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		<title>Are You Worshiping Your Calling Rather than the Caller?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Identity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Passions. Purpose. Destiny. Ambitions. Goals. Dreams. Identity. Time out. For who? Soul search. For what? Idols. Empty. Disappointment. Heartbreak. Stop. Prayer. Wait. Listen. Wrestle. Pursue. Love. Refocus. Identity? Jesus. ©2011 Dawn B. Filed under: Christian Living, Leadership, Trials<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=creativesurrender.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3855549&amp;post=1442&amp;subd=creativesurrender&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Breaks YOUR Heart?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 03:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heard my pastor say today that what breaks your heart, what makes you angry&#8230;.that is your assignment. That is what God is calling you to do. I&#8217;ll be honest, so many things break mine, I don&#8217;t know where to start. Leaders thirsting for guidance, people (especially women) searching for who they are &#38; what God [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=creativesurrender.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3855549&amp;post=1431&amp;subd=creativesurrender&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Community?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taking a break from my &#8220;What I&#8217;ve Learned&#8221; posts, I really wanted to share my heart about something that God has given me a deep burden for. Lost &#38; hurting people and the need for community.  Plugging in to true, authentic community. It&#8217;s easy to say we don&#8217;t need people. Especially if we&#8217;ve ever been [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=creativesurrender.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3855549&amp;post=1422&amp;subd=creativesurrender&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trials: What I&#8217;ve Learned; He is Worthy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve learned so many things during the trials I have gone through over the past year or so.  I look at my relationship with God now compared to my relationship with Him then, and I can honestly say that it is a million times better.  Sure I prayed, read my bible, and loved Him undeniably, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=creativesurrender.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3855549&amp;post=1411&amp;subd=creativesurrender&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trials: What I’ve Learned; Arrogance &amp; Pride</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever look at things that have happened to you and wonder why you had to go through them?  Was I really THAT stubborn, God? Truth is, yes.  Yes I was. I’ve been in church leadership for close to 3 years now. Not that long by most standards, but in that time, I’ve learned quite a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=creativesurrender.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3855549&amp;post=1387&amp;subd=creativesurrender&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s Freedom in Forgiveness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 04:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve probably heard it said many times, but do we really understand it? Have we truly grasped the freedom that is in laying down hurts, disappointments, and discouragements? Speaking from a place of experience, I can honestly say that when we release ourselves from hurt, unforgiveness, and bitterness, it&#8217;s the best thing we can do [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=creativesurrender.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3855549&amp;post=1382&amp;subd=creativesurrender&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You, Lord&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://creativesurrender.wordpress.com/2010/09/01/thank-you-lord/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you, Lord, for loving me enough To pursue me when I hid, ran away, and felt unworthy&#8230; To repair the damaged parts of my heart I&#8217;ve kept locked away&#8230; To cleanse me of my guilt, shame, pride and arrogance&#8230; To teach me how to love &#8211; myself, others, and you&#8230; To allow situations to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=creativesurrender.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3855549&amp;post=1376&amp;subd=creativesurrender&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reopened Wounds</title>
		<link>http://creativesurrender.wordpress.com/2010/08/05/reopened-wounds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday my son was telling me about a cut he got on his finger. “Mom, I cut it last week, it started to heal, then I hit it on something and it broke open again.  It’s happened a couple times now, I keep breaking it open and it hurts worse than the first time!  It’s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=creativesurrender.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3855549&amp;post=1362&amp;subd=creativesurrender&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Help Us Provide Clean Water to People Without</title>
		<link>http://creativesurrender.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/help-us-provide-clean-water-to-people-without/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our source group is working together to raise money to build a deep bore well for a village in Northern Uganda.  Please join us in helping to provide clean drinking water to hundreds, maybe thousands, of people currently without!  To donate, or for more information, please visit our page on the Awaytohelp.org website (click on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=creativesurrender.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3855549&amp;post=1292&amp;subd=creativesurrender&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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