My desire and commitment at the dawn of 2025 may be summarized with three words: return, refresh, renew. As I embark on my 65th year of life, I will to return to the hot-heart passion for Christ of my youth, pray for the refreshing wind of the Spirit to blow across and awaken every fiber of my being to my utmost for His highest, and determine to renew a sense of abandon to Christ and audacious adventurous faith in Him with whatever time left to me on this planet.
“The great word of Jesus to His disciples is Abandon. When God has brought us into the relationship of disciples, we have to venture on His word; trust entirely to Him and watch that when He brings us to the venture, we take it.”
(Oswald Chambers, ‘Studies in the Sermon on the Mount, The Complete Works of Oswald Chambers’)
DANE FOWLKES 
Hey brother. Thanks for sharing the Chambers devotional. Very poignant.
Phyllis and I individually pick a word for the year. Last night I chose RESILIENCE. I’m asking God to help me strive to be resilient as I encounter struggles, trauma, and as I engage veterans and first responders who are struggling in their lives with disappointments, trauma, loss, and hopelessness. I’m trying to be the best David Neely God created me to be for such as a time as those.
I’m looking forward to sharing space with you next week in Norman. Here’s to 2025.
David
David L. Neely President and CEO 4105 24th Ave SE, Apt 4 Norman, OK 73071 1.913.689.8850 http://www.affectingchange.org
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Thanks for the call this morning. I was in speech therapy when you called. I appreciate the birthday greetings. I am very much looking forward to meeting with you at 1pm next Wednesday! Stay safe bro.
NHIM, David
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