I am blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. (Eph. 1:3.)
I am chosen by You, my Father. (Eph. 1:4.)
I am holy and without blame. (Eph. 1:4.)
I am Your child according to the good pleasure of Your will. (Eph. 1:5.)
I am accepted in the Beloved. (Eph. 1:6.)
I am redeemed through the blood of Jesus. (Eph. 1:7.)
I am a person of wisdom and prudence. (Eph. 1:8.)
I am an heir. (Eph. 1:11.)
I have a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ. (Eph. 1:17.)
I am saved by Your grace. (Eph. 2:5.)
I am seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. (Eph. 2:6.)
I am Your workmanship. (Eph. 2:10.)
I am near to You by the blood of Christ. (Eph. 2:13.)
I am a new creation. (Eph. 2:15.)
I am of Your household. (Eph. 2:19.)
I am a citizen of heaven. (Eph. 2:19.)
I am a partaker of Your promises in Christ. (2 Pet. 1:4.)
I am strengthened with might by Your Spirit. (Eph. 3:16.)
I allow Christ to dwell in my heart by faith. (Eph. 3:17.)
I am rooted and grounded in love. (Eph. 3:17.)
I speak the truth in love. (Eph. 4:15.)
I am renewed in the spirit of my mind. (Eph. 4:23.)
I am Your follower. (Eph. 5:1.)
I walk in love. (Eph. 5:2.)
I am light in You. (Eph. 5:8.)
I walk circumspectly. (Eph. 5:15.)
I am filled with the Spirit. (Eph. 5:18.)
I am more than a conqueror. (Rom. 8:37.)
I am an overcomer. (Rev. 12:11.)
I am Your righteousness in Christ Jesus. (1 Cor. 1:30.)
I am healed. (1 Pet. 2:24.)
I am free. (John 8:36.)
I am salt. (Matt. 5:13.)
I am consecrated. (1 Cor. 6:11 amp.)
I am sanctified. (1 Cor. 6:11.)
I am victorious. (1 John 5:4.)
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
June 15th Thoughts
This could get lengthy...I'll try to keep it short. Try, being the operative word.
Its been awhile since I have given you my bible study thoughts (for those of you who were used to recieving them daily at one time) but I feel inspired to share again.
My main bible study is called "Face to Face - Praying the Scriptures for Intimate Worship" it is a three month study so basically I rinse lather and repeat four times during the year. I have had this book for years, but really started studying it a few years ago. Todays "adoration" portion just jumped off the page to me...actually the entire study today. So much so I had to get the Lexicon out. And you know what that means!! Here it goes....
Psalm 105:4
I will seek you Lord [The Existing One}, and Your Strength [fortress, mighty, power, material or physical..personal, social or political]I will seek [seek to find, seek to secure, to desire, to ask, to require of....not aimless, but expecting to be found] Your face [presence...before AND behind, toward, in front of, forward AND formerly, from before time] continually [continually, perpetually, root meaning "to stretch"]
So while I am studying this, I have some worship music on and this is what comes on...Atmosphere by Andy Chrisman ( I don't have all the words...)
You are my sun, you are my life, My hopes, My dreamsEverything is rightYou calm the stormsYou guide my lifeAnd no matter where I choose to goYou are thereYou are nearYou're my Atmosphere! (before me, behind me)
Then I read Psalm 15. (I'll go over the first 2 and the last verse)
1 LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill?
2 He whose walk is blameless or some versions say, walks with integrity [complete, whole, entire...to be finished, to be whole, to have an end] and who does what is righteous, [to be in the right, to have just cause, to be justified] lets us break that down. JUST IF I"D never sinned who speaks the truth from his heart
Wow, is this a heavy burden, Walk is blameless? and righteous? Until I looked at that on the Lexicon, I was feeling very incapable of this tall order. Thankfully I am not complete, whole, finished....I'm a work in progress. Nor am I Righteous, but the true meaning of Righteous is justification....I am JUST IF I"D by the Cross....JUST IF I"D NEVER SINNED!! Romans 5:8-10, Romans 8:29-31 Acknowledged, Acquitted, FREED!
