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| I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
(Ps 4.8) |
Safety in God
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| But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever
shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You. For You, O Lord, will
bless the righteous; With favor You will surround
him as with a shield. (Ps 5.11-12) |
God is my shield
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| Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my bones
are troubled. My soul also is greatly troubled; But You, O Lord how long? Return, O Lord, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your
mercies' sake! (Ps 6.2-4) |
My Troubled soul
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| I am weary with my groaning; All night I make my bed swim; I drench my couch with my tears.
My eye wastes away because of grief; It grows old because of all my enemies. (Ps 6.6-7) |
Weary & weeping
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| O Lord my God, in You I put my trust; Save me from all those who persecute me;
And deliver me (Ps 7.1) |
Persecuted
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The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble.
And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.
(Ps 9.9-10) |
God is my refuge
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- How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? How long shall I take counsel in
my soul, Having sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy be exalted over me?
- Consider and hear me, O Lord my God; Enlighten my eyes, Lest I
sleep the sleep of death; Lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed against him''; Lest those who trouble me rejoice
when I am moved.
- But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your
salvation.
- I will sing to the Lord, Because He has dealt bountifully with
me. (Psalm 13)
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Why does God delay?
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| I will love You, O
Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my
deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. (Ps
18.1-2) |
God is my strength
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| Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my
heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.
(Ps 19.14) |
Lord, hear my prayer
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- The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside
the still waters.
- He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
- Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
- Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
thou anointest my head with oil; my cup Runneth over.
- Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. (Psalm 23)
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The Lord is my Shepherd
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To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
- O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies
triumph over me. Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without
cause.
- Show me Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your
truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day.
- Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they have been from of old. (Ps 25.1-6)
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I lift up my soul unto God
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| The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall
I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
(Ps 27.1) |
Whom shall I fear?
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- One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I
may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in
His temple.
- For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in
His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide
me; He shall set me high upon a rock.
- And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around
me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
(Ps 27.4-6)
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In times of trouble
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Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance
of his holiness.
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping
may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. (Ps 30.4-5) |
Joy cometh in the morning
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| O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful,
and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. Be of
good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.
(Ps 31.23-24) |
God strengthens my heart
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| Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; But he who trusts in the Lord,
mercy shall surround him. (Ps 32.10) |
Obtaining mercy
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Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy, To deliver their soul from death, And to
keep them alive in famine.
Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in Him, Because we have
trusted in His holy name.
Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, Just as we hope in You. (Ps 33.18-22) |
God watches over me
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The Angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers
them.
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed
is the man who trusts in Him! (Ps 34.7-8) |
Taste & see that the Lord is
good
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| The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry.
(Ps 34.15) |
God listens to me
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| The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit. (Ps 34.18) |
God ministers to my broken heart
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| Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.
(Ps 37.5) |
Trust God & He will do it!
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| The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in
his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the
Lord upholds him with His hand. (Ps 37.23-24) |
If I fall, God picks me up
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| Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. (Ps 55.22) |
I give my burdens to God
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| In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge,
is in God. (Ps 62.7) |
The rock of my strength is God
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- Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with
singing.
- Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and
not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and
into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
- For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting;
and his truth endureth to all generations. (Psalm 100)
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I make a joyful noise unto the Lord
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Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget
not all his benefits:
- Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
- who healeth all thy diseases;
- Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
- who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
- Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is
renewed like the eagle's. (Ps 103.1-5)
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Bless the Lord, Oh my soul
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For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is God's mercy
toward them that fear him.
- As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our
transgressions from us.
- Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them
that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth
that we are dust.
- As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so
he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
- But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon
them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children. (Ps 103.11-17)
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God understands my weakness
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| Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of
his saints. (Ps 116.15) |
Concerning death
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| Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. (Ps 119.105) |
A light for my path
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The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul.
The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore. (Ps 121.7-8) |
God preserves me
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O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
- You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought
afar off.
- You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with
all my ways.
- For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You
know it altogether.
- You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon
me.
- Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain
it.
Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?
- If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
- If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
- If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost
parts of the sea, Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me. (Ps 139.1-10)
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God knows all about me and is always
with me
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| The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him
in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He
also will hear their cry and save them. (Ps 145.18-19) |
God hears my cry
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| Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He shall direct your paths. (Prov 3.5-6) |
I must trust God with all my heart
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| My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor detest His
correction; for whom the Lord loves He corrects, just as a father the son in whom he delights. (Prov 3.11-12) |
God chastens me because He
loves me
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Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the
Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary.
