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In the darkest night He is composing your song. In the valley He is tuning your voice. In the storm clouds He is deepening your range. In the rain showers He is sweetening your melody. In the cold He is giving your notes expression. And as you pass at times from hope to fear, He is perfecting the message of your lyrics...-George Matheson, Streams In the Desert........Phil3:10 To know Christ is life's greatest achievement.

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What a source--God! What a supply--His glorious riches! What a channel--Christ Jesus! It is your heavenly privilege to trust all your needs to His glorious riches, and to forget your needs in the presence of His . . riches....-LBCowman, Streams In The Desert........Phi4:19 My God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

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Every step toward Christ kills a doubt. Every thought, word, and deed for Him carries you away from discouragement...- Theodore Cuyler........John4:24 "God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."

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Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity...-Henry Van Dyke........Acts17:28 In Him we live, and move, and have our being.

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At the profoundest depths in life men talk not about God, but with Him...-Elton Trueblood...........John3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see everlasting life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

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There is no reason why we should not ask for great things. Without a doubt, we will receive them if we ask in faith, having the courage to wait with patient perseverance for Him and meanwhile doing those things that are within our power to do...-LBCowman, Streams............ Isaiah8:17 "I will wait for the Lord. . . I will put my hope in Him."

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A life without prayer is a powerless life. It may be a life filled with a great deal of activity and noise, but it will be far removed from Jesus Who day and night prayed to God...-LBCowman, Streams........... James1:17 "Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with Whom there is no variation or shifting shadow."

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Dont judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant...-Robert Louis Stevenson...........James1:2-3 "Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance."

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At each milestone in your life, it is wise to check the temperature of your experience in order to be keenly aware of the surrounding conditions. If you will do this and firmly exhibit your faith at the precise moment, you can sometimes actually snatch victory from the very jaws of defeat...-LBCowman........1John5:4 Every chìld of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.

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God assured Moses and the people of Israel they had nothing to fear - as long as they remembered that He would remain with them always...- Maxwell, Leadership............Deut20:1 When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses and chariots of people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them; for the Lord your God is with you.

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There are three stages in the work of God: Impossible; Difficult; Done...-Hudson Taylor........Isaiah40:31 But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.

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There is no Christianity without a cross. Such a Christianity is powerless and useless. Following Him is the important part, the sequel to acknowledging His control. God does have a purpose for your life and understanding it is exciting...-Sala, Refuge And Strength........... Luke14:27 "And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple."

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In Every Victory/ Let It Be Said Of Me/ My Source Of Strength/ My Source Of Hope/ Is Christ Alone/...-Brian Litrell, Excerpt from lyrics of Song In Christ Alone........Eph6:10 "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty Power."

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Faith failed not through those long, dark days of waiting,/ His trust in God was reimbursed at last,/ The moment came when God led forth His servant/ To comfort many, all His sufferings past...-Freda Hanbury Allen, Streams........John13:7 "You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand."

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I Am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which Is, and which Was, and which Is to come, the Almighty.- Lord, I believe.- I know Whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day.- . . . And he that believeth on Him shall not be confounded....-Rev1:8.-John9:38.-2Tim1:12.-1Pet2:6b...

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God leads, guides and protects in amazing ways. Blessed is the word the psalmist uses to describe those who take refuge in Him...-Sala, Refuge And Strength........Psalm34:8 "Taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him."

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God doesn't ask for what you don't have. He's concerned with how you use what you do have, and whether you do what you can do. If you have never had your back to the wall, gone one-on-one with God, your heart filled with fear, and experienced His help, you wouldn't believe me no matter what I say. But the fact is you can bring your empty life to God and let Him fill you with His love and power...-Sala, Refuge And Strength........2Kings4:7 'Elisha said to her,' Now go sell the oil and pay for your debts, and you and your sons can live on what is left over.

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Faith links me to Holy God and clothes me with the Power of Jehovah. Faith insures me that each of His attributes will be used in my defense, helping me to defy the hosts of hell. It causes me to march triumphantly over the necks of my enemies. So without faith, how can I receive anything from the Lord? Therefore, carefully watch your faith...-Charles Spurgeon, Streams......Mark9:23 What do you mean, 'If I can'? Jesus asked. Anything is possible if a person believes.

