Tag: a time for everything

For The Moment…38

No one said trusting is easy, especially when darkness surrounds you, and doom is at the door.

This is the time you must dig deep into yourself and pray.

Pray when your heart is breaking.

Pray when you feel so helpless and alone.

Pray when there is nothing left to pray for when you see nothing happening.

Pray when all is quiet and there is no movement to victory.

Pray with a passion you did not know existed.

Pray and believe.

The passionate, sincere prayer of a person living right before the Lord is powerful before God.

The effectual prayer of a righteous man avails much. (Adapted from James 5 verse 16.)

He Is Able To Keep You Safe…

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Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the Lord; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar. Jeremiah 30 verse 10A.

Or

Therefore fear thou not, O my child of God…

I will save you from afar.

God may not be physically here as in flesh and blood, but his arm is not short.

And his promises are real.

His promises are true.

He is still able to save.

He can still keep you safe.

Neither Good or Bad

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They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.  Jeremiah 10 verse 5.

Some people are good, and in all appearances, they do well.

They are not the ones to fear.

They will do nothing; they will say nothing, nor do they see anything.

They have no life within them.

They will neither be against you or be for you.

They are like a vapor; here, one moment, then gone the next as if the vapor never existed.

Give Thanks For God’s Goodness

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Oh, Lord, with praise and joy, I give thanks.

I do not deserve thy goodness.

I live in fear and anxiety about things I cannot control.

Yet, when I cry to thee and call upon thy name, I feel a peace that surrounds me;

I breathe and move forward.

Not knowing what will happen or where I should go.

But belief inhabits my heart, and I trust thee.

So, I give thanks.

When People Disapprove..

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People may voice their disapproval with you when you walk in faith with the Lord.

Don’t worry about them.

Keep believing in the Lord and trust him where you can not trace Him.

He will keep you safe and be your salvation forever.

Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

Isaiah 51: 7

Quiet and Wait and Pay Attention

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And say unto him, take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted. Isaiah 7 verse 4

There is a time for everything.

A time to speak and a time to keep quiet.

keeping your mouth shut can enable you to listen;

Pay attention and check out the lay of the land ahead of you.

You cannot hear the truth if you are making all the noise.

Stay quiet, think and steel your mind against whatever will come your way.

You don’t know the future, so be prepared for the good or the bad.

He has you secured.

With God There is Peace…

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Great peace have they which love thy law and nothing shall offend them. Psalm 119 verse 165

There is no peace when we are surrounded by strife, poverty, and violence.

To have a little solace in our private space is something elusive.

If we cannot have it we decide to create our own brand of comfort and race toward that ultimate goal.

Hooked on the rush of the moment, that sense of euphoria we run the mill like rats on a wheel moving over and over again until we tear off the routine, the same old, same old when things grow stale or we become too weary to go on.

Unaccommodated, stripped of all the trappings of society left alone with the nakedness of our emotions, we are now ready.

Ready to enter into a place of quietness where God is our focus.

In his presence, there is no censor, no criticism.

We learn of true peace.

We learn there is rest and we delight in his word.

He knows the Way

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He knows the way to take. There is no need to fear. God promises to keep his children safe.

And he led them on safely so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. Psalm 78 verse 53.

Security In God

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I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand I shall not be moved. Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope.

As I put the Lord first in my life, he becomes my guide. Therefore, am I confident and secure in Him and in His loving kindness.

Psalm 16 verse 8 and Acts 2 verse 26.

Fear Not You Can’t Take It With You…

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Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased. For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away. Psalm 49 verses 16 and 17.