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JOHN 14:30 I WILL NOT TALK WITH YOU MUCH MORE, FOR THE PRINCE (Evil genius, ruler) OF THE WORLD IS COMING. AND HE HAS NO CLAIM ON ME. (He has nothing in common with Me; there is nothing in Me that belongs to him, and he has not power over Me.) This verse teaches the importance of NOT SPEAKING rashly out of our emotions. Jesus told His disciples He would be leaving the world very soon. The suffering He was about to endure was unimaginable, but Jesus was determined not to speak words that would give Satan an opportunity to hinder the plan of God. Nothing takes more self-control than not speaking negatively in a negative situation. The mouth wants to spurt out everything it thinks and feels. But in times like that, you need to go deeper, beyond your emotions, and began to think and speak out of your RENEWED spirit. There are important times to agree with God and SAY what His Word says. DO NOT talk in ways that give the devil power.

PLEASE READ: PSALM 130 Day after day for years Harry shared with the Lord his concern for his son-in-law John who had turned away from God. But then Harry died. A few months later, John turned back to God. When his mother-in-law Marsha told him that Harry had been praying for him every day, John replied, "I waited too long." But Marsha joyfully shared: "The Lord is still answering the prayers Harry prayed during his earthly life." Harry's story is an encouragement to us who pray and wait. He continued "steadfastly in prayer" and waited patiently (Rom. 12:12) The author of Psalm 130 experienced waiting in prayer. He said, "I wait for the Lord, my soul waits." He found hope in God because he knew that "with the Lord there is MERCY, and with Him is ABUNDANT redemption." Author Samuel Enyia wrote about God's timing: "God does not depend on our time. Our time is chronological and linear...BUT GOD...is timeless. He will act at the fullness of His time. Our prayer...may not necessarily rush God into action, but...places us before Him in fellowship." We may not see the results of our prayers immediately - but God hears us - When we pray we must believe we receive what we prayed for once we say AMEN!! God has His way of getting us to do what He desires - fellowship with Him in prayer, waiting for the answer in the fullness of HIS TIME - is just one way to humble us. God may delay our request, but He will NEVER disappoint our trust. Pray on - Cease not to pray and should the answer tarry...WAIT. God will come through and He can NEVER come too late.

PLEASE READ: Titus 3:1-11 By the time he was 16, Morris Frank (1908-1980) had lost his sight in both eyes. Several years later, he traveled to Switzerland where he met Buddy, the canine who would help to inspire Frank's involvement with the Seeing Eye Guide-Dog School. With Buddy leading the way, Frank learned to navigate busy sidewalks and intersections. Describing the freedom his guide provided, Frank said, "It was glorious; just Buddy and a leather strap, linking me to life." Buddy gave Frank a NEW kind of access to the world around him. God's Holy Spirit gives us access to ABUNDANT spiritual life in Christ. When we accept Christ as Lord, God washes our sins away and renews us "by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior" (Titus 3:5-6). Once we know Christ, the Holy Spirit helps us experience God's love (Rom. 5:5), understand God's Word (John 14:26), pray (Rom. 8:26), and abound in hope (Rom. 15:13). Today, as you think about your relationship with God, remember that the Spirit is your guide to life in Christ (Rom. 8:14).

