Pray With Confidence!

You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas. You formed the mountains by your power and armed yourself with mighty strength. Psalm 65:5-6.

When we cry out to God in prayer, we are talking to the God of the universe who created the earth and all that is on it with His mighty deeds! He answers our prayers with "amazing wonders" and have designed prayer to be the agent by which to release His mighty power in our lives and for those in desperate need of His help! God is the "generator", prayer is our power cord to Him, we are the ones who receive the power we need from God through the power cord of prayer! As we began to realize God's awesome power working in our lives and in the lives of others, we will gain the faith we need to believe that God will "show up" in every situation we find ourselves in life. His power is available to help us in our many needs! We "can do everything with the help of Christ who gives (us) the strength (we) need" (Philippians 4:13). This is the most powerful God we can trust and lean on. This is the most powerful God that promised to never leave us nor forsake us! He is our Heavenly Father, Shepherd, and Friend.

OUR PRAYERS LAY THE TRACK DOWN ON WHICH GOD'S POWER CAN COME. LIKE A MIGHTY LOCOMOTIVE, HIS POWER IS IRRESISTIBLE, BUT IT CANNOT REACH US WITHOUT RAILS. Watchman Nee (1903-1972)

I Can Meet With God As Friend!

Whenever Moses went out to the tent of meeting, all the people would get up and stand in their tent entrances. They would all watch Moses until he disappeared inside. As he went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and hover at the entrance while the Lord spoke with Moses. Exodus 33:8-9.

The children of God would stand outside their tents watching Moses walk into the tent of meeting waiting as the tent closed in around him-of what God would say to him on their behalf! The Israelites had to worship outside away from the tent of meeting while Moses sat in the presents of God, enjoying His glory, and speaking with God as friend. In our own walk with God, we can feel distant as though worshipping Him outside the tent of meeting. In our struggles, we look longingly at those who are doing well and walking close with God as though they are in that "tent of meeting" with Moses while we are worshipping on the outside of that tent! But here is the good news. We don't have to have a special "tent of meeting" to meet with God, or have a special set of words to speak to God with. When we pray to Him where we are at any given moment in time, we are actually in the "tent of meeting!" Church is important to fellowship with God and other believers corporately yet, God is with us and for us when we call out to Him at any given time. When we cry out to the Lord in prayer, we are in the "tent of meeting!"

PRAYER IS NOT ARTFUL MONOLOGUE OF VOICE UPLIFTED FROM THE SOD; IT IS LOVE"S TENDER DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE SOUL AND GOD. John Richard Morland (1880-1947)

The Lord Will Keep Me Safe!

You can be sure of this: The Lord has set apart the godly for Himself. The Lord will answer when I call Him. …Many people say, “Who will show us better times?” Let the smile on Your Face shine on us, Lord. You have given me greater joy than those who have abundant harvest of grain and wine. I will lie down in peace and sleep, for You alone, O Lord, will keep me safe. Psalm 4:3, 6-8.

Many times-it’s hard to find and keep joy during difficult times! Our hearts can get heavy and our minds are pre-occupied with what to do next! David, in this Psalm, found praise and peace while being pursued by his enemies and sleeping in a cave. He even said while sleeping in that cave,…”I will lie down in peace and sleep, for You alone, O Lord, will keep me safe. David somehow knew in the midst of his danger that God would “show up big” and deliver him even before his deliverance came about. David was weary in this moment, yet God gave him the faith to have more joy than those who had the abundance wine and harvest! This Psalm tells us that in the midst of “the cave,” we can call on our God for help-being honest with our feelings as we call out to Him, and He will answer. What is your heart-ache and struggle today? I know what mine is! So call on the One with me, who never slumbers nor sleeps, that when our eyes close at night, we are rest assured that His Eyes will remain wide open! May God grant us His peace today and always.

TALK TO HIM IN PRAYER OF ALL YOUR WANTS, YOUR TROUBLES, EVEN OF THE WEARINESS YOU FEEL IN SERVING HIM. YOU CANNOT SPEAK TOO FREELY, TOO TRUSTFULLY TO HIM. (Francois Fenelon)

God Will Come Again and Again!

