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Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. --Jeremiah 33:3 True and lasting fulfillment isn’t found in any kind of man-made, man-centered philosophy. A life of vitality isn’t based on what you think or how you feel. True success… true joy… and true happiness in this life can only be found in one place. The real secret to life isn’t found in a philosophy, a mantra, a positive outlook, or a mysticism. The real secret to this life is prayer the Jesus way! Now you may be wondering why I’m saying that. Well, God lays it out for us in Jeremiah 33:3 when He says, “Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.” Yep… God alone is the One with the real secret! He alone is all-knowing and all-powerful! I don’t know about you, but when I’m faced with what looks like an impossible situation in life, I don’t want to have to depend on my own wishful thinking to save myself!  I want to lean on the all-powerful God who answered Elijah’s prayer when He sent rain from heaven. I want to depend on the sovereign God who answered Paul and Silas’ prayer and broke them out of jail. I want to depend on the almighty God of the universe who raised the Lord Jesus Christ from the dead! Remember that prayer changes things. It changes circumstances, and it can change history. So if you’re stuck in an impossible situation today, please don’t lean on yourself. Lean on God. Cry out to Him and just see… in time… if He won’t deliver you or give you the endurance and peace you need to make it through. THE REAL SECRET TO THIS LIFE IS PRAYER THE JESUS WAY! The Absolute Standard Thursday, October 03, 2019 by Dr. Paul Chappell “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:” Ephesians 4:11–13 In 2014, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, Colorado, unveiled their newest standard for measuring time using the NIST-F2 atomic clock, which was under development for more than a decade.  “NIST-F2 is accurate to one second in 300 million years,” Thomas O’Brian, who heads NIST’s time and frequency division told reporters during a press conference. The clock was later certified by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures as the world’s most accurate time standard. Atomic clocks are not subject to the effects that gradually render traditional clocks less accurate. They are an absolute standard against which time can be measured. When God comes to measure our lives, the standard which He uses is His perfect Son, Jesus Christ. He does not grade on a curve, determining how we compare to those around us. Instead, He measures us by how much we are like Jesus. That is a daunting standard. In fact, it is impossible for us to meet it by our own effort. Paul wrote, “Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?” (Galatians 3:3). It is only through the working of God’s Spirit that we can be transformed in the likeness of Christ. While it may make us feel better to compare ourselves to the successes and failings of others, we must not be deceived into allowing that to become the standard. Instead, we must seek to know Jesus more closely and more intimately and become more like Him. Today's Growth Principle:  Only through God’s power can we be shaped to meet the perfect standard of Jesus Christ.