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RESISTING TEMPTATION

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 STORY LINE Karen is at the party for no more than ten minutes when she sees two boys arrive carrying several large paper bags. What’s in those bags is no mystery. Earlier, she had overheard the same boys saying that there would be “lots of booze” at this party. Suddenly, Karen hears a familiar voice behind her. “What are you just standing there for, Miss Boring?”  Karen turns to see her friend Jessica clutching two freshly opened bottles of beer. Jessica holds one right in front of Karen’s face and says, “Now don’t tell me you’re too young to have a little fun!” Karen wants to refuse. But the pressure to accept is more powerful than she expected. Jessica is her friend, and Karen doesn’t want to come across as . . . “Miss Boring,” as Jessica called her. Besides, Jessica’s one of the good girls. And if she’s drinking, then what’s the big deal? ‘It’s just a beer,’ Karen tells herself. ‘It’s not like taking drugs or having sex.  As a youngster temptation is almost like a...

ON PURPOSE 2

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  KEEP IN MIND   If you want to know the purpose of a thing NEVER ask the thing, ask the creator  Finding your purpose isn’t something that can be done in a few days, weeks or months.  It can be a lifelong journey, and it can only be done one step at a time.  You Are Special In Your Own Way, never try to live somebody else's life; never try to achieve another man's dream.  You are responsible for the outcome of every decision you make in life whether good or bad  Your life today is a product of the choices you made yesterday yesterday  There's a place for you in the world and it's your responsibility to find that place  Your existence and purpose is relevant to this generation and for this time.  The success of a product is the fulfillment of the purpose for which it was made.   God NEVER made you to be a failure .  No manufacturer ever manufactures a product for failure and it’s the same thing with God.  PU...