When they came to Marah, they finally found water. But the people couldn't drink it because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah, which means "bitter.") Then the people turned against Moses. "What are we going to drink?" they demanded. Exodus 15:23-24 NLT.

The children of Israel saw the cloud and the pillar of fire linger close by in between their camp and the Egyptians who were chasing them. The cloud protected the Israelites by day and the fire gave them warmth and light at night while their enemies were left with no light at all! The Israelites would later look on with their own eyes and see God part the Red Sea for them while the water would come in on the Egyptians and drown them! But, when the children of God got thirsty in the desert they began to complain saying; "God has brought us out of Egypt only to "kill us" in the desert!" The problem the Israelites had at that time is the same problem we have today! They focused more on their immediate need than on the God Who has been faithful to deliver them time and time again! When we are in an tough and difficult place, we can take heart and be of good courage by calling forward all the ways God delivered us out of all of our troubles in the past. We can jot down the times when God brought us that miracle we've believed Him for! We can remind ourselves that sense God delivered me in the past! He will deliver me again, and again, and again! "Intervene Lord Jesus!" Amen!

IF WE HAVE NOTED THE LORD'S ANSWERS TO OUR PRAYERS AND THANKED HIM FOR WHAT WE HAVE RECIEVED OF HIM, THEN IT BECOMES EASIER FOR US, AND WE GET MORE COURAGE, TO PRAY FOR MORE. (Ole Hallesby)

Good Thoughts!

Whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things (fix your mind on them). Philippians 4:8.

Many times-being in tough circumstances can cause us to have a negative mind set that will cause us to have a negative attitude. The Apostle Paul encourages us in this passage of scripture to concentrate on these good things-that will then give us a good and hopeful attitude. Our thoughts affects our attitude. God, on the other hand, tells us to do things that are for our good. He wants us to be happy and fulfilled and the only way to have happiness and fulfillment is to have it God’s way! If we’re full of wrong thoughts, we’re miserable because we’re not thinking about what we’re thinking about! This can be a big challenge for us, especially when or calendars get so busy and to top it off, spiritual warfare! It is impossible to be happy while entertaining negative, critical, and depressing thoughts. God will help us to overcome Satan in this battle for our thoughts!

EVERY STEP TOWARDS CHRIST KILLS A DOUBT. EVERY THOUGHT, WORD, AND DEED FOR HIM CARRIES YOU AWAY FROM DISCOURAGEMRNT.  Theodore Ledyard Cuyler (1822-1909)

He Will Lift My Burdens!

Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you. Let Me teach you, because I am humble and gentle, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke fits perfectly, and the burden I give you is light.” Matthew 11:28-30. There are times when heavy burdens weigh us down and bring heaviness and weariness to our spirit. A difficult relationship, caring for elderly parents, tough deadlines at work, a loss of job, being a single parent, dealing with illness, or seeking direction for our lives just to name a few, can lead us to feel overwhelmed, and in some cases even  make us feel alone. In these times as in all times, Jesus invites us to “Come to Me. Give Me the heavy load you are carrying. And in exchange, I will give you rest!” We can breathe a lot easier knowing that Jesus knows the hardships, challenges, deadlines, tasks, and other responsibilities that tend to stress us out and weigh us down! Let us come to our Savior for the help and strength we need. He is our High Priest Who is not unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have One Who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet was without sin. Let us then approach His throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:14-16. He will bring us from “job”…”to joy!” Blessings!

WHEN HE SAYS TO YOUR DISTURBED, DISTRACTED, RESTLESS SOUL AND MIND, “COME UNTO ME,” HE IS SAYING, COME OUT OF THE STRIFE AND DOUBT AND STRUGGLE OF WHAT IS AT THE MOMENT WHERE YOU STAND, INTO THAT WHICH WAS AND IS AND IS TO BE-THE ETERNAL, THE ESSENTIAL, THE ABSOLUTE.  Phillips Brooks.

