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New Life of Currituck<br />
Money, Marriage, and Mansion.<br />
by Pastor Dan Bergey<br />
Lord Take Me As I Am<br />
By Ron Ben-Dov<br />
Copyright 12/10/17 all rights reserved<br />
want to thank <strong>Tradewinds</strong> for the hard work to put this paper<br />
I together. I am also thankful for the other writers, advertisers,<br />
and readers. This article is the last of a three-part series on thankfulness<br />
leading up to thanksgiving this year. The first month we<br />
shared about being thankful for our finances even though at times<br />
we may not have enough, last month was about being thankful in<br />
our marriage, this month is our mansion. I ask you last month “Do<br />
you believe that home is where the heart is? As I travel locally<br />
and abroad I see this constant struggle to have an image, to be<br />
somebody. I told someone recently that I don’t think I belong in<br />
this world. I am not sad or disappointed about life I simply see the<br />
world so differently than some. Our homes, vehicles, jobs, possessions<br />
all seem to have a striving connected with them.<br />
There is a word in the Bible called “covet” it simply means to<br />
desire or delight in a precious thing. This can mean something<br />
precious someone else already has or something you want that is<br />
more important than life itself. A few years back I was in Albania<br />
training Church leaders and we took a sightseeing day traveling<br />
as far north in Albania as you could go right along the Montenegro<br />
border. It was getting late and we were thinking about driving<br />
back when a family invited us to stay the night. I had the privilege<br />
to sleep in the upper part of a barn that was in the side of a<br />
hill. No heat, no running water, no indoor bathroom. I slept on a<br />
homemade bed frame with a foam pad covered by a homemade<br />
down cover and pillow. I awoke the next morning with six inches<br />
of snow on the ground. The greatest moment in this experience<br />
was the delight on the family’s face when they gave me their best<br />
....<br />
room to sleep in. You may chuckle at this but as I was going to<br />
sleep that night an old rock song by Lynyrd Skynyrd run through<br />
my head it is called “simple man.” I challenge you this year as we<br />
approach Thanksgiving and Christmas, join me in being thankful<br />
for what we have been given and stop striving for things that bring<br />
at best temporary joy. You may have little or you may have a lot,<br />
you may have a big house or a tiny house. No matter be thankful<br />
for what you do have. I enjoy what Luke writes in the Bible when<br />
he recounts what Jesus said about the daily things we worry<br />
about. “For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek;<br />
but God knows that you need these things. But seek His kingdom,<br />
and these things will be added to you.” Luke 12:30-32 I am<br />
thankful for each of you.<br />
newlifecurrituck@gmail.com<br />
Office - 252-453-2773<br />
Church website - newlifecurrituck.org<br />
Dan Bergey - Senior Pastor<br />
pdbjar5@gmail.com<br />
Take me by the hand, Lord, take me as I am<br />
Can’t wait til I’m perfection, cause I’ll never make it<br />
Without you in my life, it ain’t much at all<br />
So, take me as I am, for I now come to you<br />
Take me by the hand, away to the promised land<br />
On bended knee, I pray, your Holy name I praise<br />
So, take me by the hand, lead me to the promised land<br />
For now, you live in me, and I believe in you<br />
Lord take me by the hand, for I can’t go alone<br />
Without you it’s not home, So, take me by the hand<br />
Away to the promised land, lets go hand in hand<br />
I can’t wait to see, the wonder that you are,<br />
Miracles you perform, and lives that you have saved<br />
So, take me by the hand, take me as I am<br />
And I will never waver, my faith in you will grow<br />
For in your name I live, and in your name, I go<br />
So, take me by the hand, Lord, take me as I am<br />
With you forever more, I’ll doubt never more<br />
For now, you live in me, and I believe in you<br />
And I believe in you, Lord take me as I am.<br />
Copyright all rights reserved<br />
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The author was born in Telaviv, Israel - In 2008 a life<br />
changing event occurred and the flow of faith based poetry<br />
has run ever since.<br />
Author of the following books:<br />
Faith Based Poetry<br />
Inspiration by God, Perspiration by Ron<br />
Inspiration by God, More Perspiration by Ron<br />
Inspiration by God, Even More Perspiration by Ron<br />
Inspiration by God, Perspiration by Ron, Volume IV<br />
Inspiration by God, Perspiration by Ron, Volume V<br />
Inspiration by God, Perspiration by Ron, Volume VI<br />
Inspiration by God, Perspiration by Ron, Volume VII<br />
School of Life<br />
– Secular Poetry<br />
American Legion Post 126 – Photo collection of<br />
members and activities of Hertford’s Post 126<br />
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