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>    You'll never be able to enjoy life to the full without Him, because
>He has created your own heart & life with a vacancy, a hollowness, an
>emptiness, an aching void that only He can fill. He saved one spot in
>your heart, the very core of your life, for Himself. He created you to
>love Him. You're His creation, you're His child, He wants you!

These words spoke to me.  I hear many people today saying that they have
something missing in their lives.  One person I know in particular was
just married, has well paying job that requires little time.  She has enough
money to buy whatever she wants and the time to do what she wants.  She
has come to the realization that money is not where its at or more cliche:
money can't buy happiness.  She feels an emptiness inside and is looking for
what she feels is "the answer".  At this time, unfortunately, she is searching
for her happiness in her work.

This is one example of what people experience in their lives.  Many people
who have come to the Lord have left a life of emptiness to one of meaning,
love, and knowing God personally.  I truly take Stephen's words to heart.
I believe that God did create us with this empty void that only he can fill.
And he gave us his only Son who was manifested in way that we may know God
personally.  Jesus said that when he was lifted up, he would draw all men
unto himself.  He said that he stands at the door of our hearts and knocks
to come in.  He invites us to come to him to fill that void that only he 
can.

Once again, I wish to thank Stephen for his annointed words.  By the way, in
my last article I mispelled Stephen's last name "Kelly" instead of "Kelley".
My apologies to Stephen.  By the way, the person's name I spoke about above
is Terry.  Please pray for her and pray that the seed I planted may be 
watered and grow through God's power, love, and grace.

In God's Grace,

John Emery
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