Don't Stop Asking!

(Jesus said,) "Keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened. For everyone who ask, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds." Matthew 7:7-8 NLT.

There are times when we have been praying to God to act in a certain situation in our lives or in the lives of others. As time passes by we can become weary of asking God for His intervention! God is looking for people to give themselves to earnest, persevering prayer. Jesus is telling us in these verses to be persistent in prayer for what we desire as the widow was in Luke 18:1-8. If we just asked once and got what we wanted without really seeking God consistently in relationship with Him, our faith would become "shallow" and our walk with Him would be weak at best! It is in the areas where we have to persevere in prayer that we learn persistence in prayer! As we persevere in prayer and not give up-even when things are not changing at the moment, we will grow closer to God, our faith will grow, and we will see the blessings flow! Whatever we are waiting for in the Lord, we must persevere in prayer and seek Him as much as possible everyday until the answer comes! He promises to answer us when we call. Let's ask God by the power of the Holy Spirit to give us an extra measure of faith to believe Him for what we've asked for! "Blessings!"

IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO BEGAN TO PRAY, NOR TO PRAY ARIGHT; NOR IS IT ENOUGH TO CONTINUE FOR A TIME TO PRAY; BUT WE MUST PATIENTLY, BELIEVINGLY, CONTINUE IN PRAYER UNTIL WE OBTAIN AN ANSWER. (George Muller)

My Protector, My Shield!

O Lord, I have so many enemies; so many are against me. So many are saying, "God will never rescue him!" But You, O Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts my head high. I cried out to the Lord, and He answered me from His holy mountain.

Psalm 3:1-4.

David wrote this psalm when he had to run from his palace being chased by his enemies who wanted to overthrow his kingdom because of their loyalty to his son Absalom. With this going on in David’s life, he cried out to the Lord in his distress knowing that the Lord would be his glory and the One who would lift his head high! David may have had others around him saying "give up!" your enemies are to strong for you!...run!... and never return!" Yet, in the midst of all this, God gave David hope, when there was no hope! This is also true for you and I today! There are times when trials of life and of our hearts will cause us to have a sense of doubt and dread. But, God promises to deliver us, be our shield and protector, and be the One who lifts our head high! Let's pray for each other in this area of trust in our God! Jesus said, "in this life you will have trouble, but take heart! I have overcome the world!" He has promised to bring us from "victim, to victory!" May we have a victorious day today, expecting our God to show up "BIG" in our lives! "Blessings."

THE ARMOUR IS FOR THE BATTLE OF PRAYER. THE ARMOUR IS NOT TO FIGHT IN, BUT TO SHIELD US WHILE WE PRAY. PRAYER IS THE BATTLE.  (Oswald Chambers).

The Help Of My Thoughts!

But his delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and by night. And he shall be like a tree firmly planted (and tended) by the streams of water, ready to bring forth it’s fruit in it’s season; it’s leaf also shall not fade or wither; and everything he does shall prosper ( and come to maturity). Psalm 1:2-3.
Your word have I laid up in my heart, that I might not sin against You…I will meditate on Your precepts and have respect to Your ways (the paths of life marked out by Your law). Psalm 119:11,15.
Computers play a large role in our lives! It’s not uncommon for households to have no less than two or more computers being used for everyone in the house to do and to accomplish many things in our lives! When it comes to the use of computers, It is said…”garbage in-garbage out!”. We can accept this saying with these machines we use everyday, but have a hard time grasping this concept when it comes to ourselves! We read the bible a little or a lot and often times after our reading we’ve forgot what we’ve read! The bible tells us that “out of the heart flows the issues of life.” The only way to deal with these issues is to stop and take time out of our busy schedules to meditate on God’s Word to help us deal with these issues! I like to use a Scripture Confessions Book along with my bible to help me pray the Word that is categorized in topics so I can focus my prayer scripturally on the issue. wait on the Lord. “Prayer with Meditation decreases worry and hesitation!” God Bless You as you wait on Him. He will respond! 

