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Fri, 30 December 2011 22:13

james
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Registered: April 2008
Location: Birmingham, AL

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"Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in Thy faithfulness answer me, and in Thy righteousness.

And enter not into judgment with Thy servant: for in Thy sight shall no man living be justified.

For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Thy works; I muse on the work of Thy hands.

I stretch forth my hands unto Thee: my soul thirsteth after Thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth me: hide not Thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

Cause me to hear Thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in Thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto Thee.

Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto Thee to hide me.

Teach me to do Thy will; for Thou art my GOD: Thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

Quicken me, O LORD, for Thy name's sake: for Thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.

And of Thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am Thy servant." ~Psalms 143

Things God is teaching me:

When we pray in faith in HIM, not following a formula, praise and thanksgiving will rise up and flow from our hearts and out our mouths.(and we'll stop begging for the same thing over and over)

He inhabits the praises of His people.

Jesus said in John 15:7 that if we abide in Him and His Words abide in us, we can ask what we will and it will be done...So what am I learning? If fruit isn't being produced, then the problem is in "the abiding"; Psalms 91 tells us that "He that dwelleth in the secret place of The Most High SHALLabide under the shadow of The Almighty. "

The plans He has for me is for good and not destruction, He loves me, and He will NEVER leave or forsake me..."though now for a season, if need be..." and just how valueless 'gold' is in comparison to knowing that Almighty God is perfecting my faith through trials and testings.

Regardless of how 'loud' Satan gets or how often he comes in like a flood...he is a liar, he was defeated at Calvary, and God WILL raise up a standard. Condemnation is his greatest weapon against Christians...but not when we "are IN Christ Jesus, and walking after The Spirit.

We are in a spiritual warfare, and to be less than viglant 24/7 is very foolhardy.

JESUS loves me, and He is teaching me how to love Him.

Yeah!I know...I thought I KNEW it too. In measured distance, it's only a few inches from the human head to where the heart is located, but spiritually, it's miles and miles.

Praise Jesus, Thank you, Lord...

BTW: At 4:22 AM this morning while lying awake thanking and giving praise to God for His great love and longsuffering for me...I heard His lovingkindness. PTL

[Updated on: Sat, 31 December 2011 03:21]

“But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us,”

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