COLOSSIANS 1:4 For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus (the leaning of your entire human personality on Him in ABSOLUTE trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) and of the love which you (have and show) for all the saints (God's consecrated ones). It seems like every time I hear the Word, study the Word, I receive more understanding of what it means to live by Faith - have Faith in God - so I now put into practice what I heard, what I read/study, what I know....making it a part of my daily life - in ALL circumstances - the good and the bad, the ups and downs, the sometimes, the maybe, the ifs, ands & buts...I work my Faith all of the time. I am a witness - God's goodness is real....not just sometime, but ALL OF THE TIME...we have to make the decision and choice to LIVE BY FAITH.....I live by MY faith and it's an awesome experience - so powerful. God's will is for us to live by faith. You might be thinking of how far you have to go in order to be all God wants you to be, and you feel overwhelmed. Your mind wants to think, "This is just too much; I will never be able to do all He needs".....first of all God doesn't NEED anything from you BUT to TRUST Him; BELIEVE in Him; and BE CONFIDENT. Don't focus on how far you think you will have to go - you would want to go ALL THE WAY. Don't focus on what you think you have to give up - what could be better in your life than the outcome of your circumstances being based on your Faith in God - He's the miracle worker - not you and others. I was once there.....now I am here and it works....read Colossians 1:4 again. WE MUST have ABSOLUTE trust AND confidence in God's power, in God's wisdom and in God's goodness. I no longer put my stamp of approval on the way I envision my prayers being answered or how a certain situation is going to pan out....I just let God be God - I know he's going to come through.....even when I see it - I can't help but be amazed - not because I didn't believe Him - it's because He's in me and the outcomes, my blessings, my corrections and my disciplines.... says it all. Get started TODAY - Now is the Time to WORK IT LET NEVER BEFORE. Be encouraged by any progress you make - knowing that if it wasn't for the Lord.......Refuse to be discouraged concerning yourself with how far you have to go, or when something you have been praying for is going to come to pass....the fact that you are on your way to perfection is what pleases God.

  Once we have received Christ as our Savior, the Holy Spirit will remind us that our future is secure, and our loving, sovereign God will see to it that we have everything we need.

  PRAYER: Dear God, please renew and transform me from the inside out! When feelings of inferiority, insecurity, and self-doubt creep into my heart, help me to see myself the way you do. I want to be held tightly by your truth. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Faith is POSITIVE....Fear is NEGATIVE Real Faith is not timid....Faith releases God's abilities and it's His abilities that does the Miracle.....What is FAITH: Confidence in God...When you start operating in RIGHTEOUSNESS the Miracles will start to take place. But when you have LOW SELF ESTEEM, if you are living so close to the world that you start to lose your strength because you are focus more on your circumstance than you are focused on Jesus - You are headed straight for disaster (just like Samson). Put YOUR FAITH in God from now on. Wrong thinking will encourage Wrong action...Say what God says - Think like God thinks...God has a way of CONNECTING you...putting you in the right place at the right time IF you are seeking Him. III John 2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. Psalm 37:25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, not his seed begging bread. Psalm 34:10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; BUT they that SEEK the Lord shall not want ANY good thing. Psalm 23:1 The Lord is MY shepherd; I shall not want. These are just a few scriptures to get you started. Please read: Deuteronomy 8:7-14,18...28:2-8; 11-13 Luke 6:38 1 Corinthians 16:2 Matthew 6:31-33...10:8...19:29 Malachi 3:10-12 II Corinthians 9:6-8 Joshua 1:8 Ecclesiastes 2:26 Proverbs 13:22 Philippians 4:19 What made YOU is the WORD....What can FIX YOU is the WORD. Have FAITH in God. Be Encouraged

O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together. As for God, His way is perfect! The Word of the Lord is tested and tried; He is a shield to all those who take refuge and put their trust in Him. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my firm, impenetrable rock and my redeemer. Your word has revived me and given me life. Forever, O Lord, Your Word is settled in heaven. Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. The sum of Your Word is truth and every one of Your righteous decrees endures forever. I will worship toward Your Holy Temple, and praise Your name for Your loving-kindness and for Your truth and faithfulness; for You have exalted above all else Your name and Your Word, and You have magnified Your Word above all Your name! Let my prayer be set forth as incense before You, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Set a guard, O Lord, before my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips. He who brings an offering of praise and thanksgiving honors and glorified Me; and he who orders his way aright - who prepares the way that I may show him - to him I will demonstrate the salvation of God. My mouth shall be filled with Your praise and with Your honor all the day. Because Your loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You. So will I bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. Your testimonies also are my delight and my counselors. Take time to worship and praise our Lord. He is an awesome God who deserves more than that. Glorify Him today and always. Without Him - W E A R E N O T H I N G.....