There is no searching of His understanding.
He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases
strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall,
But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their
strength;
- they shall mount up with wings like eagles,
- they shall run and not be weary,
- they shall walk and not faint. (Isa 40.28-31)
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I must WAIT upon the Lord to renew
my strength
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(Jesus said:)
- "Blessed
are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
- Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
- Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for
they shall be filled.
- Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
- Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
- Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of
God.
- Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all
kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven,
for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you." (Mt 5.3-12)
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God blesses me when I am poor in
spirit
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(Jesus said:) "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they
follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My
hand.
My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater
than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand.
I and My Father are one.'' (John 10.27-30) |
I am safely held in the palm of
God's hand
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| (Jesus said:) "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he
live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die."
(John 11.25-26) |
Jesus is my resurrection and eternal
life
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(Jesus said:) "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in
God, believe also in me.
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will
come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."
(John 14.1-3) |
Jesus promised to come back
for me
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| (Jesus said:) "Peace
I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth,
give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." (John 14.27) |
Peace, sweet peace
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Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through
our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope
of the glory of God.
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations
also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given
unto us. (Rom 5.1-5) |
Why I should glory in my tribulations
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The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that
we are children of God, and if children, then heirs heirs of God
and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall
be revealed in us. (Rom 8.16-18) |
I am God's child
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| Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know
what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit
Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot
be uttered. (Rom 8.26) |
Holy Spirit joins in my prayers
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| And we know that all
things work together for good to those who love God, to those
who are the called according to His purpose. (Rom 8.28) |
God works everything for my good
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| For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor
angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other
created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Rom 8.38-39) |
Nothing can separate me from God's
love. Nothing!
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| No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but
God is faithful, who will not allow you to be
tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will
also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it. (1 Cor 10.13) |
God won't let me be tested beyond
what I am able to bear
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| Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication,
with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the
peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your
hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Philip 4.6-7) |
Peace that surpasses all understanding
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God said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power
is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's
power may rest on me.
That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties.
For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Cor 12.9-10) |
When I am weak, then I am strong
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I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty.
I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living
in plenty or in want.
I can do all things through Christ who gives me
strength. (Philip 4.12-13) |
In Christ, I can do all things
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| Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you
died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in
glory. (Col 3.2-4) |
My life is hidden with Christ in
God
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But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those
who have fallen asleep (died), lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and
rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.
- For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are
alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep (dead).
- For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with
the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And
the dead in Christ will rise first.
- Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught
up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.
- And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
- Therefore comfort one another with these words. (1 Thes 4.13-18)
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The glorious Rapture of God's children
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Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through
the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For
we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are,
yet without sin.
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of
need. (Heb 4.14-16) |
God has experienced my suffering
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| Therefore He (Jesus) is also able to save to the uttermost those who
come to God through Him, since He ever lives to
make intercession for them. (Heb 7.25) |
Jesus is praying for me
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Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of
witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author
and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before
Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged
in your souls. (Heb 12.1-3) |
I must run life's race with endurance
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My brethren, count
it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the
testing of your faith produces patience.
But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. (James 1.2-4) |
Problems? I count them all JOY!
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Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will
flee from you.
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. (James 4.7-8a) |
I can make Satan flee
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according
to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the
dead,
- to an inheritance incorruptible
- and undefiled
- and that does not fade away,
- reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation
ready to be revealed in the last time.
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if
need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious
than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation
of Jesus Christ, whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with
joy inexpressible and full of glory, receiving the end of your faith the salvation of your souls. (1 Pet 1.3-9)
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I am kept saved by the power of
God
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| For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good
than for doing evil. (1 Pet 3.17) |
Life isn't fair!
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| Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He
may exalt you in due time, casting all your care
upon Him, for He cares for you. (1 Pet 5.6-7) |
I cast all my cares on God
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And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life,
and this life is in His Son.
- He who has the Son has life;
- he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the
Son of God, that you may KNOW that you have eternal
life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the
Son of God. (1 John 5.11-13)
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I KNOW I am saved!
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| For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. (1 John 5.4) |
My faith is my victory!
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(Jesus said:) "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life,
what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food
and the body more than clothing?
- Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor
gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
- Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
- So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the
field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not
arrayed like one of these.
- Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is,
and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
- Therefore do not worry, saying, `What shall we eat?' or `What
shall we drink?' or `What shall we wear?' For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father
knows that you need all these things.
- But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness,
and all these things shall be added to you.
- Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry
about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." (Mt 6.25-34)
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God meets all my worldly needs
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