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COME TO GOD FOR UNDERSTANDING, since GOD knows you far better than you know yourself. – PSALM 139 : 1 – 4, 2 CORINTHIANS 1 : 21 – 22, JOSHUA 1 : 5

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“COME TO GOD FOR UNDERSTANDING, since GOD knows you far better than you know yourself. GOD comprehends you in all your complexity; no detail of your life is hidden from HIM. The LORD views you through eyes of grace, so don’t be afraid of HIS intimate awareness. Allow the Light of GOD’S healing Presence to shine into the deepest recesses of your being — cleansing, healing, refreshing, and renewing you. Trust GOD enough to accept the full forgiveness that The LORD offers you continually. This great gift, which cost The LORD, JESUS CHRIST – HIS Life, is yours for all eternity. Forgiveness is at the very core of The LORD’S abiding Presence. GOD will never leave you or forsake you. When no one else seems to understand you, simply draw closer to GOD. Rejoice in the One who understands you completely and loves you perfectly. As GOD fills you with HIS Love, you become a reservoir of love, overflowing into the lives of other people.”

O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD. PSALM 139 : 1 – 4

Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. 2 CORINTHIANS 1 : 21 – 22

No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. JOSHUA 1 : 5

Prayer: Lord, You know me completely, yet You love me unconditionally. Help me to trust in Your grace, receiving the forgiveness and healing You freely offer. Fill me with Your love so that it overflows into the lives of others. Amen.

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‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭3 : 2 – 3

“and we sent Timothy to visit you. He is our brother and God’s co-worker in proclaiming the Good News of Christ. We sent him to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith, and to keep you from being shaken by the troubles you were going through. But you know that we are destined for such troubles.” ‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭3 : 2 – 3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Do you have that one person who always seems to lift you up in times of trouble ? When you’re feeling down they are there to pick you up? Just as Paul sent Timothy to comfort the early church God sends that person to lift and strengthen us. Today’s prayer is that we would be that person, to lift our brothers or sisters in their time of trials by bringing them back to The Word of God …….. Be Blessed

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new 2 Corinthians 5 : 17

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DO NOT HESITATE TO RECEIVE JOY FROM GOD, for GOD bestows it on you abundantly. – 2 CORINTHIANS 3 : 18, EPHESIANS 3 : 17 – 19, PSALM 46 : 10

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“DO NOT HESITATE TO RECEIVE JOY FROM GOD, for GOD bestows it on you abundantly. The more you rest in GOD’S Presence, the more freely HIS blessings flow into you. In the Light of GOD’S Love, you are gradually transformed from glory to glory. It is through spending time with The LORD that you realize how wide and long and high and deep is HIS Love for you. Sometimes the relationship The LORD offers you seems too good to be true. GOD pours HIS very Life into you, and all you have to do is receive HIM. In a world characterized by working and taking, the admonition to rest and receive seems too easy. There is an intricate connection between receiving and believing: As you trust GOD more and more, you are able to receive The LORD and HIS blessings abundantly. Be still, and know that The LORD is GOD.”

But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 CORINTHIANS 3 : 18 (NKJV)

. . . so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. EPHESIANS 3 : 17 – 19

“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” PSALM 46 : 10

Prayer: Lord, help me to freely receive the joy and love You pour into my life. Teach me to rest in Your presence, trusting that Your blessings flow as I place my faith in You. Let my heart be open to all You have for me, knowing that You are always good. Amen.

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Acts ‭10 : 34

“Then Peter replied, “I see very clearly that God shows no favoritism.” ‭‭Acts ‭10 : 34‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Just as God sees no measure of sin he also shows no favoritism. It has always amazed me how God has the same love for me as he does a mass murderer!!! Wow, think of that one. God wants all of his creation to know him and in the end not perish. Today’s prayer is that we would understand the fullness of God’s love and strive to show that same love and mercy to all ……. Be Blessed

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new 2 Corinthians 5 : 17

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    ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55 : 11

    “It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55 : 11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

    Do you ever think that your witness isn’t reaching anyone? Does it seem to just fall on deaf ears? Well couldn’t be further from the truth. This scripture says God’s Word always produces fruit and it will accomplish exactly what God wants it to. Today’s prayer is that we would never stop witnessing the word and love of God because we may not see results but our father in Heaven sure does …….. Be Blessed

    Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new 2 Corinthians 5 : 17

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    Jeremiah‬ ‭33 ‬: ‭3

    “Call to me, and I will answer you; I will tell you wonderful and marvelous things that you know nothing about. Jeremiah‬ ‭33 ‬: ‭3‬ GNT

    Where are you seeking your solutions from? Are you seeking The Lord first? Are you looking to the world for answers? GOD’s word tells us to call on HIM and HE will show us the way. In the world today you are viewed as weak if you need help, we are misled to believe that our self efforts are the only solution. Today I pray that we all would seek GOD in our times of confusion. Misunderstanding , depression, etc ….. HE will always have the solution …… Be Blessed

    Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new 2 Corinthians 5 : 17

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    LEARN TO LIVE above your circumstances. – JOHN 16 : 33, JOHN 16 : 22

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    “LEARN TO LIVE above your circumstances. This requires focused time with The LORD, the One who overcame the world. Trouble and distress are woven into the very fabric of this perishing world. Only GOD’S Holy Spirit in you can empower you to face this endless flow of problems with good cheer. As you sit quietly in GOD’S Presence, HE shines Peace into your troubled mind and heart. Little by little, you are freed from earthly shackles and lifted up above your circumstances. You gain The LORD’S perspective on your life, enabling you to distinguish between what is important and what is not. Rest in GOD’S Presence, receiving Joy that no one can take away from you.

    “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” JOHN 16 : 33 (NKJV)

    So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy. JOHN 16 : 22

    Prayer: Lord, help me to live above my circumstances by keeping my focus on You. Fill my heart with Your peace and joy, lifting me beyond the troubles of this world. Give me Your perspective so I can walk by faith, not by sight. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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    ‭‭Romans‬ ‭15 : 5‬

    “May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had,” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭15 : 5‬ ‭

    Day to day life can be tough, situations at home, work, social events, etc. being a Christian is to set the example of Jesus and eventually others will want what you have, “The mind of Jesus”. Today’s prayer is that we all would pray for patience, wisdom, kindness, and to be the example in all settings ……… Be Blessed

    Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new 2 Corinthians 5 : 17

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    WAITING, TRUSTING, AND HOPING are intricately connected, like golden strands interwoven to form a strong chain. – JOHN 14 : 1, PSALM 27 : 14, HEBREWS 6 : 18 – 20

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    “WAITING, TRUSTING, AND HOPING are intricately connected, like golden strands interwoven to form a strong chain. Trusting is the central strand, because it is the response from GOD’S children that HE desires the most. Waiting and hoping embellish the central strand and strengthen the chain that connects you to GOD. Waiting for The LORD to work, with your eyes on HIM, is evidence that you really do trust The LORD. If you mouth the words “I trust You” while anxiously trying to make things go your way, your words ring hollow. Hoping is future-directed, connecting you to your inheritance in heaven. However, the benefits of hope fall fully on you in the present. Because you are GOD’S, you don’t just pass time in your waiting. You can wait expectantly, in hopeful trust. Keep your “antennae” out to pick up even the faintest glimmer of GOD’S Presence.”

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    “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.” JOHN 14 : 1

    Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. PSALM 27 : 14

    God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek. HEBREWS 6 : 18 – 20

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    Prayer: Lord, teach me to wait, trust, and hope in You, knowing that You are always working for my good. Strengthen my faith so that my trust is not just words, but a deep confidence in Your perfect timing. Help me to wait expectantly, with my eyes fixed on You. Amen.

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    Matthew 7 : 24 – 27

    “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.” Matthew 7 : 24 – 27 NKJV

    Foundation is the key to everything, foundation supports your marriage, attitude, thoughts, job, and the list goes on and on. The key to a peaceful life is building everything you have on a solid foundation, and that starts with your relationship with Jesus. In this scripture Jesus says whoever hears is wise and whoever does not is foolish!!!! We have all heard his words so what is your foundation built on? Today I pray that all will return to the everlasting foundation in Jesus, he is the solid rock and the cornerstone to all in our lives ……. Be Blessed

    Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new 2 Corinthians 5 : 17