Fear vs. Faith

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 Storms often reveal what we truly believe about God’s presence and power.

He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?” Mark 4:40

Focus:
When the storm raged and the disciples panicked, Jesus asked a revealing question: “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” Our fear can grow when we forget who is with us. Mark 4:40 reminds us that the presence of Christ is greater than any storm we will face. Faith does not mean the storms disappear, but it trusts that Jesus is the one who is in control. When anxiety rises, return your focus to Him. The One who calms the wind and waves also steadies the hearts of those who trust Him. Jesus asked His disciples why fear overcame faith, not because storms aren’t real, but because He was present. Fear grows when we focus on waves instead of the Savior.

Thought to Ponder:
When anxiety rises, pause and pray before reacting.

Journal Prompt:
What “storm” is challenging my faith right now?

Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, help me trust You during the chaos and storms. Guide my feet so I know where to take my next step. Give me the strength to move even when it feels impossible. In Jesus Name Amen

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He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Matthew 16:15-16

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You are Not Alone

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When life feels like you’re walking into the battle alone, remember this: you never take a single step without God beside you, His strength goes before you, His presence walks with you, and His promise stands firm: He will never leave you or abandon you.

“Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6

God never sends you forward by yourself. Even when you feel isolated or unsure, His presence goes with you. You can take the next step knowing He is near. God does not promise an easy path, but He promises His presence. Strength and courage grow when we remember we never walk alone. The Lord goes before us, stands beside us, and will not abandon us when challenges rise. Fear loses its grip when faith remembers who leads the way. When uncertainty presses in, hold fast to His truth: God is faithful, His presence is constant, and His strength is sufficient for every step ahead.

Call to Action:
Today, take one step forward in faith instead of fear. Remind yourself that God is with you, and move boldly into the task, decision, or challenge you’ve been avoiding.

Journal Prompt:
Where in your life do you currently feel alone, afraid, or uncertain? Write about that situation honestly, then reflect on how God’s promise that He will never leave you nor forsake you, changes the way you can face that challenge today.

Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You, God, for walking with me today and being the light in the darkness. In Jesus Name Amen

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And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
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The Trap of Offense

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“Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble.” Psalm 119:165


Offense is a stumbling block that robs peace and clarity. It often feels justified, but Scripture says peace, not reaction, is the fruit of loving God’s truth. When being offended controls us, it controls our responses, relationships, and joy. God invites us into a steadiness that cannot be easily shaken, even when others act wrongly. 

Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, show me where offense has taken root in my heart. Help me to understand what is offending me. Help me release it. Lord,I choose Your peace over my reactions. Teach me to walk unoffended. In Jesus Name Amen.

Daily Action:
Pause before reacting today. Choose silence or prayer instead of instant response.

Journal Prompt:
What situations most easily offend me, and why?

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Fear Has a Voice

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“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.” Psalm 56:3

Fear is a natural response when life feels uncertain, when the uncertainties and chaos become overwhelming. We can see that this verse gives us a better direction for our hearts: trust. David never pretended fear is absent; instead he chooses where to place it. Instead of letting fear control him, he places his confidence in God. Trust redirects our focus from the size of the problem to the power of the One who holds us. When anxiety rises, let it become a signal to turn toward God in prayer. Fear may visit, but it does not have to rule. In every uncertain moment, choose trust and rest in God’s faithful care. God invites us not to hide fear but to place it directly into His hands.

Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, I bring my fear to You today. Teach me to trust You when fear rises. In Jesus Name Amen.

Thought to Ponder:
Name your biggest fear out loud to God.

Journal Prompt:
What fear am I carrying right now, and how have I been handling it?

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Led, Loved, and Never Alone

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1The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 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. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 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)

We are reminded that God is not distant, He is our Shepherd. He leads, provides, protects, and restores. Even when life moves through dark valleys, we are never abandoned. God’s presence brings peace, not fear. This psalm invites us to trust His guidance daily, rest in His care, and believe that His goodness and mercy are not temporary blessings, but faithful companions that follow us all the days of our lives.

Thought to Ponder:
Today, intentionally pause and acknowledge God as your Shepherd. When a worry arises, pray Psalm 23 aloud and choose to trust His guidance instead of rushing to control the outcome.

