• Photo: Arne's source of food, drink, social life and temporary shelter (until he has to walk home) in Norway. (Arne photo)
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• Everything good I have comes from God, and everything bad I have comes from God.
• I am not in regards to my successes and failures, denying my own secondary causation. I am not denying my sinfulness; (Roman 3: 23) 23 for all [a] have sinned and fall short of the glory of God... New American Standard Bible. (NASB)
• But I am acknowledging God as sovereign and providential, as the primary cause (the first cause) of all things, either by divine direct will or divine indirect (allowing) will.
• I am not denying in reality, in many cases, secondary causation from other finite sources, finite entities, including human beings, angelic beings and demonic beings.
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• Only take what is given to you.
(I am not claiming this was a supernatural message from God, but this statement did come to mind while praying and is in regards to relationships. I am thinking of me specifically and not 'you' in a generic sense.)
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