5b He who does these things will never be shaken.[will never be made to totter, shake or slip...will not be overthrown, dislodged, dropped]
Shellys Paraphrase:
This is awesome, if we believe in Christs justification, wholeness, completeness IT IS FINISHED (to set out for a definate point or goal). Gods purpose is wholeness. It is His Point His Goal. To approach the throne of Grace with CONFIDENCE!!! To DWELL in the santuary, presence of God, before and behind...to Stretch Continually for EXPECTANCY, answer...wisdom...blessing. But you have to get your mind in line with what God says about you! How can you expect if you don't believe in JUST IF I"D?
One more thing on this: Yesterday...or the day before, I read this and it really hit home. I Sam. 14:6,106 Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, "Come, let's go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised fellows. Perhaps the LORD will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few."Jonathan knew the Lord could save, no matter who or how many were fighting the battle. His only question was whether God would choose to do it through them that day. His faith in God's strength and determination stood solidly. God could (and would) do anything! We tend to believe "oh yes...God can...but don't really believe he WILL for US" This is where you need to get your mind in line with God. What does God say about YOU?
In the times I doubt and search for answer, I have to remember Mark 9:24 "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!"
Ok I could go on and on about this ..but I will move onto the next thing I read in the Affirmation portion of the study.
Psalm 119:73 73)Your hands made me and fashioned me [an original creation]; give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
Jeremiah 1:5
5"Before I formed [an original creation] you in the womb I knew [to know by experience] you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations."
Jeremiah 12:3a
3But You know [to know by experience] me, O LORD; You see me; And You examine my heart's attitude toward You.
There are 5-6-7 lessons or more in these alone, and while I would like to go on and on about it..I must go onto the next part of the study....which is Thanksgiving
2 Corinthians 5:21
21He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Ephesians 1:4-6
4just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him In love 5He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, 6to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
Back to the beginning....the burden of being Righteouness and Blameless. But God Chose us to be Blameless...WHOLE, COMPLETE, The greek here means, without blemish, faultless, unblameable.
We might become [to come into existance, begin to be, to be made, finished] THE righteousness [approved of, acceptable to God, justified...wait there is that word again].
Shelly's Paraphrase:
Who may dwell in the presence? The before and behind? Those who were chosen, by the existing one, that we would be without fault and become, finished and justified before God and not be shaken, made to totter, slip or fall.
I went onto read in Ephesians....you'd think I had never read it before....lol....but when I turned the page, they were stuck together, so I went from Chapter 1 to Chapter 3, so it read like this. starting at the bottom of the page which is verse 12.
.....in order that we, who were the first hope (I love the way it says this....the First Hope) in Christ, might be for the (chapter 3:9) ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, 11according to his eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12In him and through faith in him we may approach God (the throne of Grace!) with freedom and confidence. 13I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
A Prayer for the Ephesians
14For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15from whom his whole family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. (COMPLETE!)
I hope this blesses you today. I promised to take Corby to the park this morning before it gets too hot. So I better get to it!! Cuz I could again go on and on over Ephesians Chapter 1 and 3.
Love you all, Have a Great and Blessed Day!!!!!!!!
~~Shelly
Watch out now....Who Am I...is on the radio! If you made it this far....its worth reading these lyrics!
Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth Would care to know my name Would care to feel my hurt Who am I, that the Bright and Morning Star Would choose to light the way For my ever wandering heart Not because of who I am But because of what You've done Not because of what I've done But because of who You're Chorus: I am a flower quickly fading Here today and gone tomorrow A wave tossed in the ocean A vapor in the wind Still You hear me when I'm calling Lord, You catch me when I'm falling And You've told me who I am I am Yours, I am Yours Who Am I, that the eyes that see my sin Would look on me with love and watch me rise again Who Am I, that the voice that calmed the sea Would call out through the rain And calm the storm in me I am Yours Whom shall I fear Whom shall I fear 'Cause I am Yours I am Yours
Its been awhile since I have given you my bible study thoughts (for those of you who were used to recieving them daily at one time) but I feel inspired to share again.