Evil Forebodings.

All the days of the desponding and afflicted are made evil (by anxious thoughts and forebodings), but he who has a glad heart has a continual feast (regardless of circumstances). Proverbs 15:15 AMP.

Many times in spite of the good that is happening around us, we can face an oppressive atmosphere that seems gloomy as though something dreaded is about to happen! We may even be in peace at the moment and still feel a sense of "something is about to go wrong"! This is what the Amplified Bible calls "evil forebodings"-which is, having worry and anxiety that is not based on true circumstances or situations! The enemy of our souls-Satan the Devil, works hard to attack the believers mind and heart to bring about a vague feeling of-"is God really in control of my life?" The only way to combat this overwhelming feeling of dread is to aggressively pray that God will change our minds in believing something good will happen to us rather than being negative and expecting the worse! The Living Bible says,"When a man is gloomy, everything seems to go wrong." The Devil robs us in our thoughts and want us to doubt God's goodness and love for us-thus making it difficult for us to enjoy everyday life! We will have a better outlook for our lives from the Holy Spirit in aggressive prayer and thanksgiving for whose we are and what the Lord will continually do on our behalf! We need to be around positive people as much as possible and the "Word of God" to see the encouragement of the Lord and watch Him show up "big" to intervene on behalf of His people.

Read Psalm 103 and Ephesians Chapter 1.

God Waits For Us!

And therefore the Lord (earnestly) waits (expecting, looking, and longing) to be gracious to you; and therefore He lifts Himself up, that He may have mercy on you and show loving-kindness to you. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are all those who (earnestly) wait for Him, who expect and look and long for Him (for His victory). Isaiah 30:18 AMP.

This is a very encouraging verse of scripture in that the Lord of the universe and maker of life would choose to wait for us! The Living Bible says it this way: "Yet the Lord still waits for you to come to Him, so He can show you His Love; He will conquer you to bless you, just as He said. For the Lord is faithful to His promises. Blessed are all those who wait for Him to help them." It is amazing to think that the "Almighty God" of Heaven and earth would love us so much that he would wait for us to come to our senses, would wait for us to receive His love, would wait for us to come to Him for help! We (who have received Him) are children of God! Being a child of the Father gives us blessings that others don't have. As a dad, whatever blessings come my way, my daughter automatically deserves simply because she is my child and not because she tried to be good to earn my favor! This is also true with us! Don't let the "devil" tell you that you don't deserve the blessings God have for you! You are not deserving within yourself (John 15:4-5); you are only  deserving because you are a beloved child of the "KING of Kings" and the "LORD of Lords"! And His Name is Jesus, The Christ! Read Romans 8:12-39.  God Bless You!

Encouraging Truth!

Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. It gave me great joy to have some brothers come and tell about your faithfulness to the truth and how you continue to walk in the truth. 3 John 2-3. John's heart was filled with joy as he heard the good report of his fellow brothers in the ministry. Gaius, his dear friend, was living in the truth that those who sacrifice their lives for the work of the Lord needed constant encouragement! Diotrephes, a local church leader who loved to be first, mistreated some traveling teachers then gossiped maliciously about John and those with him, refusing to welcome the brothers. He also stopped those who wanted to encourage the leaders to continue to do good in the body of Christ. 3 John 9-10. John would would go on to tell the church body not to imitate such behavior and stay away from those who do so. John exhorted the true believers, that those who do good is from God and encourage others who serve Him. What this says to me is that it is so easy to take those who are walking by faith in the ministry for granted, or to criticise them for what they are not doing! We are not called to this type of insensitive behavior! We are called to sacrificially bless and encourage those who lay their lives on the line for Jesus in the ministry! Send an email, write a note, and speak words of encouragement to that missionary, pastor,nursery servant, janitor, or anyone else who serve in leadership and servant hood in and about the church local and in the body of Christ. "That, my friends, is walking in the truth"!

