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Living Life Undaunted

Copyright 2014 by Christine Caine

ePub Edition February 2014: ISBN 978-0-310-34142-0

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Caine, Christine.

Living life undaunted : 365 readings and reflections from Christine Caine. First edition.

pages cm

ISBN 978-0-310-34141-3 (softcover)

1. Devotional calendars. I. Title.

BV4811.C335 2013

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To The A21 Campaign Team:

Youre truly living life UNDAUNTED, and you inspire me to keep following Jesus passionately into the future.

Contents

I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lords holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

EPHESIANS 3:14 19

Its been said that we are shaped by our thoughts. If this is true, can you imagine where one healthy thought can lead each day?

Life is hectic and busy at times, but Ive learned that one simple thought can center and align my heart for the day. Ive used devotional readings to reset and recalibrate my mind each morning, and I believe they can do the same for you. As the Word of God has brought health, wholeness, healing, and life to this once very broken woman, I want you to know the same freedom that I have found.

If I were still broken, wounded, and rejected, I would have no power to preach goodness to the poor. If I had not found freedom, how could I shine a light for others to find theirs? If I were still brokenhearted because of my past, how could I help to heal someone elses broken heart? And if I were still in captivity, how could I possibly proclaim liberty to others? The same is true for you. No one is immune to the attacks of the enemy, but we all can be more than conquerors through Christ Jesus!

Living Life Undaunted is strategically laid out to walk through the four quarters of the year and can be started at any time. The first quarter lovingly confronts our own brokenness while trusting God in the process of healing. The second reveals Gods unconditional love for us and helps us learn to become more like Christ. The third challenges us to seek wholeness as well as to reap a harvest in our own lives as we grow in faith. And the fourth calls us to minister to others, seek the lost, and make a difference in the world. We have been loved, rescued, healed, and restored so that we may live powerful, fruit-bearing lives.

I believe one year of healthy daily thoughts can reap a great spiritual harvest in our lives. So my prayer, as you read this book, is that youll begin to live in the fullness for which you were created... that youll live life UNDAUNTED!

With so much love,

Christine

Choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the LORD is your life, and he will give you many years in the land.

DEUTERONOMY 30:19 20

None of us can change what we did or did not do in the year gone by, but we can put the past behind us and press forward. We can lay hold of the purpose of God in the year ahead.

In the coming year, we get to make all new choices. We get to make up our minds if we will live in:

Or, we can deal with those thoughts, attitudes, habits, and behaviors that have been holding us back so that we can step into the promises of God and the purpose for which we were created. We can live full of faith, hope, love, joy, peace, and purpose by making a simple decision to choose life.

Believe me, it all starts with a choice.

The good news is that with Jesus we can have a fresh start today. We do not need to focus on what we have lost, what we have not done, what we are not. We can embrace all we are and can be in him. Nothing is irredeemable. Its never too late. We cannot change the past, but the choices we make today can change the future.

Make a decision to make this year count; God has something very special for each of us to do.

MOMENT OF REFLECTION

What land will you live in this coming year?

I will restore you to health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because you are called an outcast.

JEREMIAH 30:17

Most of us have experienced hurt in one form or another. An overbearing boss crushes our spirit. An unfaithful spouse betrays our trust. Cruel friends trample our heart with spiteful words. Insensitive parents strip our confidence. Unthinking teachers call us stupid and tell us that we will never amount to anything, squashing our self-worth. Rebellious children stomp all over us. An abuser tries to take our soul. Whatever the source of attack, the hurt stings and the damage goes deep.