My main bible study is called "Face to Face - Praying the Scriptures for Intimate Worship" it is a three month study so basically I rinse lather and repeat four times during the year. I have had this book for years, but really started studying it a few years ago. Todays "adoration" portion just jumped off the page to me...actually the entire study today. So much so I had to get the Lexicon out. And you know what that means!! Here it goes....
Psalm 105:4
I will seek you Lord [The Existing One}, and Your Strength [fortress, mighty, power, material or physical..personal, social or political]I will seek [seek to find, seek to secure, to desire, to ask, to require of....not aimless, but expecting to be found] Your face [presence...before AND behind, toward, in front of, forward AND formerly, from before time] continually [continually, perpetually, root meaning "to stretch"]
So while I am studying this, I have some worship music on and this is what comes on...Atmosphere by Andy Chrisman ( I don't have all the words...)
You are my sun, you are my life, My hopes, My dreamsEverything is rightYou calm the stormsYou guide my lifeAnd no matter where I choose to goYou are thereYou are nearYou're my Atmosphere! (before me, behind me)
Then I read Psalm 15. (I'll go over the first 2 and the last verse)
1 LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill?
2 He whose walk is blameless or some versions say, walks with integrity [complete, whole, entire...to be finished, to be whole, to have an end] and who does what is righteous, [to be in the right, to have just cause, to be justified] lets us break that down. JUST IF I"D never sinned who speaks the truth from his heart
Wow, is this a heavy burden, Walk is blameless? and righteous? Until I looked at that on the Lexicon, I was feeling very incapable of this tall order. Thankfully I am not complete, whole, finished....I'm a work in progress. Nor am I Righteous, but the true meaning of Righteous is justification....I am JUST IF I"D by the Cross....JUST IF I"D NEVER SINNED!! Romans 5:8-10, Romans 8:29-31 Acknowledged, Acquitted, FREED!
5b He who does these things will never be shaken.[will never be made to totter, shake or slip...will not be overthrown, dislodged, dropped]
Shellys Paraphrase:
This is awesome, if we believe in Christs justification, wholeness, completeness IT IS FINISHED (to set out for a definate point or goal). Gods purpose is wholeness. It is His Point His Goal. To approach the throne of Grace with CONFIDENCE!!! To DWELL in the santuary, presence of God, before and behind...to Stretch Continually for EXPECTANCY, answer...wisdom...blessing. But you have to get your mind in line with what God says about you! How can you expect if you don't believe in JUST IF I"D?
One more thing on this: Yesterday...or the day before, I read this and it really hit home. I Sam. 14:6,106 Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, "Come, let's go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised fellows. Perhaps the LORD will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few."Jonathan knew the Lord could save, no matter who or how many were fighting the battle. His only question was whether God would choose to do it through them that day. His faith in God's strength and determination stood solidly. God could (and would) do anything! We tend to believe "oh yes...God can...but don't really believe he WILL for US" This is where you need to get your mind in line with God. What does God say about YOU?
In the times I doubt and search for answer, I have to remember Mark 9:24 "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!"
Ok I could go on and on about this ..but I will move onto the next thing I read in the Affirmation portion of the study.
Psalm 119:73 73)Your hands made me and fashioned me [an original creation]; give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
Jeremiah 1:5
5"Before I formed [an original creation] you in the womb I knew [to know by experience] you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations."
Jeremiah 12:3a
3But You know [to know by experience] me, O LORD; You see me; And You examine my heart's attitude toward You.
