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\"soar\"<\/a><\/p>\n

*image by Cole Snipes, age 10<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI have designed you to soar like the eagles, but not by the currents of the air but by the Power of my Spirit.\u201d -God
\nWhen we hear the word soar, we think, \u201cYes!\u00a0 That sounds great!\u201d\u00a0 But do we do it?\u00a0 Do we take the next step to fly? Many times it involves a jump so we say, \u201cTomorrow I will be ready.\u00a0 Or more prepared.\u00a0 Or financially in a better place.\u00a0 Or after the kids leave the house.\u00a0 Or when I retire.\u201d\u00a0 However, we are not guaranteed tomorrow and tomorrow is another way of saying not today which can continue until it is too late. What about now? Are we leaping in faith?
\nWe can change our life by daily activating our faith muscle. Daily activating faith pleases God.\u00a0 Exercising our faith muscle in the small things prepares us to be strong for the big moments when we will need it.\u00a0 We have already set it in motion and are ready to go!\u00a0 We know exactly where our help comes from.\u00a0 So when we leap there is that much needed faith!\u00a0 Although we are lacking, He is not!\u00a0 Now that takes the fear out of it. There is peace even in the leap\u2026 \u201cAnd the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus.\u201d Philippians 4:7
\nFear as well as anything can be an obstacle. We know that obstacles are accentuated when we take our eyes off the goal or The Goal. Those little, or perceived big, things and the very real, big challenges impede our ability to do what we could be doing\u2026or are they the very thing that propels us into what we are to do?\u00a0 It\u2019s all in the interpretation and use.\u00a0 We know God uses all things for our good\u2026so obstacles are a great cross-training ground to soar in many different aspects of our lives.
\nWhat are we waiting for?\u00a0 Let\u2019s Jump!<\/p>\n

\u201cSpirit lead me where my trust is without borders
\nLet me walk upon the waters
\nWherever You would call me
\nTake me deeper than my feet could ever wander
\nAnd my faith will be made stronger
\nIn the presence of my Savior\u201d
\nOceans -Hillsong<\/p>\n

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\"samantha<\/a><\/p>\n

Samantha Snipes is a member of the IPHC General Women’s Ministries Board<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","slim_seo":{"title":"SOAR- devotion by Samantha Snipes - IPHC Discipleship Ministries","description":"* image by Cole Snipes, age 10 \u201cI have designed you to soar like the eagles, but not by the currents of the air but by the Power of my Spirit.\u201d -God When we hea"},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"_slim_seo_primary_term_category":0,"_slim_seo_primary_term_post_tag":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,33,37],"tags":[104,106],"class_list":["post-500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-discipleship-ministries","category-small-groups","category-womens-ministries","tag-devo","tag-samantha-snipes","entry"],"title_es":"","content_es":"","author_name":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4T9u2-84","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":930,"url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2014\/10\/29\/samantha-snipes-named-new-womens-ministries-director\/","url_meta":{"origin":500,"position":0},"title":"Samantha Snipes named new Women’s Ministries Director","author":"Kaleigh","date":"October 29, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Discipleship Ministries and the National Women\u2019s Ministries Board are pleased to announce that the position of National Women\u2019s Ministries Director has been filled by Samantha Snipes. \u201cWith over 20 years of experience in ministry, marketing and management, Samantha will bring a unique perspective and entrepreneurial spirit to the Discipleship Ministries\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Discipleship Ministries"","block_context":{"text":"Discipleship Ministries","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/category\/discipleship-ministries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"samantha snipes","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/10\/samantha-snipes.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1088,"url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2015\/01\/16\/heart-vision-by-womens-ministries-director-samantha-snipes\/","url_meta":{"origin":500,"position":1},"title":"Heart Vision by Women’s Ministries Director Samantha Snipes","author":"Kaleigh","date":"January 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Proverbs 4:23 says, \u201cGuard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.\u201d This is an important thing to remember when we can allow all sorts of things into our heart. 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