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by
Sarah Young
keep your focus on Me. Ultimately, it is My view of you that counts.
he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness,
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
I have arranged the events you will encounter as you go along your way. If you are not adequately equipped for the journey, you will grow weary and lose heart.
“Be still before the LORD, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.” —ZECHARIAH 2:13
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. —EPHESIANS 2:10
As you advance in this discipline, you gradually learn to carry the stillness with you wherever you go. When
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” —ISAIAH 41:10 NKJV “Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” —JEREMIAH 29:12–13
You need the help of My Spirit to respond appropriately.
think through you,
When the Spirit empowers your listening and speaking, My streams of living water flow through you to other people. Be a channel of My Love, Joy, and Peace
“Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.” By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up
feelings of failure weigh you down. Instead, try to see yourself as I see you. First of all, I am delighted by your deep desire to walk closely with Me through your life. I am pleased each time you initiate communication with Me. In addition, I notice the progress you have made since you first resolved to live in My Presence.
Rejoice in these tiny triumphs, and they will increasingly light up your days.
Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
Your weakness does not repel Me. On the contrary, it attracts My Power, which is always available to flow into a yielded heart.
In quietness and trust is your strength.
The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. The LORD protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, he saved me. Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you. —PSALM 116:5–7
Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. —EPHESIANS 5:20
“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength,
EVERY TIME something thwarts your plans or desires, use that as a reminder to communicate with Me.
disappointments, instead of dragging you down, are transformed into opportunities for good.
Compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus, I consider everything I once treasured to be as insignificant as rubbish. Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.
WALK PEACEFULLY WITH ME through this day.
Instead of mentally rehearsing how you will do this or that, keep your mind on My Presence and on taking the next step.
The more demanding your day, the more help you can expect from Me. This is a training opportunity
When you don’t know what to do, wait while I open the way before you. Trust that I know what I’m doing, and be ready to follow My lead.
The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” —
may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ,
The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.
People tend to think their circumstances determine the quality of their lives. So they pour their energy into trying to control those situations.
Yet it is possible to be content in any and every situation
I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go. I will meet all your needs according to My glorious riches. Nothing in all creation will be able to separate you from My Love.
I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation. —PHILIPPIANS 4:12 “I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land.” —GENESIS 28:15 And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. —PHILIPPIANS 4:19
Many people’s decisions are a combination of their habitual responses and their desire to please themselves or others. This is not My way for you.
Strive to please Me in everything, not just in major decisions. This is possible only to the extent that you are living in close communion with Me.
without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.
being willing to let go of anything I choose to take away. I know what you need, and I have promised to provide all of that—abundantly!
Your sense of security must not rest in your possessions or in things going your way. I am training you to depend on Me alone, finding fulfillment in My Presence.
Give unto the LORD the glory due to His name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever. —
gain confidence from your knowledge that together we can handle anything.
remember who I AM!
Although you and your circumstances may change dramatically, I remain the same throughout time and eternity.
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.
“For in him we live and move and have our being.
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