Journaling Prompt:

  • Where do you most need to trust God’s leading right now; green pastures, still waters, or a dark valley?

Closing Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, You are my Shepherd. Lead me where You will, restore my soul, and calm my fears. Help me trust Your presence in every season. Thank You for Your goodness and mercy. In Jesus Name Amen.

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Happy New Year 2021

Happy New Year

New Year New Chances

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. 2 Corinthians 5:17-20 ESV

Definition of New: become fresh, being other than the former or old

Synonyms: different, another, separate

This last year, 2020, for a lot of us is one that we are happy, glad and even Joyful to see the year pack it’s bags and leave. Remember that what has happened in the past cannot be changed it does not help to focus on the “oh I should have”, or the “oh I should not have”. God has told us:  “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:18-19

Make a resolution this year to focus on God and not all the junk that always tries to consume us, pray more, read the bible more, enjoy your loved ones more. Don’t worry about things so much God takes care of us : Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Matthew 6:26

Love God first and love those who you are around they are the ones that are there for you that He has placed in your life to love, to help and for support: Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

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Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

God, keep me out of the clutch of these wicked ones, protect me from these vicious people; Stuffed with self-importance, they plot ways to trip me up, determined to bring me down. These crooks invent traps to catch me and do their best to incriminate me. Psalm 140:4-5 MSG

Incriminate: to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault, to involve in an accusation; cause to be or appear to be guilty; implicate, to charge with responsibility for all or part of an undesirable situation, harmful effect.

Synonym: allege, attack, attribute, blame, implicate, indict, prosecute

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Psalm 138:7 ESV Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me. Lord with everything that seems to be going on right now around the world, around our country and within our communities. I just want to thank you for being there when we need you the most. In Jesus Name Amen

Getting to Know Him

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Editor: Stephen Smith. Publication date: Apr 10, 2020. Publisher: OpenBible.info.

ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

MSG

Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson

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Thesaurus

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Dictionary

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Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet. The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net; beside the way they have set snares for me. Selah Psalm 140:4-5 ESV

Arrogant: making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud, characterized by or proceeding from arrogance, or a sense of superiority, self-importance, or entitlement.

Synonym: aloof, bossy, cavalier, cocky, haughty, imperious, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, smug, vain

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Psalm 138:7 ESV Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me. Lord with everything that seems to be going on right now around the world, around our country and within our communities. I just want to thank you for being there when we need you the most. In Jesus Name Amen

Getting to Know Him

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Citation:

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Editor: Stephen Smith. Publication date: Apr 10, 2020. Publisher: OpenBible.info.

ESV

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Bible Gateway

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Thesaurus

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Dictionary

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Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men; They devise mischiefs in their heart; continually they gather together and stir up wars. They sharpen their tongues like a serpent’s; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! Psalm 140:1-3 AMP

Devise: to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas.

Synonym: arrange, come up with, concoct, construct, craft, create, design, discover, forge, formulate, hatch, invent, mastermind, prepare, work out

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Psalm 32:7 ESV Lord it seems like right now everything around the world is falling apart, there are people attacking people that do not deserve to be hurt. There are others that are in the background thinking that they are puppet masters controlling people convincing them that when hurting each other they are justified do what they are doing because it is for “good”. Lord help them to see your peace the peace we have been told about in Psalm 4:8 ESV In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Cover this world with Your love and peace so that we may all sleep within Your loving safety. In Jesus Name Amen

Getting to Know Him

Do you want eternal life? Do you want to enter heaven through the only guide that can help you navigate your way there? To enter His home, get to know Him better, and make Him your Lord and Savior CLICK HERE…..

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Editor: Stephen Smith. Publication date: Apr 10, 2020. Publisher: OpenBible.info.

ESV

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Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

God, get me out of here, away from this evil; protect me from these vicious people. All they do is think up new ways to be bad; they spend their days plotting war games. They practice the sharp rhetoric of hate and hurt, speak venomous words that maim and kill. Psalm 140:1-3 MSG

Rhetoric: undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast, influencing the thought and conduct of an audience.

