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5 INSPIRATION By Barbara McRae Recently, I was in conversation with Mrs. Eleanor Fortson... we were shar ing how good God is and how he is working in our lives. Eleanor shared a car situation... where as she carried her old car to be serviced and instead purchased a new one. God placed a concerned mechanic in her life at the right time before investing in repairs that may have lasted for short while. I am sure we all have been in a similar situation, but didn’t really listen to the message being delivered, so we spent then and are probably still spending. Do we ever take the time to let God just be in control of our lives... from the simplest to the most difficult, or do we find ourselves trying to handle situations and when we finally let loose and give it to God is when we just can’t go any further. Inside I am sure she committed herself to a dream of the possibility of a new car. We affirm we’re created in the image of God, that we have latent abilities, that we deserve to suc ceed as much as anybody else, and after we begin to believe that somehow, someway, somewhere, sometime, through so meone, we can make it. When we are inspired with a dream, God has hit the ball into our court. Now we have to hit it back with a commmitment. Most of us fail here... “Being Com mitted,” because with every commitment comes the risk of failure. Nothing devastates or holds us back more than the fear of failure. (In this type of situation I am reminded of this scripture found in Romans 8:32 - He who did not spare his own son, but gave him up for us all - how will he not also, along with him graciously give us all things? I firmly believe in asking God for all things... there are no hinderous in my life in having a relationship with God. call “The Bank” FOR CONSTRUCTION AND PERMANENT HOME LOANS! Oconee State Bank “ The Bank of Friendly Service ” Real Estate Department 769-5618 m&Zum WATKINSVILLE MAIN STRET 769-6611 rUIL FRIENDSHIP US HWY 441 549-7000 USJ S.1CSS* BOGART US HWY 78 725-2060 LENDER / HEAD BACK TO School in Style WITH NEW GLASSES FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES. (INCLUDES ANY FRAME IN STORE COMPLETE WITH SINGLE-VISION PLASTIC LENS IN ANY POWER. FLAT-TOP BIFOCALS - $10.00 EXTRA.) BACK TO SCHOOL EYE EXAMS - AVAILABLE AT ALL STORES BY INDEPENDENT DOCTORS OF OPTOMETRY. •Adaroa Optics ATHENS * MISSION SQUARE 278 E. CLAYTON COLLEGE STATION S.C. (ACROSS FROM MALL) DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE 546-7822 546-9711 549-5873 ELBERTON WASHINGTON (NEXT TO BI-LO) (NEXT TO INGLES) 283-0283 678-4880 ZEBRA VOL. 1 ISSUE 5