There are 5-6-7 lessons or more in these alone, and while I would like to go on and on about it..I must go onto the next part of the study....which is Thanksgiving
2 Corinthians 5:21
21He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Ephesians 1:4-6
4just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him In love 5He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, 6to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
Back to the beginning....the burden of being Righteouness and Blameless. But God Chose us to be Blameless...WHOLE, COMPLETE, The greek here means, without blemish, faultless, unblameable.
We might become [to come into existance, begin to be, to be made, finished] THE righteousness [approved of, acceptable to God, justified...wait there is that word again].
Shelly's Paraphrase:
Who may dwell in the presence? The before and behind? Those who were chosen, by the existing one, that we would be without fault and become, finished and justified before God and not be shaken, made to totter, slip or fall.
I went onto read in Ephesians....you'd think I had never read it before....lol....but when I turned the page, they were stuck together, so I went from Chapter 1 to Chapter 3, so it read like this. starting at the bottom of the page which is verse 12.
.....in order that we, who were the first hope (I love the way it says this....the First Hope) in Christ, might be for the (chapter 3:9) ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, 11according to his eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12In him and through faith in him we may approach God (the throne of Grace!) with freedom and confidence. 13I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
A Prayer for the Ephesians
14For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15from whom his whole family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. (COMPLETE!)
I hope this blesses you today. I promised to take Corby to the park this morning before it gets too hot. So I better get to it!! Cuz I could again go on and on over Ephesians Chapter 1 and 3.
Love you all, Have a Great and Blessed Day!!!!!!!!
~~Shelly
Watch out now....Who Am I...is on the radio! If you made it this far....its worth reading these lyrics!
Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth Would care to know my name Would care to feel my hurt Who am I, that the Bright and Morning Star Would choose to light the way For my ever wandering heart Not because of who I am But because of what You've done Not because of what I've done But because of who You're Chorus: I am a flower quickly fading Here today and gone tomorrow A wave tossed in the ocean A vapor in the wind Still You hear me when I'm calling Lord, You catch me when I'm falling And You've told me who I am I am Yours, I am Yours Who Am I, that the eyes that see my sin Would look on me with love and watch me rise again Who Am I, that the voice that calmed the sea Would call out through the rain And calm the storm in me I am Yours Whom shall I fear Whom shall I fear 'Cause I am Yours I am Yours
Better Than Ezra
I love that band...some of you may know it...Better Than Ezra. I often wondered what that meant. I knew Ezra was a person in the bible...and I still need to study that book...but what would it mean to be "better than" Ezra.
They had a song way back in the 90's...Desperatly Wanting. Here is a blip of it...
Take back your life.
Let me inside.
We'll find a door
If you care, if you care to anymore....
I remember running thru the wet grass
Falling a step behind
Both of us never tiring
Desperately Wanting
Ezra 7 10 For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the LORD , and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel. In my prayer book it says...."like Ezra, I want to set my heart to study Your Word, to obey it and to do it, and to teach it to others."
With that, how can we be "Better Than Ezra"? I dunno, Guess I"ll have to read Ezra and get back to you.
They had a song way back in the 90's...Desperatly Wanting. Here is a blip of it...
Take back your life.
Let me inside.
We'll find a door
If you care, if you care to anymore....
I remember running thru the wet grass
Falling a step behind
Both of us never tiring
Desperately Wanting
Ezra 7 10 For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the LORD , and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel. In my prayer book it says...."like Ezra, I want to set my heart to study Your Word, to obey it and to do it, and to teach it to others."
With that, how can we be "Better Than Ezra"? I dunno, Guess I"ll have to read Ezra and get back to you.
BE YOURSELF!
From Morning Tea
But they . . . comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise." 2 Corinthians 10:12
When you understand that God loves you unconditionally, two things will happen:
First, you'll learn to accept yourself as you are, and second, you'll learn to accept others as they are too. Stop and ask yourself today, "How do I really feel about myself?"
Before you answer, read the following ten things . . . slowly and carefully: better yet, put them somewhere where you can read them daily.