Synonym: bombast, composition, discourse, elocution, eloquence, fustian, grandiloquence, magniloquence

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Psalm 32:7 ESV Lord it seems like right now everything around the world is falling apart, there are people attacking people that do not deserve to be hurt. There are others that are in the background thinking that they are puppet masters controlling people convincing them that when hurting each other they are justified do what they are doing because it is for “good”. Lord help them to see your peace the peace we have been told about in Psalm 4:8 ESV In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Cover this world with Your love and peace so that we may all sleep within Your loving safety. In Jesus Name Amen

Getting to Know Him

Do you want eternal life? Do you want to enter heaven through the only guide that can help you navigate your way there? To enter His home, get to know Him better, and make Him your Lord and Savior CLICK HERE…..

Citation:

Open bible info
Editor: Stephen Smith. Publication date: Apr 10, 2020. Publisher: OpenBible.info.

ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

MSG

Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Thesaurus

Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Dictionary

Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preserve

Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men, who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually. They make their tongue sharp as a serpent’s, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah Psalm 140:1-3 ESV

Preserve: to keep alive or in existence; make lasting, to keep safe from harm or injury; protect or spare, to keep up; maintain.

Synonym: conserve, defend, freeze, keep, perpetuate, protect, retain, safeguard, save, secure, store, sustain, uphold

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Psalm 32:7 ESV Lord it seems like right now everything around the world is falling apart, there are people attacking people that do not deserve to be hurt. There are others that are in the background thinking that they are puppet masters controlling people convincing them that when hurting each other they are justified do what they are doing because it is for “good”. Lord help them to see your peace the peace we have been told about in Psalm 4:8 ESV In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Cover this world with Your love and peace so that we may all sleep within Your loving safety. In Jesus Name Amen

Getting to Know Him

Do you want eternal life? Do you want to enter heaven through the only guide that can help you navigate your way there? To enter His home, get to know Him better, and make Him your Lord and Savior CLICK HERE…..

Citation:

Open bible info
Editor: Stephen Smith. Publication date: Apr 10, 2020. Publisher: OpenBible.info.

ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Thesaurus

Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Dictionary

Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preserve

Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for this opportunity to look further into Your word so that I may understand who You are, where You are coming from and what You have for me. In Jesus Name Amen

In Psalm chapter 27 David reminds us that “The Lord is our light and salvation” so concluding this study into Psalm 27 we have the three translations in their entirety. Now that we know some of the deeper definitions of the words lets read them and you will see that it will be understood in a whole new light.

The Lord, who is the believer’s light, is the strength of his life; not only by whom, but in whom he lives and moves. In God let us strengthen ourselves. The gracious presence of God, his power, his promise, his readiness to hear prayer, the witness of his Spirit in the hearts of his people; these are the secret of his tabernacle, and in these the saints find cause for that holy security and peace of mind in which they dwell at ease. Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary

ESV

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall. Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, yet I will be confident.

One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock. And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the Lord.

Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me! You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.” Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger, O you who have been my help.

Cast me not off; forsake me not, O God of my salvation! For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in. Teach me your way, O Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies. Give me not up to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence.

I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! Psalm 27:1-14 ESV

MSG

Light, space, zest that’s God! So, with him on my side I’m fearless, afraid of no one and nothing. When vandal hordes ride down ready to eat me alive, Those bullies and toughs fall flat on their faces. When besieged, I’m calm as a baby. When all hell breaks loose, I’m collected and cool. I’m asking God for one thing, only one thing: To live with him in his house my whole life long.

I’ll contemplate his beauty; I’ll study at his feet. That’s the only quiet, secure place in a noisy world, The perfect getaway, far from the buzz of traffic. God holds me head and shoulders above all who try to pull me down. I’m headed for his place to offer anthems that will raise the roof! Already I’m singing God-songs; I’m making music to God. Listen, God, I’m calling at the top of my lungs: “Be good to me! Answer me!”

When my heart whispered, “Seek God,” my whole being replied, “I’m seeking him!” Don’t hide from me now! You’ve always been right there for me; don’t turn your back on me now. Don’t throw me out, don’t abandon me; you’ve always kept the door open. My father and mother walked out and left me, but God took me in.

