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Stranger Things · Brain Spa

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Life has a way of flipping the script on you at the strangest
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times, and that's usually when destiny does its strangest work.
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Today's scripture is coming from First Samuel chapter #16 verse
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13, and this is a new living translation.
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And it reads, Samuel took the flask of oil and anointed David
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with him. And from that day on, the spirit
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of the Lord came powerfully upon him.
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Let's go deep. David wasn't in the room.
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He wasn't considered, wasn't voted most likely to be key.
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He was in the field, smelling like outside, with zero reason
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to expect anything new. And yet, something strange was
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happening behind the scenes. A prophet shows up unannounced.
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A job he didn't apply for gets handed to him.
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A future he didn't audition for gets placed on his life.
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Oil starts flowing in a place he never expected to be invited
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into. Tell me that's not a stranger
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thing. And here's what his home Here in
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2025, you're looking at your life through what's predictable
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your resume, your network, your timing, or your credentials.
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But God specializes in the unpredictable.
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Purpose moves strangely. Favor arrives strangely.
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Elevation shows up strangely. The next breakthrough in your
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life might not come through anything logical or linear.
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It might feel bizarre, out of place, out of rhythm.
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The kind of moment that makes you say, How did this find me?
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Why now, and why me? Because destiny doesn't always
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walk through the front door. Sometimes it sneaks through the
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side entrance and starts rearranging the room with your
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name. And it's smiling.
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And when it does, people around you will try to make sense of
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it. But stranger things don't ask
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for approval. They just happen.
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So if your life feels odd right now, if things feel out of order
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or out of sync, unsettled, don't panic.
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Stranger things are often the first signs that a new chapter
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is being written. The same God who pulled David
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out of obscurity is pulling you into visibility, into new rooms,
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and into outcomes you didn't predict but are perfectly
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designed for. And here's today's reflection.
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Think about this. What stranger thing in your life
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right now might actually be preparation?
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How would you show up today if you believed destiny could
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interrupt you at any moment? And here's the declaration.
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Repeat this after me. I embrace the unexpected.
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It's a sign I'm evolving. Strange favor belongs to me.
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My name is being carried into rooms I haven't even walked into
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yet. And here's today's prayer.
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God, thank you for strange shifts, strange favor, and
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strange timing that guide our steps.
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Thank you that even when things feel unfamiliar, you are
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orchestrating something intentional.
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Give us the courage to trust the unfamiliar and the faith to
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expect the unexpected. Prepare us for doors that open
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suddenly and the opportunities that appear strangely.
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And we thank you for making sure that we are all whole and
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complete, with nothing missing, broken or lacking.
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And make sure that everybody that steered it for our heart,
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our partners, our spouses, our siblings, we thank you for their
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protection, their provision, and we honor you for your divine
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favor that we move and live and breathe in.
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And we thank you for all these things.
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And the matchless name of Jesus to Christ.
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I came with you. Prayer, Amen.
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God bless y'all. I love you and I hope you have a
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fantastic day today. Y'all, take care.
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One last thought, when life starts feeling strange,
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promotion is usually nearby. Don't resist the unfamiliar.
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Lean into it. Before you go.
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Drop this in the comments. What's 1 strange shift happening
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in your life right now that might actually be a setup?