#0001756

If we have completely entrusted something to God, we must keep our hands off it. He can guard it better than we can, and He does not need our help. And He will work at the perfect moment, if we will completely trust Him to work in His own way and in His own time...-A.B.Simpson, Streams........Psa37:7 “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.”

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#0001757

Living a life of faith often requires us to leave things alone. Things in our lives may seem to be going all wrong, but God knows our circumstances better than we do. Often there is nothing as Godly as inactivity on our part, or nothing as harmful as wrestless working, for God has promised to work His sovereign will...-A.B.Simpson, Streams........Psa127:1 “Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, the watchman stays awake in vain.”

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#0001758

“The day shall declare it.- Judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.- The great, the Mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is His name, great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.”...-1Cor3:13.-1Cor4:5.-Jer32:18-19...

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#0001759

If nothing happens when we pray, the problem is not with God. The problem is with us, for God's Word is absolutely reliable. If we adhere to what God requires, He will lead us to pray for things that align with His purposes, and God will answer our prayers in a mighty way...-Henry Blackaby, Experiencing God........James5:16b “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”

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#0001760

“They . . . first gave their own selves to the Lord.- In ever work that Hezekiah began . . . to seek His God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.- Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.- Whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord.- As the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men.- My son, give me thine heart.”...-2Cor8:5.-2Chr31:21.-Prov4:23.-Col3:23.-Eph6:6-7.-Prov23:26..

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#0001761

The Lord has an inconceivably glorious purpose for each of His children. He is a wise gardener who knows He cannot gather the fruit until it is ripe, and He knows precisely when we are spiritually ready to receive blessings for our gain and His glory...-A. Murray, Streams........James5:7 “ . . .Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains . . . They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.”

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#0001762

No matter the source of the evil confronting you, if you are in God and thereby completely surrounded by Him, you must realize that it has first passed through Him before coming to you. Because of this, you can thank Him for everything that comes your way. Not for the sin that accompanies evil, but offering thanks for what He will bring out of it and through it. May God make our life one of continual thanksgiving and praise, so He will then make everything a blessing...-Cowman, Streams........Eph5:20 “And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

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#0001763

Kindness in words creates confidence, kindness in thinking creates profoundness, kindness in giving creates love...-Lao Tzu........1John2:5 “Whoso keepeth His Word, in him verily is the love of God perfected.”

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#0001764

If you have food on your table, clothes on your back, a roof over your head, and a place to sleep tonight, you are richer than 75% of the rest of the people in the world. If you have savings in the bank, money in your wallet, and coins in a piggy bank, you are among an elite 8% of the world's population. If your answer is “yes” to these conditions, then you might be wealthier than you think you are. Those who recognize that gifts, resources, and talents are God-given also understand that what they have is a stewardship that can be used to touch someone's life and make a difference in a hurting world...-Sala, Refuge And Strength…….Job1:21 “I came naked from my mother's womb, and I will be stripped of everything when I die.”

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#0001765

If we would look at our past, most of us would realize that the times we endured the greatest stress and felt that every path was blocked were the very times our heavenly Father chose to do the kindest things for us and bestow His richest blessings. God's most beautiful jewels are often delivered in rough packages by very difficult people, but within the package we will find the very treasures of the King's palace and the Bridegroom's love...-ABSimpson, Streams........Job38:22 “Have you entered the storehouses . . . which I reserve for times of trouble.”

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#0001766

You can trust the Man who died for you.You can trust Him to thwart each plan that should be stopped and to complete each one that results in His greatest glory and your highest good. You can trust Him to lead you down the path that is the very best in this world for you...-LBCowman, Streams........Rom6:13 “Offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life.”

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#0001767

If you go to God for guidance, He will guide you. But do not expect Him to console you by showing you His list of purposes concerning you, when you have displayed distrust or even half-trust in Him. What He will do, if you will trust Him and go cheerfully ahead when He shows you the way, is to guide you still farther...-HBushnell, Streams........Psalm78:72 “And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.”

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#0001768

God often guides us through our circumstances. One moment our way may seem totally blocked, but then suddenly some seemingly trivial incident occurs, appearing as nothing to others but speaking volumes to the keen eye of faith...-FBMeyer, Streams......-Isaiah42:16 “I will lead my blind people by roads they have never travelled. I will turn their darkness into light and make rough country smooth before them.”

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#0001769

With every anointed Title comes Responsibility, and with that Responsibility, comes Accountability of the highest order...-HP........“Be strong, and work; for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts.- I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.- Strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might.- Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.- Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”…-Hag2:4.- Phi4:13.- Eph6:10.- Gal6:9.- 1Cor15:57…

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#0001770

Turn your eyes upon Jesus/ Look full in His wonderful face/ Then the things of this world will go strangely dim/ In the light of His glory and grace...-Sandi Patty, Song Medley in Hymns Just For You........1Chr16:11 "Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.”

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#0001771

Isaiah25:1“Oh Lord, I will honor and praise your name, for you are my God. You do such wonderful things! You planned them long ago, and now you have accomplished them.”........NLT Bible Life App...-Isaiah honored and praised God because he realized that God completes his plans as promised. God also fulfills his promises to you. Think of the prayers he has answered, and praise him for his goodness and faithfulness.