Point me down your highway, God; direct me along a well-lighted street; show my enemies whose side you’re on. Don’t throw me to the dogs, those liars who are out to get me, filling the air with their threats. I’m sure now I’ll see God’s goodness in the exuberant earth. Stay with God! Take heart. Don’t quit. I’ll say it again: Stay with God. Psalm 27:1-14 MSG

TPT

The Lord is my revelation-light to guide me along the way; he’s the source of my salvation to defend me every day. I fear no one! I’ll never turn back and run from you, Lord; surround and protect me. When evil ones come to destroy me, they will be the ones who turn back.

My heart will not be afraid even if an army rises to attack. I know that you are there for me, so I will not be shaken. Here’s the one thing I crave from God, the one thing I seek above all else: I want the privilege of living with him every moment in his house, finding the sweet loveliness of his face, filled with awe, delighting in his glory and grace.

I want to live my life so close to him that he takes pleasure in my every prayer. In his shelter in the day of trouble, that’s where you’ll find me, for he hides me there in his holiness. He has smuggled me into his secret place, where I’m kept safe and secure out of reach from all my enemies.

Triumphant now, I’ll bring him my offerings of praise, singing and shouting with ecstatic joy! Yes, listen and you can hear the fanfare of my shouts of praise to the Lord! God, hear my cry. Show me your grace. Show me mercy, and send the help I need!

Lord, when you said to me, “Seek my face,” my inner being responded, “I’m seeking your face with all my heart.” So don’t hide yourself, Lord, when I come to find you. You’re the God of my salvation; how can you reject your servant in anger? You’ve been my only hope, so don’t forsake me now when I need you! My father and mother abandoned me.

I’m like an orphan! But you took me in and made me yours. Now teach me all about your ways and tell me what to do. Make it clear for me to understand, for I am surrounded by waiting enemies. Don’t let them defeat me, Lord. You can’t let me fall into their clutches!

They keep accusing me of things I’ve never done while they plot evil against me. Yet I totally trust you to rescue me one more time, so that I can see once again how good you are while I’m still alive! Here’s what I’ve learned through it all: Don’t give up; don’t be impatient; be entwined as one with the Lord. Be brave and courageous, and never lose hope. Yes, keep on waiting—for he will never disappoint you! Psalm 27:1-14 TPT

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Editor: Stephen Smith. Publication date: Apr 10, 2020. Publisher: OpenBible.info.

ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

MSG

Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson

TPT

The Passion Translation®. Copyright © 2017 by BroadStreet Publishing® Group, LLC. Used by permission. All rights reserved. thePassionTranslation.com

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Esword

“Sword: Free Bible Study for the PC.” Matthew Henry’s Concise

Commentary , e-sword.net/.

Thesaurus

Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Dictionary

Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/.

Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

Here’s what I’ve learned through it all: Don’t give up; don’t be impatient; be entwined as one with the Lord. Be brave and courageous, and never lose hope. Yes, keep on waiting—for he will never disappoint you! Psalm 27:14 TPT

Impatient: not patient; not accepting delay, opposition, pain, with calm or patience, indicating lack of patience, restless in desire or expectation; eagerly desirous.

Synonym: anxious, eager, irritable, keen, restless, testy, thirsty

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Psalm 25:21 ESV May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you. Psalm 138:3 ESV On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased. Thank you Lord for always having my back, You give me strength knowing that it will be taken care of. I know sometimes I am impatient, sorry for that, with everything I have been through I can look back and see that even if I did not like the answer it was always the best solution for the situation. In Jesus Name Amen

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ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

TPT

The Passion Translation®. Copyright © 2017 by BroadStreet Publishing® Group, LLC. Used by permission. All rights reserved. thePassionTranslation.com

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

Take heart. Don’t quit. I’ll say it again: Stay with God. Psalm 27:14 MSG

Stay: to spend some time in a place, in a situation, with a person or group, to continue to be as specified, as to condition or state, to hold back, detain, or restrain, as from going further.

Synonym: break, halt, holiday, sojourn, stop, stopover, vacation

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Psalm 25:21 ESV May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you. Psalm 138:3 ESV On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased. Thank you Lord for always having my back, You give me strength knowing that it will be taken care of. I know sometimes I am impatient, sorry for that, with everything I have been through I can look back and see that even if I did not like the answer it was always the best solution for the situation. In Jesus Name Amen

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ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

MSG

Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! Psalm 27:14 ESV

Courage: the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery, the heart as the source of emotion.