1. Never think or speak negatively about yourself, for that puts you in disagreement with God.
2. Meditate on your strengths; learn to encourage yourself, for most of the time nobody else will.
3. Never compare yourself with anyone else. You are unique, one-of-a-kind, an original. Don't settle for being a copy.
4. Focus on your potential, not your limitations. Remember the "greater One" lives in you!
5. Find something you like to do, and are "gifted" to do well, and do it over and over.
6. Have the courage to be different; be a God-pleaser, not a people-pleaser.
7. Learn to handle criticism; let it develop you instead of discourage you.
8. Determine your own worth-before others do it for you.
9. Keep your flaws in perspective, you're still a work in progress.
10. Focus daily on the one and only source of your confidence-God! Work on your relationship with Him.
Shellys Notes: We are 15 days into the second half of the year....BEGIN NOW to think and speak good things about yourself, knowing that God loves you despite your weaknesses.
Search Warrant
There is a lesson in this, I just don't have time to write it at the moment...but I will come back to this...
Here is the scripture for the day....its Psalm 139....I call it a Search Warrant.... Cuz its about getting really close to God and understanding that there is no where you can go that He is not there....look at your life, you'll see God's fingerprint. He knows you completely and still loves you.....he loves you as if there were no one else around to love and care for. His hearts desire it to bless you....Let Him Search you today....Open the Shutters of your heart and let His Light fill you! Have a GREAT and BLESSED DAY!!
Psalm 139 For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1 O LORD , you have searched me and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD .
5 You hem me in-behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
7 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, [1] you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,"
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to [2] me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you.
19 If only you would slay the wicked, O God! Away from me, you bloodthirsty men!
20 They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name.
21 Do I not hate those who hate you, O LORD , and abhor those who rise up against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Here is the scripture for the day....its Psalm 139....I call it a Search Warrant.... Cuz its about getting really close to God and understanding that there is no where you can go that He is not there....look at your life, you'll see God's fingerprint. He knows you completely and still loves you.....he loves you as if there were no one else around to love and care for. His hearts desire it to bless you....Let Him Search you today....Open the Shutters of your heart and let His Light fill you! Have a GREAT and BLESSED DAY!!
Psalm 139 For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1 O LORD , you have searched me and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD .
5 You hem me in-behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
7 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, [1] you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,"
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to [2] me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you.
19 If only you would slay the wicked, O God! Away from me, you bloodthirsty men!
20 They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name.
21 Do I not hate those who hate you, O LORD , and abhor those who rise up against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Developing a Strong Spirit
From Morning Tea:
"The strong spirit of a man sustains him in bodily pain or trouble." Proverbs 18:14 AMP
We're each made up of body, soul, and spirit. Our spirit (inner man) is where God comes to dwell. But that doesn't mean we'll automatically have a "strong spirit." No, your spirit is like your body - it must be nourished. Do you want to develop a strong spirit?
First: spend time in God's Word. Why? Because it renews your mind and produces Christ-like qualities in you. Jesus knew the power of Scripture first-hand. He studied it as a boy, hid it in His heart and through it was able to overcome Satan in the wilderness. Your Bible will: (1) feed your soul. "When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my hearts delight" (Jeremiah 15:16 NIV); (2) keep you strong in temptation: "How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word" (Psalm 119:9 NIV); (3) make you sharp: "The entrance of your words gives . . . understanding" (Psalms 119:130 NKJV).
Second: recognize the power of prayer. Listen, "He went up on a mountainside by himself to pray" (Matthew 14:23 NIV). If Jesus needed to spend time in prayer - so do you. John Bunyan said, "You can do more than pray after you've prayed; but you can't do more than pray until you've prayed." Think about that. In prayer you commit it all to God, otherwise who's running things? Just that thought should bring us to our knees. Want to develop a strong spirit? One that will sustain you in bodily pain or trouble? Do these two things!
