Think PRINT 5,25x8. FINAL 2

Think Like Deborah
the types of whirlwinds that we face are
usually on a more personal level having to
do with family, work or perhaps relationships.
Wrestling with such personal frustrations
can make you feel that your world is
spinning out of control. But for every time
you’ve gotten past such times and come out
ahead, can you not look back and see that
it required you to tap into a level of boldness
you didn’t think you had, but somehow
managed to awaken?
As I followed Deborah’s story, it became
clearer to me that we all have this capacity
for bravery, an in-born God-seed that we
can cultivate and awaken in times of need,
whether for ourselves or the well-being of
our loved ones.
Deborah Had a Mind for Others
Deborah, the prophetess, held court
under the palm tree several miles northwest
of Jericho. As one of Israel’s leaders, she
was no doubt distressed by the tremendous
suffering her people were living under at the
hands of the Canaanites.
To make matters worse, her people had
taken up the idol worship practices of the
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