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24BODYOFCHRISTNEWSMARCH2012toknowGodbetterandcometogripswithsomeneedfulissuesinyourownlife.JustlikeDavidyouwillderivelast-ingspiritualgainfromallthatyoupassthrough.AndoutofitwillcomeapeaceandresolvetosubmittothewillofGodthatpassesallunderstanding.AsaministerIhaveoftenbeeninhospitalsandhomeswheredoctorshavedecreedpatientstobeterminal.Theyhavesaidthatthereisnohope.Inmostcasestheyarerightbutnotinall.EverynowandthenGoddoessomethingtoupsetthebalanceofourhumanintellect.Everynowandthenhenegatesallthetestsandprofessionalopinions.Everynowandthenheletsusknowthatultimatelyheisinchargeofthisthingcalledlife.Everynowandthenheletsusknowthatheisstillworkingmiracles.Anditisbecauseoftheeverynowandthenwhenwebeholdamiraclethaturgesustostandinfaithinspiteofwhatweseeandhear.IhavesaidmanytimesandDavidsaysitherethatx1citx19sneveroveruntilitx19sover.x1dItbecauseoftheeverynowandthenthatwhenconfrontedwithimpossiblecircumstancesthatwecanbelieveinspiteofallthatweseeandhearandnothaveafaithfailure.Whatevercircumstanceswhateversitu-ationsyoumaybefacingdonx19tgiveuponGod.Donx19thaveafaithfailure.NomatterifitendsupthewayyouwantittoornotknowthatGodlovesyou.KnowthatGodwonx19tputmoreonyouthanyoucanbearandthathecantransformyourmidnightsintosunrisesyourtragedyintotriumphsx19lifex19svicissitudesintovictories.AtthecrossJesusfacedanimpos-siblecircumstance.CouldhedieandliveagainInspiteofknowingthathecametodiewefindhiminhishumanityaskingGodx1cifitispossibleletthiscuppassfromMeneverthelessnotasIwillbutasYouwill.EvenheprayedhavingadivinedecreetodieonthecrossfromHisFather.DoesitgetanymoreimpossiblethanthatButGodchosenottoanswertomeethumanneedbutchosetomeetahigherspiritualneed.WhenJesusdiedpeoplethoughtitwasover.EvenJesushimselfsaiditwasfinishedspeakingtothesacrificeofsin.ButthankGodthatoutoftragedycametriumphtriumphoversindeathhellandthegrave.Outofanimpossiblecircumstanceandsituationofdeathcameresurrectionandnewnessoflife.GodcanraiseyououtoftragedytonewtriumphsaswellamanandthatishowwecomeintoBarbershopTalkandthatishowweareabletogrowandtobreakthroughthebarriersthatdivideus.x1dx1cItisformenwhowanttounder-standwhatitmeanstobeamanx1dcontinuesJidex1cThatitisnotbaseduponhowmuchmoneyyoumakeorotherthingsthatsomemayhavelearnederroneously.WeareabouttochangeAmericaandunderstandingourroleinAmerica.Itgoesbeyondjustourindividualhomesandourcom-munityandourcountryanditgoesworldwideandthatourpassionandourgiftsgobeyondjustsinginganddancingandunderstandingwhatwearereallyputonearthtodo.x1dAnotherbenefitofthisgroupisthatbarbershopownersarenownetwork-inginsteadofseeingeachotherascompetitorsandsomeofthemenwhoparticipatehavefoundjobsasaresultofrelationshipsdevelopedthroughBST.Thisisonewaytomeettherealneedformaleleadershipwithinthecommunity.IfotherbarberswanttostarttheirownBSTtheyareinvitedtovisitoneofthecurrentlocationstoseeitinaction.BSTwasfoundedinDenverandhasexpandedtoincludeMarylandVirginiaNewYorkDetroitSouthCarolinaTexasCaliforniaandUtahaswellasinColorado.Meetingsrunfrom630-830p.m.everyotherweek.Menages8-80arewelcome.InadditiontotalkinganddevelopingrelationshipsatBSTthemencanparticipateinvariousactivi-tiesinthecommunity.InDenverBSTmeetsatRumorsBarberseveryotherMondayat14044E.MississippiAvenue80012Phone720-748-1410.TheirnextmeetingisMarch12.EveryotherWednesdayBSTmeetsatMontebelloBarbers4848ChambersRoadDenver80239phone303-371-8385.TheirnextmeetingisMarch14.Formoreinformationvisitwww.joinbst.comore-mailtoinfojoin-bst.com.OrvisitFacebookatwww.facebook.comjoinbstcoorwww.face-book.comboinbst.OrTwitteratbar-bershoptalk1Barbershop...frompage11GIANT...frompage19