"The strong spirit of a man sustains him in bodily pain or trouble." Proverbs 18:14 AMP
We're each made up of body, soul, and spirit. Our spirit (inner man) is where God comes to dwell. But that doesn't mean we'll automatically have a "strong spirit." No, your spirit is like your body - it must be nourished. Do you want to develop a strong spirit?
First: spend time in God's Word. Why? Because it renews your mind and produces Christ-like qualities in you. Jesus knew the power of Scripture first-hand. He studied it as a boy, hid it in His heart and through it was able to overcome Satan in the wilderness. Your Bible will: (1) feed your soul. "When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my hearts delight" (Jeremiah 15:16 NIV); (2) keep you strong in temptation: "How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word" (Psalm 119:9 NIV); (3) make you sharp: "The entrance of your words gives . . . understanding" (Psalms 119:130 NKJV).
Second: recognize the power of prayer. Listen, "He went up on a mountainside by himself to pray" (Matthew 14:23 NIV). If Jesus needed to spend time in prayer - so do you. John Bunyan said, "You can do more than pray after you've prayed; but you can't do more than pray until you've prayed." Think about that. In prayer you commit it all to God, otherwise who's running things? Just that thought should bring us to our knees. Want to develop a strong spirit? One that will sustain you in bodily pain or trouble? Do these two things!
What Does God Say?
What do we think?? What does God Say???
Our thinking
It’s impossible
His Promise:
All things are possible (Luke 18:27)
Our Thinking:
I’m too tired
His Promise:
I will give you rest (Matt. 11:28-30)
Our Thinking
Nobody really loves me
His Promis:
I love you (John 3:16)
Our Thinking:
I can’t go on
His Promise:
My grace is sufficient (2Cor. 12:9)
Our Thinking:
I can’t figure things out
His Promise:
I will direct your steps (Prov. 20:24)
Our Thinking:
I can’t do it
His Promise:
You can do all things (Phil. 4:13)
Our Thinking:
I’m not able
His Promise:
I am able (2 Cor. 9:8)
Our Thinking:
It’s not worth it
His Promise:
It will be worth it (Rom. 8:28)
Our Thinking:
I can’t forgive myself
His Promise:
I forgive you (1 John 1:19) (Rom. 8:1)
Our Thinking:
I can’t manage
His Promise:
I will supply all you need (Phil. 4:19)
Our Thinking:
I’m afraid
His Promise
I have not given you a spirit of fear (2 Tim. 1:7)
Our Thinking:
I’m always worried and frustrated
His Promise:
Cast all your care on me (1 Pet. 5:7)
Our Thinking:
I haven’t enough faith
His Promise:
I’ve given everyone a measure of faith. (Rom. 12:8)
Our Thinking:
I’m not smart enough
His Promise:
I give you wisdom. (1 Cor. 1:30)
Our Thinking:
I feel so alone
His Promise:
I will never leave you or forsake you. (Heb.13:5)
Our thinking
It’s impossible
His Promise:
All things are possible (Luke 18:27)
Our Thinking:
I’m too tired
His Promise:
I will give you rest (Matt. 11:28-30)
Our Thinking
Nobody really loves me
His Promis:
I love you (John 3:16)
Our Thinking:
I can’t go on
His Promise:
My grace is sufficient (2Cor. 12:9)
Our Thinking:
I can’t figure things out
His Promise:
I will direct your steps (Prov. 20:24)
Our Thinking:
I can’t do it
His Promise:
You can do all things (Phil. 4:13)
Our Thinking:
I’m not able
His Promise:
I am able (2 Cor. 9:8)
Our Thinking:
It’s not worth it
His Promise:
It will be worth it (Rom. 8:28)
Our Thinking:
I can’t forgive myself
His Promise:
I forgive you (1 John 1:19) (Rom. 8:1)
Our Thinking:
I can’t manage
His Promise:
I will supply all you need (Phil. 4:19)
Our Thinking:
I’m afraid
His Promise
I have not given you a spirit of fear (2 Tim. 1:7)
Our Thinking:
I’m always worried and frustrated
His Promise:
Cast all your care on me (1 Pet. 5:7)
Our Thinking:
I haven’t enough faith
His Promise:
I’ve given everyone a measure of faith. (Rom. 12:8)
Our Thinking:
I’m not smart enough
His Promise:
I give you wisdom. (1 Cor. 1:30)
Our Thinking:
I feel so alone
His Promise:
I will never leave you or forsake you. (Heb.13:5)
Prayer - Being Equipped for Success
This is from Prayers That Avail Much.