SEEK THE TRUTH, LISTEN TO THE TRUTH, TEACH THE THUTH, LOVE THE TRUTH, AND DEFEND THE TRUTH UNTO DEATH.

John Huss ( 1370-1415)

2Minutes with Pastor Don- I stand at the door and knock!

Revelation 3:20 "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me."

Matthew 7:7-8 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened."
Just as we need to Ask, Seek and Knock for God to respond to us as we cry out to Him in all things, so it is with us as well to open the door of our hearts when God knocks  it at any given time! In order to receive  the help and growth we need to live for God in this world that can be dark at times, we need to allow the power of God through the Holy Spirit to come in the doors of our hearts and do a changing work that only He can and will do, if we let Him!
Just remember: Colossians 1:27 “To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.’
Blessings,
Pastor Don Dukes 

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2 Minutes with Pastor Don- All our righteousness are filthy rags

Isaiah 64:6 (NKJV) But we are all like an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags”

A rich young man ran up to Jesus, fell on his knees before Him, and asked, “good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good -except God alone.” Luke 10:17-18. NIV.
Jesus himself depended on the good of His Father alone. It is the same with us. We always want to act as if our righteousness have something to do with God’s love for us. “No”! It is by His grace alone, and our accepting what Jesus did on the cross for our sins.

Blessings,
Pastor Don Dukes
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2 Minutes with Pastor Don- Create in me a Clean Heart!

There are times as we walk with God, we become discouraged because our hearts are not as pure before the Lord as we would like it to be. We might say: “God would do so much more with me if only I had a pure heart.” Well, don’t despair! Remember that only God alone can do a great work  in us as we walk  with Him daily through His Son Jesus Christ! God said to the Israelites: “I will give them one heart and I will put  a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh.“ Ezequiel 11:19 God is more than able to change a hardened heart into a softened heart towards Him! Rest, rely and  wait on Him! For as you seek Him, you’ll find Him waiting to minister to you and change the hard areas of the heart, to the heart of softness that you will desire to commune with Him and walk in victory!
Psalm 51:10 "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me." Blessings,
Pastor Don Dukes

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Child like awe of God

Have you recently stopped to really pay attention to your children or other children at play? As you watch them, notice the sense of wonder they have! They are amazed at creation in it’s various forms, rainbows, snowflakes, things they can do on their very own, a sunrise, or a sunset. As adults, we don’t seem to have that sense of wonder  as a child does anymore. As we mature in age, we tend to get caught up in just trying to survive a living, instead of having an awe filled childlike amazement in God and what He can and will do in our lives! Read “Psalm 147” and meditate on it for a while. “Do not read this psalm in a rush“! This psalm will encourage us back to that childlike faith we as adults have lost along the way. I want that childlike faith to come back to me for today, and for the coming New Year. How about you? Let’s go to God the Father in prayer for Him to give us back that awe of Him in childlike faith! Amen! The Lord Bless You.

RECEIVE EVERY DAY AS A RESURRECTION FROM DEATH, AS A NEW ENJOYMENT OF LIFE… LET YOUR JOYFUL HEART PRAISE AND MAGNIFY SO GOOD AND GLORIOUS A CREATOR. William Law (1686-1761)

Psalm 147

 ¹ Praise the LORD.^[a]   How good it is to sing praises to our God, 
   how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
 ² The LORD builds up Jerusalem; 
   he gathers the exiles of Israel. 
³ He heals the brokenhearted 
   and binds up their wounds. 
⁴ He determines the number of the stars 
   and calls them each by name. 
⁵ Great is our Lord and mighty in power; 
   his understanding has no limit. 
⁶ The LORD sustains the humble 
   but casts the wicked to the ground.
 ⁷ Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; 
   make music to our God on the harp.
 ⁸ He covers the sky with clouds; 
   he supplies the earth with rain 
   and makes grass grow on the hills. 
⁹ He provides food for the cattle 
   and for the young ravens when they call.
 ¹⁰ His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, 
   nor his delight in the legs of the warrior; 
¹¹ the LORD delights in those who fear him, 
   who put their hope in his unfailing love.
 ¹² Extol the LORD, Jerusalem; 
   praise your God, Zion.
 ¹³ He strengthens the bars of your gates 
   and blesses your people within you. 
¹⁴ He grants peace to your borders 
   and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
 ¹⁵ He sends his command to the earth; 
   his word runs swiftly. 
¹⁶ He spreads the snow like wool 
   and scatters the frost like ashes. 
¹⁷ He hurls down his hail like pebbles. 
   Who can withstand his icy blast? 
¹⁸ He sends his word and melts them; 
   he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
 ¹⁹ He has revealed his word to Jacob, 
   his laws and decrees to Israel. 
²⁰ He has done this for no other nation; 
   they do not know his laws.^[b]
   Praise the LORD.

