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    Chosen: A 31-Day Christmas Devotional
    Chosen: A 31-Day Christmas Devotional
    Chosen: A 31-Day Christmas Devotional
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    Chosen: A 31-Day Christmas Devotional

    By Christy Bower

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    Does the holiday season conjure up images of perfect families, perfect lives, and perfect loves?

    Few of us measure up to those standards, so we sometimes feel a degree of angst, disappointment, or even depression during the holidays.

    If God chose us and called us for a purpose, as the Bible says, then why aren’t our lives perfect? If we were in God’s plan, wouldn’t life be easy sailing? Does our struggle to overcome obstacles mean we are out of favor with God?

    A perfect family with perfect lives?

    A couple thousand years ago, God chose two young teens to parent the divine child—the promised Messiah, the Son of God. Along with that holy calling came all kinds of difficult circumstances. Joseph and Mary experienced shame and disgrace, an unmarried pregnancy, questions, doubts, fears, poverty, and childbirth during travel. They also fled as fugitives and lived as refugees in Egypt to protect Israel’s Most Wanted—the holy child, Jesus.

    What if you could accept your life as messy, inconvenient . . . and perfect?

    Chosen: A 31-Day Christmas Devotional will help you embrace the messy parts of life as part of God’s calling for you. Just because God chooses you, doesn’t mean things will be easy.

    God puts you in challenges that allow him to work through you in amazing ways. Let him meet the challenges of life through you because his burden is light.

    May these devotional readings give you hope and courage to face the challenges God has placed in your life. Have a wonderful Christmas!

    Don’t miss what God wants to do in your life this Christmas.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChristy Bower
    Release dateNov 30, 2017
    ISBN9781386490944
    Chosen: A 31-Day Christmas Devotional
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    Christy Bower

    Greetings from Montana! I'm Christy Bower, author of more than fifty books, including two books by Our Daily Bread, which have gone into four or more printings. For those of you who like to know my qualifications, I have a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from Multnomah Biblical Seminary. American Christian Writers has twice named me "Writer of the Year." And I'm a multi-time winner of NaNoWriMo, a challenge to write 50,000 words in a month. Out of this challenge, I drafted The Legend of Dragon Hollow. I'm also the creator of Crossword Bible Studies, which provide a fun and easy way to spend a few minutes in the Bible. As for the rest of you who simply want to know what kind of person I am, Coca Cola is my lifeblood. I drive a hatchback car because I value economy and versatility. I never used a smart phone until March 2019. I spend an excessive amount of time on the Internet when I should be writing. And I've never owned a pet of any kind. I rely on God's provision through book sales to pay my bills. I would like to thank you for your purchase because you just put a meal on my table! Buy a couple more books and I could put some gas in my hatchback! If you enjoyed one of my books, please tell a friend or, better yet, leave a star rating on the site where you purchased it. This isn't to boost my ego, but to help other readers make their purchase decisions. Blessings to you! Christy

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