Prayer Produces Peace

Wisdom and encouragement below.

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Prayer Produces Peace

Joyce Meyer –

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An open Bible and concordance ready for reading a daily devotional.

Adapted from Closer to God Each Day

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

 Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)

In this passage, the apostle Paul does not say, “Pray and worry.” Instead, he is saying “Pray and don’t worry.” Why are we to pray and not worry? Because prayer is an important way we cast our care upon the Lord. Prayer is what opens the door for God to work in our lives and the lives of other people.

When the devil tries to give us something to worry about, we can turn and give that care to God. If we pray about something and then keep on worrying about it, we are mixing a positive and a negative. The two cancel each other out so that we end up right back where we started—at zero.

Prayer is a positive force; worry is a negative force. The Lord has shown me the reason many people operate at zero power spiritually is that they cancel out their positive prayer power by giving in to the negative power of worry.

As long as we are worrying, we are not trusting God. It is only by trusting, by having faith and confidence in the Lord, that we are able to enter into His rest and enjoy the peace that transcends all understanding.

Prayer of the Day: Lord, help me replace worry with faith. Teach me to cast my cares on You, trust Your timing, and rest in the peace that only You can give, amen

Wisdom Of God

Some wisdom.

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Wisdom of God

Proverbs shows that God’s ways are higher than ours, a wisdom beyond human understanding. Paul points to Christ as the ultimate demonstration of God’s wisdom, a message both simple and scandalous. God’s wisdom saves where human cleverness fails.

-Author Unknown 

Give Thanks To The Lord

Some food for thought.

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"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. (NLT)" -Psalm 107:1

"Remember that God is good. Give thanks for what he has done and the ways he has carried you through tough times. There is always beauty to thank God for in the chaos if we are willing to see it. Thank him for his creation, the breath in your lungs, the people you love, and for his gracious love. "

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But Those

Something to think on

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"But those who wish to boast should boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the LORD who demonstrates unfailing love and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth, and that I delight in these things. I, the LORD, have spoken! (NLT)" -"Jeremiah 9:24 "

"Knowing God should be the place we gain our worth, identity, and the thing that we share most proudly with others. When we meet others how do we define ourselves? Do you share your professional accomplishments? Your family size? Your educational success? Or do you share how knowing God has resulted in miraculous provision for your life. Reframe how you talk about your life, leading with God has provided and then sharing all He has done for you. "

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He Knows Your Need

This! 

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He Knows Your Need

Devotional 

“Do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.” (Matthew 6:31–32)

Jesus wants his followers to be free from worry. In Matthew 6:25–34, he gives at least seven arguments designed to take away our anxiety. One of them lists food and drink and clothing, and then says, “Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all” (Matthew 6:32).

Jesus must mean that God’s knowing is accompanied by his desiring to meet our need. He is emphasizing we have a Father. And this Father is better than any earthly father.

I have five children. I love to meet their needs. But my knowing falls short of God’s knowing in at least three ways.

First, right now I don’t know where any of my children are. I could guess. They’re in their homes or at work or school, healthy and safe. But they might be lying on a sidewalk with a heart attack.

Second, I don’t know what is in their heart at any given moment. I can guess from time to time. But they may be feeling some fear or hurt or anger or lust or greed or joy or hope. I can’t see their hearts. They don’t even know their own hearts perfectly.

Third, I don’t know their future. Right now they may seem well and steady. But tomorrow some great sorrow may befall them.

This means I can’t be for them a very strong reason not to worry. There are things that may be happening to them now, or may happen tomorrow, that I do not even know about. But it is totally different with their Father in heaven. Our Father in heaven! He knows everything about us, where we are, now and tomorrow, inside and out. He sees every need.

Add to that, his huge eagerness to meet our needs. Remember the “much more” of Matthew 6:30, “If God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you?”

Add to that his complete ability to do what he is eager to do (he feeds billions of birds hourly, around the world, Matthew 6:26).

So join me in trusting the promise of Jesus to meet our needs. That’s what Jesus is calling for when he says, “Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.”

Devotional excerpted from “Your Father Knows What You Need”

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Never Let Loyalty And Kindness Leave

Loyalty and Kindness...there isn't anything better to behold and do.

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Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart. (NLT) -Proverbs 3:3

"Kindness is what it looks like to to be a Christ follower. You should stand out in your workplace and community as a kind person. Kindness should color your every interaction, from checking out at the grocery store to how you address your spouse. Let kindness define your actions today. "

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Quote Of The Day - Be The Living Expression

Leaving this here. 

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Quote of the Day – Mother Teresa

Be the living expression of God’s kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.

– Mother Teresa