When Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary

Norma Joyce Dougherty • Oct 14, 2021

Begin Again! Live each day as if it is the first day of your life!

I am so excited to be attending the Stonecroft Ministries conference in Kansas City this week. 

The theme is Begin Again.

  • Begin again to find your meaningful purpose. 
  • Begin again to live the extraordinary life that God has purposed and planned for you. 
  • Begin again; to serve others, to shine his light in the dark and difficult parts of our lives.
  • Begin again to share the beauty of his great, sacrificial love to others who are hurt and broken, lonely, isolated people.

During Covid, God might have sent us to our rooms to reflect on what is important in life. He says in the scriptures:

“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me…”

(Jeremiah 9: 23-24 niv)

Did we reflect? Did we learn anything new? Did we come to an understanding of who God is: that he is the Lord?

We need to begin again. We need to come to know and understand our great and mighty God. In so doing, we move from ordinary living to extraordinary living. 

Extraordinary living stands out. It strives not for perfection, but for excellence in all that we do. It reflects the beauty and the love of God.

Are you ready for extraordinary living? Then come alongside all the other extraordinary women who volunteer, serve and love others through Relational Evangelism at Stonecroft Ministries. 

To learn more about Relational Evangelism go to: https://www.stonecroft.org/the-stonecroft-experience/


Want to learn more? You can download a free chapter entitled The True Victory from my book Island Girl: A Triumph of the Spirit

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