Father, I thank you that the entrace of Your words gives light. I thank you that Your Word which You speak (and which I speak) is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing and effective]. I thank you, Father God, that You have given me a spirit of power and of love and of a calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control. I have Your power and ability and sufficiency, for You have qualified me [making me fit and worthy and sufficient] as a minister and dispenser of a new covenant [of salvation through Christ]. In the Name of Jesus, I walk out of the realm of failure and into the arena of sucess, giving thanks to You Father, for You have qualified me and made me fit to share the portion which is the inheritance of the saints. Father; You have delivered me and drawn me to Yourself out of the control and the dominion of darkness (failure, doubt and fear) and ahve transferred me into the kingdom the Kingdom fo the Son of Your love. I praise God, the Father of my Lord Jesus Christ Who has blessed me with every blessing in heaven because I belong to Christ. Your divine power has given me everything I need for life and godliness through my knowledge of Him Who called me by His own glory and goodness. I rejoice in Jesus Who have come that I might have life and have it more abundantly. I am a new creation for I am ingrafted in Christ, the Messiah. The old [preious moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come! I forget those things which are behind me and reach forth unto those things which are before me. I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I new life in the flesh I live by faith of the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself for me. Father, I attend to Your Word. I consent and submit to Your sayings. Your words shall not depart from my sight; I will keep them in the center of my heart. For they are life, success to me, my heart with all vigilance and above all that I guard, for out of it flow the springs of life. I will not let mercy and kindness and truth forsake me. I bind them about my neck; I write them upon the tablet of my heart. So therefore I will find favor, good understanding and high esteem in the sight and judgement of God and man. Father, my delight and desire are in Your Law; and on it I habitually meditate, ponder and study by day and by night. Therefore I am like a tree firmly planted and tended by the streams of water, ready to bring forth my fruit in my season; my leaf also shall not fade or wither, and everything I do shall prosper and come to maturity. Now, thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ! In Jesus Name I pray....AMEN!!
Father, I thank you that the entrace of Your words gives light. I thank you that Your Word which You speak (and which I speak) is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing and effective]. I thank you, Father God, that You have given me a spirit of power and of love and of a calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control. I have Your power and ability and sufficiency, for You have qualified me [making me fit and worthy and sufficient] as a minister and dispenser of a new covenant [of salvation through Christ]. In the Name of Jesus, I walk out of the realm of failure and into the arena of sucess, giving thanks to You Father, for You have qualified me and made me fit to share the portion which is the inheritance of the saints. Father; You have delivered me and drawn me to Yourself out of the control and the dominion of darkness (failure, doubt and fear) and ahve transferred me into the kingdom the Kingdom fo the Son of Your love. I praise God, the Father of my Lord Jesus Christ Who has blessed me with every blessing in heaven because I belong to Christ. Your divine power has given me everything I need for life and godliness through my knowledge of Him Who called me by His own glory and goodness. I rejoice in Jesus Who have come that I might have life and have it more abundantly. I am a new creation for I am ingrafted in Christ, the Messiah. The old [preious moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come! I forget those things which are behind me and reach forth unto those things which are before me. I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I new life in the flesh I live by faith of the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself for me. Father, I attend to Your Word. I consent and submit to Your sayings. Your words shall not depart from my sight; I will keep them in the center of my heart. For they are life, success to me, my heart with all vigilance and above all that I guard, for out of it flow the springs of life. I will not let mercy and kindness and truth forsake me. I bind them about my neck; I write them upon the tablet of my heart. So therefore I will find favor, good understanding and high esteem in the sight and judgement of God and man. Father, my delight and desire are in Your Law; and on it I habitually meditate, ponder and study by day and by night. Therefore I am like a tree firmly planted and tended by the streams of water, ready to bring forth my fruit in my season; my leaf also shall not fade or wither, and everything I do shall prosper and come to maturity. Now, thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ! In Jesus Name I pray....AMEN!!
