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Jon Rivera

We need to stop treating God like He’s our personal "good luck charm" 🛑

I read 1 Samuel 4 today, and it’s a massive wake-up call for modern Christianity. Israel was losing a war, so they decided to march the Ark of the Covenant onto the battlefield. They didn't repent. They didn't ask God what He wanted. They just treated the holiest object on earth like a magic rabbit's foot, assuming God would be forced to give them victory if they paraded His box around. Instead, God let 30,000 of them die, and He let the Philistines capture the Ark. It hit me hard. How often do we do this? We live however we want, but then we throw Jesus' name on our businesses, our politics, or our problems, expecting Him to bless our mess like He's a cosmic vending machine. God is sovereign. He will not be manipulated into endorsing our agendas. #HardTruth #SovereignGod #ChristianLiving #NoIdols #WakeUpChurch

We need to stop treating God like He’s our personal "good luck charm" 🛑
Candace Perry

A Prayer to Free You from the Spirits of Anger and Resentment. Dear Heavenly Father, I come to You seeking liberation from the burdens of anger, hatred, pride, and resentment that weigh heavily on my heart. I ask for Your guidance to release these negative emotions that hinder my ability to fully experience Your True Love. I acknowledge my feelings of frustration and surrender my struggles and the people involved to You, laying my anger at the foot of Your cross and renouncing all spirits of anger, pride, and revenge in Your Name. In times of distress, I seek relief from the anger and resentment that hold me captive. Grant me the strength to let go of these feelings, allowing peace and forgiveness to fill the emptiness within me. May I find the courage to heal and embrace compassion, breaking free from the chains of past traumas. Cleanse my soul with Your Most Precious Blood, freeing me from any desire for retaliation. In Your Name, I reject all thoughts that separate me from You, and I embrace Your love, finding comfort in the Father’s embrace and the peace of the Holy Spirit. Heal me from the inside out Jesus, and let me find refuge in You. In Jesus' Mighty Name, Amen.

Cody Wilson

I finally get why the Pharisees ran away when Jesus wrote in the dirt 😏

I’ve spent a lot of my life feeling judged by the "perfect" church people. The ones who are always ready to point out everyone else's flaws while hiding their own. So I was reading John 8 today—the woman caught in adultery. The religious elite wanted to stone her. Jesus just kneels down and starts writing in the dust. I always thought He was just ignoring them. But ancient traditions and scholars suggest He was writing down the specific, secret sins of the men holding the stones. From the oldest to the youngest, they realized the Son of God knew exactly what they were doing in the dark. They dropped their weapons and ran. It gave me such immense peace. We don't have to defend ourselves against religious bullies. God sees through the polished Sunday outfits, and He handles the hypocrites for us. #GraceWins #John8 #Hypocrisy #JesusProtects #ChurchHurt

I finally get why the Pharisees ran away when Jesus wrote in the dirt 😏
Kayde Banks

God's love chose you before you could ever choose Him. We need a Gospel that leads us to a place that we hate sin. All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. 4. Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. 16. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. 17. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God's love and keep you strong. 18. And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. 2. Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love. 3. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.

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U.S. National Debt Tops $39 Trillion — China Holds About $693 Billion Story by Donnell Ballard The United States now owes a total of roughly $39 trillion in gross national debt, a record high that crossed the milestone in mid-March 2026. Of that massive total, China holds about $693 billion in U.S. Treasury securities, according to the latest official Treasury data through February 2026. That makes China one of the largest foreign creditors, but far from the biggest holder overall. Beijing has been steadily reducing its exposure to U.S. debt. China’s holdings have fallen by roughly 50% from their peak of more than $1.3 trillion in 2013, dropping to a 17-year low. In 2025, China fell to third place among foreign holders, behind Japan and the United Kingdom. Despite China’s sales, total foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries reached a record $9.36 trillion, as Japan and the UK increased their positions. The $39 trillion national debt includes all federal borrowing, not just what foreign countries like China hold. For Fort Worth and households across the country, that $39 trillion works out to about $289,000 per household or $114,000 per person. At the same time, China’s share of U.S. debt has shrunk to about 7.3% of total foreign-held Treasuries—the smallest share since 2001. This shift reflects a long-term strategic move by China to diversify away from the dollar and into assets like gold, while the U.S. continues to borrow at a pace of about $5 billion per day.

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