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#0001772

There is a freedom that comes in having nothing to hide. Living a life of integrity is measured not by what you say about yourself but by what God and people say about you...-Blackaby, Experiencing God........1Sam12:3 “Now testify against me in the presence of the Lord and before His anointed one. . . Have I ever cheated any of you? . . . Tell me and I will make right whatever I have done wrong.”

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#0001773

Near the end of his life, Joshua took time with the Israelites to review all that God had done for them since they first began following Him. God had given them an impossible assignment: to conquer a foreign and hostile land with fortified cities and armies more powerful than their own. They were to go forward with nothing more than God's promise that He would go with them and take care of them...-HBlackaby, Experiencing God.....Josh23:14b “All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed.”

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#0001774

Now, near the end of his life, Joshua looked back over their experience and reminded the Israelites that God had kept every promise. They had experienced numerous victories and had enjoyed God's provision for every need...-HBlackaby, Experiencing God........Josh23:14a “And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord spoke concerning you.”

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#0001775

Where would our faith be if not for the trials that test it; or patience, without anything to endure; or experience, without tribulations to develop it?..-LBCowman.........Rom1:16 “For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes-. This Good News tells us how God makes us right in His sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”

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#0001776

My eye is not on the dense fog but on the living God, who controls every circumstance of my life...-George Mueller, Streams In The Desert........Acts27:25 “I have faith in God that it will happen just as He told me.”

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#0001777

We live fascinating lives if we are living in the center of God's will. All the attacks that Satan hurls at us through the sins of others are not only powerless to harm us but are transformed into blessings along the way...-Hannah Whitall Smith, Streams........Rom8:28 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him . . .”

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#0001778

Nothing that is not part of God's will is allowed to come into the life of someone who trusts and obeys Him. This truth should be enough to make our life one of ceaseless thanksgiving and joy, because God's will is the most hopeful, pleasant, and glorious thing in the world. It is the continuous working of His omnipotent power for our benefit, with nothing to prevent it, if we remain surrendered and believing...-HWSmith, Streams.......John19:11 “You would have no power over me at all unless it were given to you from above.”

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#0001779

Isn't it glorious to know that no matter how unjust something may be, even when it seems to have come from Satan himself, by the time it reaches us it is God's will for us and will ultimately work to our good?..-Hannah W. Smith, Streams.......John18:11 “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?”

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#0001780

Beloved, if God has called us to His highest and best, each of us will have a time of crisis, when all our resources will fail and when we face either ruin or something better than we have ever dreamed. But before we can receive the blessing, we must rely on God's infinite help...-Cowman-Reimann, Streams.......Heb11:6 “No one can please God without faith, for whoever comes to God must have faith that God exists and rewards those who seek him.”

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#0001781

We must be willing to let go, surrendering completely to Him, and cease from our own wisdom, strength, and righteousness. God knows how to lead us to the point of crisis, and He knows how to lead us through it...-LBCowman, Streams In The Desert........Gal2:20 “My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself for me.”

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#0001782

As Jacob 'fell' from his old life, he fell into the arms of God, clinging to Him but also wrestling until his blessing came. His blessing was that of a new life(Gen32:28), so he rose from the earthly to the heavenly, the human to the divine, and the natural to the supernatural. Is God leading you in this way? Then turn to Jacob's God! Die in His loving arms to your own strength and wisdom and rise like Jacob into His strength and sufficiency. You must win deliverance by rising higher, coming into a new experience with God...-Cowman, Streams........Isa60:16 “Powerful kings and mighty nations will satisfy your every need, as though you were a child nursing at the breast of a queen. You will know at last that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

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#0001783

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love...-St. Basil.....Prov28:6“Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and rich.”

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#0001784

David, helpless and weak, knew that God alone had rescued Him from His enemies when he was defenseless. When you wish that God would quickly rescue you from your troubles, remember that He can either deliver you or be your support as you go through them(NLT LAPPL). What is this ‘spacious place’? What can it be but God Himself--the infinite Being through Whom all other beings find their source and their end in life...-Madame Guyon, Streams..........Psalm18:19“He brought me out into a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me.”

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#0001785

As you respond to God's invitations, don't be caught by surprise when adversaries try to thwart what you are doing. It takes spiritual discernment to see beyond human activity to God's will. As you seek Him, look beyond what people are saying to find what God is doing. They cannot prevent you from carrying out God's will..-Experiencing God, HBlackaby........1Cor16:9 “For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.”

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#0001786

It is easy for us to talk and theorize about faith, but God often puts us into His 'crucible of affliction' to test the purity of our gold and to separate the dross from the metal. How happy we are if the hurricanes that blow across life's raging sea have the effect of making Jesus more precious to us! It is better to weather the storm with Christ than to sail smooth waters without Him...-JRMacduff, Streams........Exodus15:25 “There He tested them.”

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#0001787

Bartimaeus was blind, and he knew exactly what he wanted Jesus to do for Him: restore his sight. Yet he received more than physical sight! He received salvation, for Jesus knew Bartimaeus's heart was faithful. Bartimaeus immediately used his gift to become a follower of the Savior...-HTBlackaby, Experiencing God......Mark10:47,52 “When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus of Nazareth was nearby, he began to shout,