Turn from our limitations to a God who has none

Proverbs 30:2-4 (New International Version) ² Surely I am only a brute, not a man; I do not have human understanding. ³ I have not learned wisdom, nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One. ⁴ Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Whose hands have gathered up the wind? Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know!

 “How completely satisfying to turn from our limitations to a God who has none. Eternal years lie in his heart. For Him time does not pass, it remains ; and those who are in Christ share with Him all the riches of limitless time and endless year." (A.W. Tozer).

Many times we are discouraged by our limitations no matter what we perceive them to be. Yet, God many times uses the simple things of the world to confuse the wise. Let's stop being so hard on ourselves about our weaknesses and focus in on the God who gives the strengths and talents that we have to glorify Him. We may not have all the wisdom we wish we had, but we know where to go to receive it. We go to the Author of life, THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT! With God, there are no limits!

Resentment!

As we work hard in our well laid out plans at any given time, interruptions or "hick-ups" can cause us to have some very unpleasant emotions that will cause us to say "God...why this?...why now! "I'm trying to get so much done for You", and "here it is...this interruption"! The point is the interruption which comes our way may cause us resentment if we don't see it in the eyes of God. Maybe He wants us to see Him in some special way that day or, He may want to reveal something of our character to us. Whatever the case, when resentment rise up inside of us, we are not to push it back down but allow it to come out into the light of the Lord! He will then take that load of resentment on His Shoulders and help us to deal with it in the light of His love. He will give us a new heart of gratitude and encouragement to replace any resentment that may rise up!

Read Psalm 139:23-24; 1 Peter 5:6-7.

SURRENDER TO THE LORD MEANS TURNING AROUND ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DEGREES-THAT MEANS A RENEWED PERSON AND RENEWED VISION....WE ARE NOT READY FOR THE BATTLE UNTIL WE HAVE SEEN THE LORD, FOR JESUS IS THE ANSWER TO ALL PROBLEMS.

Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983)

Day of Sun, Day of Gloom

There are days in our circumstances when we will find joy in God's Presents generously strewn along our life's path on a sunny day being content to breath or just to take the next step. On other days in our life's path, the days can be overcast and gloomy and we find it hard to have joy in anything. Whatever the case may be, God assures us that He is the Creator of this day and knows exactly what we are going through. He will be our greatest "Companion and Deliverer", and as we spend time with Him, we will have a change of heart in the midst of our circumstances, and a change of "mood" as well.

Read Psalm 27

“IT IS FAITH THAT BRINGS POWER, NOT MERELY PRAYING AND WEEPING AND STRUGGLING, BUT BELIEVING, DARING TO BELIEVE THE WRITTEN WORD WITH OR WITHOUT FEELING”.

Catherine Booth (1829-1890)

God's Love is Magnified

In the midst of trials Lord, You promise to be with us and to sustain us. During times of spiritual warfare, help me to know that I can choose to cast my care, my worry, and my concern on You because you care for me! If I were not sure of Your care, I would be overwhelmed with dread in the midst of spiritual warfare. When times seem dark, Your love is "MAGNIFIED" in the blessed assurance that you are with me and that I have this hope as an anchor for my soul which stands "firm and secure". Amen.

"But blessed is the man who trust in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit. Jeremiah 17:7-8 NIV.