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                It is not our circumstances, but how we deal with them that makes the difference.   Generally speaking, people respond to life in one of four ways.                 First, there are “Reactors”.   Think about pool balls on a table.   What happens if you just leave them there?   Nothing!   Pool balls do not move until they are acted upon.   Reactors are like that too.   They take no initiative.   Instead, they wait until they are hit by something and then they respond.   This perceived lack of control over their circumstances frustrates them and so they go through life yelling at everyone and being mad about everything.                 Another approach is to “Conform”.   These people do not feel that they are in control of their life either, but instead of getting angry (like the “Reactors”) they respond by blending in.   They are like a stick in a stream.   Rather than choosing their own direction, they just “go with the flow”.   These people often feel like their li

    Edgar Latulip was twenty-one years old when he vanished from Kitchener, Ontario.   Gone without a trace for thirty years, his family assumed that he was dead.   Then in February of this year, Latulip solved his own cold case when he suddenly remembered his identity.   Police believe that a head injury that he suffered shortly after moving to St. Catherine’s, Ontario caused him to lose all memory of his past.   Eventually, a DNA test confirmed his identity and he was reunited with his family.     Bad things happen when we forget who we are.     In Exodus chapter six, Moses was sent to God’s people with a message of hope and help.   However, verse nine states, “Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labour”.    Their circumstances caused them to forget about God and their relationship to him.   The fact that they did not remember who they were made them ignore the good news that Moses had for them.     It i

                Many stories from the life of David are well known (think “Goliath”), but this less familiar story is one of the best. David ruled Israel from approximately 1010-970 BC.   During that time, his son, Absalom, gathered an army of his own, rebelled against his father and declared himself king. This, of course, put David in a bind.   He could not allow the rebels to overrun the country and take the throne by force, but he did not want to see his boy harmed.   Eventually, David sent his army out to fight, but he commanded them that they must not hurt Absalom.   He was to be brought back alive.                   Ultimately, David’s forces won, but, unfortunately, Absalom was killed in the battle.   This sent David into such a deep depression that when the victorious army returned home, David was not there to greet them, thank them or celebrate with them.   In fact, he hid in his palace and was not seen for days.                 Eventually, Joab, the commander of David’s