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When people look at you what do they see?  Do they see a person who is full of themselves or do they see the love and compassion of God.  What brand are you wearing and who do you belong to?  Do you belong to the world or do you belong to the creator?  Are we branded with His mark or man's mark?

 
These are questions I have had to ask myself.  We all have a mark. --But we choose what mark we have.  If a man is self centered he holds the mark of selfishness.  If a man is self-righteous he holds the mark of the Pharisee.  If a man serves the world and not God he holds the mark of disobedience, but if a man follows the love of God he shines with the mark of God. 
 
What do others see in us?  What do we have that they want?  Are we determined to honor God and the program, or ourselves? 
If we choose to hold the mark of anything other than the love of our Higher Power, then we are deceived and there is no good in us.

 
There is only one God, but there are many marks.  Which one will you choose today?  What identifies you? Who do you really belong to?  It's your choice.

 
Have a remarkable day!

 
Monty "man"

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I will live what I believe.  I will walk the talk and talk the walk.  I will show others the truth of who God is by my actions as well as my words.
Today I choose to no longer belong to myself but today I turn my will and my life over to God as He understands me.  Today I am branded with the mark of His love for all people.
 

 

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