Synonym: audacity, bravery, daring, determination, endurance, fearlessness, firmness, fortitude, gallantry, grit, heroism, prowess, spirit, spunk, tenacity, valor

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Psalm 25:21 ESV May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you. Psalm 138:3 ESV On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased. Thank you Lord for always having my back, You give me strength knowing that it will be taken care of. I know sometimes I am impatient, sorry for that, with everything I have been through I can look back and see that even if I did not like the answer it was always the best solution for the situation. In Jesus Name Amen

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ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

Yet I totally trust you to rescue me one more time, so that I can see once again how good you are while I’m still alive! Psalm 27:13 TPT

Rescue: the act of rescuing, to free or deliver from confinement, danger, or difficulty.

Synonym: extricate, free, keep, liberate, preserve, protect, recapture, recover, release, retrieve, salvage

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 ESV I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11 ESV Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling! Psalm 43:3 ESV Thank you for Your direction; help me navigate the path that I travel that points directly to You Lord. Your word helps direct my thoughts, plans and ideas thank you for the owner’s manual that I can check when I do not completely understand what is happening. In Jesus Name Amen

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ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

TPT

The Passion Translation®. Copyright © 2017 by BroadStreet Publishing® Group, LLC. Used by permission. All rights reserved. thePassionTranslation.com

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

I’m sure now I’ll see God’s goodness in the exuberant earth. Stay with God! Psalm 27:13 MSG

Exuberant: effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant, abounding in vitality; extremely joyful and vigorous, extremely good; overflowing; plentiful.

Synonym: animated, brash, buoyant, cheerful, ebullient, elated, excited, lively, passionate, spirited, sprightly, vigorous

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 ESV I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11 ESV Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling! Psalm 43:3 ESV Thank you for Your direction; help me navigate the path that I travel that points directly to You Lord. Your word helps direct my thoughts, plans and ideas thank you for the owner’s manual that I can check when I do not completely understand what is happening. In Jesus Name Amen

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ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

MSG

Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Psalm 27:13 ESV

Goodness: the state or quality of being good, moral excellence; virtue, kindly feeling; kindness; generosity, excellence of quality.

Synonym: friendliness, generosity, good will, grace, graciousness, honesty, integrity, kindness, mercy, morality, righteousness, rightness, superiority, virtue

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 ESV I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11 ESV Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling! Psalm 43:3 ESV Thank you for Your direction; help me navigate the path that I travel that points directly to You Lord. Your word helps direct my thoughts, plans and ideas thank you for the owner’s manual that I can check when I do not completely understand what is happening. In Jesus Name Amen

Getting to Know Him

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ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

Don’t let them defeat me, Lord. You can’t let me fall into their clutches! They keep accusing me of things I’ve never done while they plot evil against me. Psalm 27:12 TPT

Accusing: to charge with the fault, offense, or crime, to find fault with; to blame.

Synonym: allege, arraign, arrest, attack, blame, brand, charge, cite, complain, denounce, implicate, indict, name, prosecute, sue, summon

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. Psalm 139:13-16 ESV Surround and protect me and keep me safe from those who wish bad things upon me. Protect me from those that have heard false rumors and believe that they are true, forgive them Lord because they do not know what they are doing. Lord protect me like I am still in my mother’s womb. Thank you Lord for all that You have done and continue to do on a daily basis. In Jesus Name Amen

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ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

TPT

The Passion Translation®. Copyright © 2017 by BroadStreet Publishing® Group, LLC. Used by permission. All rights reserved. thePassionTranslation.com

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

Don’t throw me to the dogs, those liars who are out to get me, filling the air with their threats. Psalm 27:12 MSG

Liars: a person who tells lies.

