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I've Already Blown More Chances Than Anyone Should Ever Get

Dear Reader,

I am thankful for my siblings. 
Happy Thanksgiving to you! Today's topic line comes from a song entitled "Don't Write Me Off" in a film that you will have to guess. I'll help you, though.

The movie is about a singer who tries to revive his career after more than a decade by singing with a rising pop star. While working with her, he meets a girl who has a gift with words and becomes his lyricist. Like any other Romance, he messes up and the girl runs off. In an effort to win back her trust, he writes the song containing today's title.

I imagine that the guy (played by Hugh Grant), felt very similar to how I have felt this week. There are several reasons I have felt the need to tell people not to write me off this week. We will start off by reviewing my first week back at work. I started working at The Western Nut Company, just like a couple of years ago. Although I have picked up quickly on things that I remember, there is still a learning-curve. I have messed up several times, but my manager is patient with me and doesn't write me off. I'm grateful for that.

Just about everyone has someone in their love life that writes them off. Sometimes you write people off. It's not fun to be written off. However, the beauty of today's principle is knowing you don't have to write them off completely.

The best thought I had this week was that God will not write any of us off very easily. In fact, there is only a handful of people that he writes off and he doesn't like doing it. I know he hasn't written me off. I know this because of the people in my life. I have a pretty cool family and amazing friends who show me miracles regularly. They don't write me off. God doesn't write me off because of my mistakes. He knows I struggle. He still doesn't write me off.

Sitting here writing this, it now occurs to me that it is appropriate for prophets write letters that turn into scriptures. Food for thought. 

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