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We as a people take such pride in being so practical that we want something more sure than faith. But without faith, we call to Him in vain, for faith is the only road between our soul and heaven. If the road is blocked, how can we communicate with the great King? Faith honors God, and God honors Faith..-Daniel Crawford, Streams........Rom4:16 The promise comes by Faith, so that it may . . . be Guaranteed.

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Am I in trouble? I can receive help by expressing faith. Am I being battered by the enemy? My soul will find refuge by leaning in Faith upon God. Faith is the communication link between heaven and earth. It is on this link of faith that God's messages of love travel so quickly that even before we ask, He answers. And while we are still speaking, Jesus hears us...-Spurgeon, Streams......1John5:14 This is the confidence that we have in approaching God; that if we ask anything according to His Will, He hears us.

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Remember to take good care of your faith, for faith is the only way to obtain God's blessings. Prayer alone cannot bring answers down from His throne, because it is the earnest prayer of one 'who believes' that leads to answers...-Spurgeon, Streams......1John5:10-12 Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

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The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom...-Isaac Asimov........John16:22 Now you are sad, but I will see you again, and your hearts will be filled with gladness, the kind of gladness that no one can take away from you.

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Isaiah10:15 But can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it? Is the saw greater than the person who saws? Can a rod strike unless a hand moves it? Can a wooden cane walk by itself?...-NLV Life Application Bible........We are useful only to the extent that we allow God to use us. If God has given us resources and special talents, we must not regard them as our own creation or special privilege.

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God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist...-Augustine of Hippo........Psalm97:11-12 Light shines on the godly, and joy on those whose hearts are right. May all who are godly rejoice in the Lord and praise his holy name!

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The greater your knowledge of the enemy, the more effective your defense will be. Study what the Bible tells you about the devil, and then make sure that your thought life, your home, and your family are as secure as you can make them...-Sala, Refuge And Strength........ Proverbs22:8 The discreet man sees danger and takes shelter, the ignorant go forward and pay for it.

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Knowing the enemy doesn't make you paranoid; it makes you secure. Knowing who he is, how he operates and how he can be defeated gives you spiritual strength to resist him. Study what the Bible tells you about the devil. Being equipped with this knowledge will help you win in the might and power of the Spirit...-Sala, Refuge And Strength........James4:7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

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The plaintive, self-centered, morbid kind of prayer, a dead-set that I want to be right, is never found in the New Testament. If you are not getting the hundredfold more, not getting insight into God's Word, then start praying for your friends. I can only be right with God if I accept the atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ as an absolute gift...-Chambers, My Utmost For His Highest........Job42:10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord made him prosperous.

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Are you praying for those who have hurt you? Can you forgive them? God loves us and He is just. He not only will restore whatever we have lost unjustly, but He also will give us more than we can imagine as we live with Him in eternity...-Tyndale NLV Life App......Job42:10-16 When Job prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes. Then all his brothers, sisters, and former friends came and feasted with him in his home. . . So the Lord blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning. . . living to see four generations of his children and grandchildren.

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The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.- For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for Him and how you have shown your love to Him by caring for other believers, as you still do.- Because of God's grace to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have--Jesus Christ....-Proverbs11:25.-Hebrews6:10.- 1Corinthians3:10-11...

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Being equipped with the knowledge of God's Word will help you win in the might and power of the Spirit...-Sala, Refuge And Strength........1Cor3:6-9 Each of us did the work the Lord gave us. I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. It's not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What's important is that God makes the seed grow. The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work. And you are God's field. You are God's building.

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Settle matters quickly with your adversary(Matthew5:25)..........-Do It Now. Jesus Christ is laying down this principle--Do what you know you must do, now, and do it quickly; if you do not, the inevitable process will begin to work and you will have to pay to the last farthing in pain and agony and distress. God's laws are unalterable; there is no escape from them. The teachings of Jesus goes straight to the way we are made up...-Chambers, My Utmost For His Highest.