One week after a huge rainstorm that battered Southern California, which included 14 inches in the San Gabriel and San Fernando Valleys as well as 475 mudslides, the weather is beautiful and the mountains are dusted with snow.
If you want to go to the mountains and head for Lake Arrowhead or Big Bear, you will need chains this week. But most of us will just enjoy the sun and seeing the snow from a distance!
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Listen to my story of when I had three people in my car between the ages of 19-25 get into my car smelling like they spent the whole day at a marijuana dispensary. I also have advice to both Uber drivers and Uber riders when this stuff happens:
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I have been an Uber driver for over a year and most of my riders are pretty cool. But there are times when I thought to myself, "Wow, I really should've _____ " or "I really shouldn't have _______." One of those times happened recently when a rider wanted me to take them back to their home because he was too lazy to call another Uber. This required him to pay me upfront via cash or via Zelle or Venmo. Listen to my story on YouTube as to what mistake I made even though I was very careful:
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Yes, Laguna Beach can get very congested on weekends and yes, trying to find parking can be quite the chore if you happen to arrive there at one in the afternoon on Saturday. But if you get there early enough, you will find a few good reasons to stay. There are some great art galleries that will inspire your creative side, good places to eat at in the heart of Laguna Beach, and some walking trails that are near the coastline just north of the center of Laguna.
But the best part of Laguna Beach is the sunsets!
My wife and I arrived at 4:30pm on Sunday when most people were going home. We parked on a side street and walked two blocks down to the beach and we weren’t disappointed! God is an amazing artist!
Scott Worden (The L.A./Seoul Guy)
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Store up God’s word in your heart
Do you long to know God better? Would you like to be wiser, more skillful and to have more knowledge and understanding?
Make a lifelong, daily habit of reading God’s word. The writer of Proverbs urges, ‘store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding… For wisdom will enter your heart’ (vv.1–2,10).
What do you need to do?
‘Store up’ God’s words within you (v.1). You need to ‘accept’ (v.1), listen and apply (v.2), ‘call out’ (v.3) and ‘search’ (v.4). ‘Searching for it like a prospector panning for gold, like an adventurer on a treasure hunt’ (v.4, MSG). This takes time and commitment. Don’t just prioritise your schedule; schedule your priorities. Set aside a regular time to read the Bible and schedule it as a top priority.
What does God promise if you do this?
You will ‘find the knowledge of God’ (v.5). ‘God gives out Wisdom free’ (v.6, MSG). Because of God’s character he ‘gives wisdom’ and ‘understanding’ (v.6), ‘victory’ (v.7), protection (v.8) and ‘discretion’ (v.11). He promises that God will ‘keep his eye on’ you (v.8, MSG) and ‘protect you, and… guard you’ (vv.8,11).
Lord, help me to continue to spend time with you each day and to apply the teachings of the Bible to my life.
Devotional Courtesy of: YouVerse Bible App
Photo Credit: David Mathis of desiringGod.org
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