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Daily Devotions: Saturday, January 2, 2010
Driving Lesson - Yulia Bagwell
 “ If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.” Galatians 5:25 Sometimes my husband and I bring the groceries from the car to the apartment where we reside, only to realize we have left something else in the car. I grab the keys, trudge back to the garage and press the button to open the door. With the keys in my hand, the car is ready for use. All I have to do is jump in and drive. Unfortunately, I can’t drive, so the car’s service to me is limited. I can lock or unlock it, but I cannot use the car to drive. I’m dependant on my husband or a friend to get me where I need to go. Outside of hauling things around, our car is useless to me. It cannot serve me according to its real purpose and function. My Christian life is much the same. I sometimes fail to use it to its potential, forgetting that God will lead me in every endeavor I make—spiritual and physical. Scripture tells us once we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, we are sealed by the Holy Spirit and receive the benefits of this life in the Spirit. Yet, sometimes we as Christians have no idea how to live such a Spirit-filled life and our spirituality sits like my car, in the garage of our lives instead of being used to its full potential. Our life in the Spirit is like driving a car. The Holy Spirit is not only the Sealer of our reconciliation with the Father, but this divine vehicle is available to anyone who believes in Christ Jesus. Someday soon, I’ll learn to drive our car. I’ll learn to put it to good use. Until then, I’m led by the Spirit in all aspects of my life. Won’t you unlock the door to your heart and let the Spirit, the Master, slip inside?  Yulia Bagwell is a new writer from Ukraine who now lives with her husband Jesse in Pennsylvania. She obtained her Masters degree from Eastern Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. Yulia’s work has been published in The Upper Room, The Secret Place, and Guideposts. She also translates for the Russian edition of V ital Signs Ministries and The Upper Room. Labels: hope, YuliaBagwell
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January 19, 2010, Writers Panel Discussion, Blue Mountain College, Mississippi
February 26-27, 2010 - Write2Ignite! Christian Children's Writers Conference, North Greenville University in Greenville, South Carolina. Terri Kelly/DevoKids
March 17, 2010 - The Western North Carolina Christian Writer's Fellowship, Waynesville, NC
March 24 - MOPS, at Mud Creek Baptist Church, Hendersonville, NC - Terri Kelly
March 26 - St. James School, Ormond Beach, FL - Terri Kelly
April 16, 17, 18, 2010 - FCC Annual Women's Spring Retreat, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
May 12-15, 2010 - Colorado Christian Writers Conference, YMCA Estes Park Center
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May 16-20, 2010 - The Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, Lifeway Conference Center, Ridgecrest, North Carolina
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June 11-12, 2010 - Kentucky Christian Writers Conference, Elizabethtown, KY, - Andrea Merrell, Associate Editor
August 12-14, 2010 - The Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers Conference, 200 Manor Avenue, Langhorne, PA 19047
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Yulia Bagwell is a new writer from Ukraine who now lives with her husband Jesse in Pennsylvania. She obtained her Masters degree from Eastern Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. Yulia’s work has been published in The Upper Room, The Secret Place, and Guideposts. She also translates for the Russian edition of Vital Signs Ministries and The Upper Room.