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It's amazing what good can be found when we do more than give scripture a passing glance. Really digging in, and pondering what's being said not only reinforces familiar truths, but may reveal an idea you might never have considered before. Dig in daily, and you'll find practical insight that brings you closer to your family and floser to God.

Monday, August 14, 2006

THANKS, I NEEDED THAT! Someone told me recently that you really know God's using you when you don't know he's using you. No, it wasn't Yogi Bera. What he meant to say was that God often works in ways you didn't set out to work on your own. Meet the Winchell family. That's them pictured above backstage at the Unity Music Festival with Steven Curtis Chapman. The Winchells were the grand prize winners in JQ 99's Unity Music Matchgame. What's amazing about this family winning the grand prize is that they had resigned themselves to the fact that they couldn't afford to go this year. Tim is losing his job and times are fixin' to get really tough! No other Unity Music Matchgame prize would have been much help. Because of the family's financial woes, they needed this particular prize - 3 day festival passes, plus $150 in spending money for food, gas, and merchandise. It's amazing how God works these things out! But the Winchells aren't alone. I can't tell you how many times God has given the grand prize to families who need just that! For two years running, the $1,000 prize for finding the Jingle Bell Rock has been claimed by financially strapped families with no money for gifts. Last year's winner of a JQ 99 backyard make-over had no lawn - just dirt...not even top soil! God provided grass and landscaping. The stories go on and on! It feels so good knowing that God is using JQ and our family of advertisers to bless people...and I'm humbled that he's including me!

1 Comments:

  • At 4:01 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Brian, I just want to thank Jq99 again for a wonderful time. My family really enjoyed Unity. As far as the job goes, I have been given a final date, and that is Sept. 29th, so please pray that God will guide me and my fellow employees in the right direction. Thanks again, to you and Mandy and all of Jq99.

     

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