Synonym: cheat, con artist, deceiver, dissimulator, equivocator, fabricator, fabulist, falsifier, fibber, maligner, misleader, perjurer, phony, prevaricator, promoter, storyteller, trickster

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. Psalm 139:13-16 ESV Surround and protect me and keep me safe from those who wish bad things upon me. Protect me from those that have heard false rumors and believe that they are true, forgive them Lord because they do not know what they are doing. Lord protect me like I am still in my mother’s womb. Thank you Lord for all that You have done and continue to do on a daily basis. In Jesus Name Amen

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Editor: Stephen Smith. Publication date: Apr 10, 2020. Publisher: OpenBible.info.

ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

MSG

Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

Give me not up to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence. Psalm 27:12 ESV

Adversaries: a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe, the devil; Satan.

Synonym: antagonist, attacker, bandit, competitor, contestant, enemy, foe, match, opposer, rival

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. Psalm 139:13-16 ESV Surround and protect me and keep me safe from those who wish bad things upon me. Protect me from those that have heard false rumors and believe that they are true, forgive them Lord because they do not know what they are doing. Lord protect me like I am still in my mother’s womb. Thank you Lord for all that You have done and continue to do on a daily basis. In Jesus Name Amen

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ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

Now teach me all about your ways and tell me what to do. Make it clear for me to understand, for I am surrounded by waiting enemies. Psalm 27:11 TPT

Surrounded: to enclose on all sides; encompass, to form an enclosure round; encircle, to enclose.

Synonym: enclosed, encompassed, enveloped, fenced, hedged, fenced in

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you. Psalm 51:10-13 ESV Lord be my guide and show me the way, Your way, so that I may know the answers to any questions asked of me so that I may help Your followers. Protect me from those that this upsets giving me the courage to face any difficulty that tries to halt what You want me to do. In Jesus Name Amen

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ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

TPT

The Passion Translation®. Copyright © 2017 by BroadStreet Publishing® Group, LLC. Used by permission. All rights reserved. thePassionTranslation.com

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

Point me down your highway, God; direct me along a well-lighted street; show my enemies whose side you’re on. Psalm 27:11 MSG

Direct: to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, to regulate the course of; control.

Synonym: address, advise, command, deliver, inform, instruct, order, tell, warn

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you. Psalm 51:10-13 ESV Lord be my guide and show me the way, Your way, so that I may know the answers to any questions asked of me so that I may help Your followers. Protect me from those that this upsets giving me the courage to face any difficulty that tries to halt what You want me to do. In Jesus Name Amen

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ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

MSG

Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

Teach me your way, O Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies. Psalm 27:11 ESV

Teach: to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction, to impart knowledge or skill to; give instruction to.

Synonym: advise, coach, demonstrate, develop, direct, enlighten, explain, instruct, lecture, prepare, show, train, tutor

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you. Psalm 51:10-13 ESV Lord be my guide and show me the way, Your way, so that I may know the answers to any questions asked of me so that I may help Your followers. Protect me from those that this upsets giving me the courage to face any difficulty that tries to halt what You want me to do. In Jesus Name Amen

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ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

My father and mother abandoned me. I’m like an orphan! But you took me in and made me yours. Psalm 27:10 TPT

Orphan: a child who has lost both parents through death, to deprive of parents or a parent through death.

Synonym: foundling, ragamuffin, stray, waif

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me! O Lord, be my helper!” Psalm 30:10 ESV As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God! Psalm 40:17 ESV But you, O Lord, do not be far off! O you my help, come quickly to my aid! Psalm 22:19 ESV Lord I am on my knees placing all of my worries, imperfections, and doubts in Your hands. Give me the direction that I need reminding me always that the past is in the past showing me the way to always keep my eyes on You. Give me the strength to move forward and the discernment to choose the path that You want me to take, blocking all of the diversions that get placed in my way. In Jesus Name Amen

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ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

TPT

The Passion Translation®. Copyright © 2017 by BroadStreet Publishing® Group, LLC. Used by permission. All rights reserved. thePassionTranslation.com

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

My father and mother walked out and left me, but God took me in. Psalm 27:10 MSG

Left: to go away, depart, to desist from; cease; stop; abandon, to depart from permanently.

