God<br />

29 Sonny Clardy - Prayer Changes Things<br />

30 Melodyaires - Resurrection Power<br />

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Cajun Crooner<br />

cooking something up at<br />

the beach<br />

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Godly Women<br />

Does your brain default to playing<br />

your sins over and over in your head<br />

when you’re not being distracted by<br />

some kind of social media, noise, etc.?<br />

Are there things in your past that<br />

make you feel like you just can’t<br />

release? Do you feel that somehow<br />

dwelling on those things and feeling<br />

shame for them for the rest of your<br />

life is some sort of honorary badge to<br />

claim? Do you feel there is a constant<br />

cloud of guilt and shame following<br />

you? Even after taking it to the cross,<br />

do you drag it away again as if it’s<br />

attached to your ankle?<br />

Somewhere along the way we have<br />

convinced ourselves that we owe it to<br />

the Heavenly Father to sit in the guilt<br />

and shame of our past. We feel it’s<br />

only then that He will know how truly<br />

sorry we are – nothing could be<br />

farther from the truth! Too many of<br />

us, including yours truly, have played<br />

this shame game for far too long.<br />

Forgiven & Free<br />

We’ve all sinned. We’ve all wasted<br />

time wishing we could go back and<br />

rewrite the past. Scripture tells us that<br />

as followers of Jesus, we have been<br />

forgiven. If Jesus has paid the price for<br />

our sins, then why do we still choose to<br />

live in our guilt and shame? Why don’t<br />

we just live forgiven and free?<br />

“The thief comes only to steal, kill, and<br />

destroy.” John 10:10<br />

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SATAN’S #1 GOAL IS TO ISOLATE US,<br />

MAKE US FEEL ALONE, AND USE OUR PAST<br />

MISTAKES TO MAKE US FEEL AS IF THE<br />

HEAVENLY FATHER COULD NEVER FORGIVE<br />

SOMEONE LIKE US. IN ISAIAH 43:25 WE ARE<br />

TOLD “I WILL REMEMBER YOUR SINS NO<br />

MORE.”<br />

IF THE HEAVENLY FATHER HAS ALREADY<br />

FORGIVEN OUR PAST, THEN WHAT MAKES<br />

US THINK THAT WE SHOULD STILL BE LIVING<br />

IN IT? WHEN WE CHOOSE TO SIT IN OUR<br />

GUILT AND SHAME, WE HAVE AN EVEN<br />

BIGGER PROBLEM. WE ARE ACTING AS LORD<br />

OF OUR<br />

OWN LIVES, THINKING AND ACTING AS IF<br />

WE ARE WISER THAN THE HEAVENLY<br />

FATHER. SOUNDS ABSURD, RIGHT? IT’S<br />

TRUE.<br />

GOD IS NOT ANGRY WITH YOU SO, DON’T<br />

BECOME A HOSTAGE TO YOUR PAST. IF THE<br />

HEAVENLY FATHER, WHO KNOWS AND<br />

LOVES YOU BETTER THAN ANYBODY, HAS<br />

ALREADY FORGIVEN YOU, WHO ARE YOU<br />

NOT TO FORGIVE YOURSELF?<br />

IT’S TIME TO LET IT GO. SAY IT WITH ME -<br />

LET IT GO! IT’S TIME TO MOVE PAST OUR<br />

GUILT AND SHAME AND FULLY ACCEPT HIS<br />

FORGIVENESS. LIVE FORGIVEN AND FREE IN<br />

THE LIFE THE HEAVENLY FATHER CREATED<br />

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