Personal Devotions and Purposeful Study

I want to encourage you today to pursue having daily prayerful meditation where you seek personal application of God's Gospel truths to your own heart and life.  I also want to encourage you to regular study in a class, or with a book, where you learn from teachers who have seen and lived things that that you may not have and can give you insight in 30 minutes that might otherwise take you ten years to see.  I encourage this because I care about you and want you to find ways to sustain the joy we have in Jesus.