Synonyms: disappear, escape, flee, forsaken, fly, go, move, quit, retire, start, take off, withdraw

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me! O Lord, be my helper!” Psalm 30:10 ESV As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God! Psalm 40:17 ESV But you, O Lord, do not be far off! O you my help, come quickly to my aid! Psalm 22:19 ESV Lord I am on my knees placing all of my worries, imperfections, and doubts in Your hands. Give me the direction that I need reminding me always that the past is in the past showing me the way to always keep my eyes on You. Give me the strength to move forward and the discernment to choose the path that You want me to take, blocking all of the diversions that get placed in my way. In Jesus Name Amen

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Editor: Stephen Smith. Publication date: Apr 10, 2020. Publisher: OpenBible.info.

ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

MSG

Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in. Psalm 27:10 ESV

Forsaken: deserted; abandoned; neglected.

Synonyms: deserted, desolate, disowned, ignored, isolated, jilted, marooned

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me! O Lord, be my helper!” Psalm 30:10 ESV As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God! Psalm 40:17 ESV But you, O Lord, do not be far off! O you my help, come quickly to my aid! Psalm 22:19 ESV Lord I am on my knees placing all of my worries, imperfections, and doubts in Your hands. Give me the direction that I need reminding me always that the past is in the past showing me the way to always keep my eyes on You. Give me the strength to move forward and the discernment to choose the path that You want me to take, blocking all of the diversions that get placed in my way. In Jesus Name Amen

Getting to Know Him

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Citation:

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Editor: Stephen Smith. Publication date: Apr 10, 2020. Publisher: OpenBible.info.

ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

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Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

So don’t hide yourself, Lord, when I come to find you. You’re the God of my salvation; how can you reject your servant in anger? You’ve been my only hope, so don’t forsake me now when I need you! Psalm 27:9 TPT

Servant: a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties, a person in the service of another, a person employed by the government:

Synonym: assistant, attendant, helper, slave

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness. Psalm 18:28 ESV In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me! Psalm 31:1 ESV Lord I know I mess up and I do not mean to, I have done these things so long that they come out before I can think. Help me to see what I am doing You have helped me through things that without You I would have not been able to endure. Please be with me even when I seem like I do not listen I am a child, Your child, and sometimes I think I can do it better by myself. Sorry please forgive me. In Jesus Name Amen

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Citation:

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Editor: Stephen Smith. Publication date: Apr 10, 2020. Publisher: OpenBible.info.

ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

TPT

The Passion Translation®. Copyright © 2017 by BroadStreet Publishing® Group, LLC. Used by permission. All rights reserved. thePassionTranslation.com

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Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

Don’t hide from me now!  You’ve always been right there for me; don’t turn your back on me now. Don’t throw me out, don’t abandon me; you’ve always kept the door open. Psalm 27:9 MSG   

Abandon: to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert, to give up; discontinue; withdraw from, to give up the control of:

Synonym: desert, discard, discontinue, ditch, drop out, dump, leave, pull out, quit, stop, surrender, vacate, withdraw

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness. Psalm 18:28 ESV In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me! Psalm 31:1 ESV Lord I know I mess up and I do not mean to, I have done these things so long that they come out before I can think. Help me to see what I am doing You have helped me through things that without You I would have not been able to endure. Please be with me even when I seem like I do not listen I am a child, Your child, and sometimes I think I can do it better by myself. Sorry please forgive me. In Jesus Name Amen

Getting to Know Him

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Citation:

Open bible info
Editor: Stephen Smith. Publication date: Apr 10, 2020. Publisher: OpenBible.info.

ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

MSG

Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Daily Bread

Breaking bread

Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger, O you who have been my help. Cast me not off; forsake me not, O God of my salvation! Psalm 27:9 ESV

Forsake: to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert, to give up or renounce

Synonym: disown, forgo, forswear, jettison, quit, relinquish, renounce, repudiate, set aside, spurn

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness. Psalm 18:28 ESV In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me! Psalm 31:1 ESV Lord I know I mess up and I do not mean to, I have done these things so long that they come out before I can think. Help me to see what I am doing You have helped me through things that without You I would have not been able to endure. Please be with me even when I seem like I do not listen I am a child, Your child, and sometimes I think I can do it better by myself. Sorry please forgive me. In Jesus Name Amen

Getting to Know Him

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Citation:

Open bible info
Editor: Stephen Smith. Publication date: Apr 10, 2020. Publisher: OpenBible.info.

ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.