Topics:<\/b> Accepting Christ; Behavior; Change; Conduct; Contentment; Desires; Eternal Life; Experiencing God; Foolishness; Knowing God; New Life; Prosperity<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Ezekiel 11:19; Romans 6:6\u20137; 1 Corinthians 5:7; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 4:22\u201324; 1 Peter 1:22\u201323<\/p>\n
Thelma and Victor Hayes won more than $7 million in 2005 in Canada. When asked what the couple, who were then age eighty-nine, would do with the money, they said that at this stage of life they were unlikely to become \u201cgiddy high spenders.\u201d They planned to stay put in their retirement home.<\/p>\n
Victor Hayes planned to buy a Lincoln Town Car, but his wife simply wanted a new pair of nylons. Her response was widely reported as comical, if not foolish. How could someone win a fortune and change nothing but her nylons?<\/p>\n
In the same way, how can those who have won the spiritual grand prize of eternal life not live in a way that is consistent with being a new creation in Christ?<\/p>\n
\u2014John Beukema, \u201cLottery Winner Only Wants New Nylons,\u201d PreachingToday.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Accepting Christ; Behavior; Change; Conduct; Contentment; Desires; Eternal Life; Experiencing God; Foolishness; Knowing God; New Life; Prosperity References: Ezekiel 11:19; Romans 6:6\u20137; 1 Corinthians 5:7; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 4:22\u201324; 1 Peter 1:22\u201323 Thelma and Victor Hayes won more than $7 million in 2005 in Canada. When asked what the couple, who were then … Continue reading “SETTLING
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