The Formula!
From Morning Tea
"Be very careful, then, how you live." Ephesians 5:15 NIV
In Ephesians 5, Paul gives us the formula for happy, fulfilling life.
1. "Walk circumspectly" (v. 15). The word circumspect means "to be disciplined in your thoughts, speech, actions, and motives." Your wandering stage is over. It's time to enter The Promised Land, drive out the enemy, and take what belongs to you.
2. "Redeeming the time" (v. 16). No more wasting your life on worthless diversions. Get serious! Begin each day by praying, "Father, thank you for this day. Some were alive yesterday, who didn't live to see it. I accept it a gift from You, and commit myself to maximizing every moment, for Your glory. In Jesus' name -- Amen."
3. "Understanding what the will of the Lord is" (v. 17). The word "understanding" here means "to make sense of." Often people say to us, "Hey, what's happening?" That's because most of the time they don't know. But we do, for our steps are guarded, guided, and governed by the Lord (Ps. 37:23).
4. "Be filled with the Spirit" (v. 18). You ask, "How?" Listen, "speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs . . . making melody in your heart to the Lord" (Eph. 5:19). You can be Spirit-filled wherever you are. When it's not appropriate to sing, "make melody in your heart! When there's no one around to talk to, "speak to yourself" in psalms! That's the formula for a happy fulfilling life!
SHADOW BELIEFS
From Morning Tea
"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he." Proverbs 23:7
Whenever you are in life today, look at your beliefs; they put you there! Oprah Winfrey says, "When I was growing up in Mississippi, I never believed what people told me about being poor, or black, or female. I believed I was God's child, therefore I could do anythnig. One day, when I was four, I watched my grandmother hanging clothes on a line. She said, 'Pay attention girl, you're going to have to do this some day.' Inside I said, 'No, I won't."
"In kindergarten I told my teacher, 'I don't belong here, because I can read and I know big words like elephant and hippopotamus.' The next day I was promoted to the first grade. What I couldn't articulate then, but knew deep inside, was that I could do better -- and that knowledge has been a constant in my life."
Just as your beliefs can move you forward, so your shadow beliefs can hold you back. You ask, "What are shadow beliefs?" They are the voices in your head that tell you, "You're not able, you're not worthy, or you'll never make it." (shelly's note: I am the expert at negativity...oh I can tell you how Woe I am in a minute...but over the years I have learned to be more positive...see the bright side...focus on what is Good rather than the bad. There's been plenty of bad but you can't let the negative hold you back for years and years...while you are being held back by your negativity, which I call....fear of trusting God to use you for His Purpose....he's using someone else..because YOU remain Stuck and Afraid...exix Shelly...) Oh one more note: Your first thought when you wake up is repeated by your subconscious 600 times per day!!
What are your shadow beliefs?
Today, I challenge you to bring them out into the light and expose them to God's Word.
Don't let them control your present or decide your future. (shellys note: Do NOT define your life by your circumstances!)
Refuse to translate any thought into a word, if it contradicts what God says about you.
You can't speak death over your dreams, and then expect to see them come to life.
"Do not let this Book . . . depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful" (Joshua 1:8 NIV).
CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS--AND YOU'LL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
Stay In The Game
From Morning Tea.
"Bring .. . . the books, especially the parchments." 2 Timothy 4:13 NKJV
Sitting on death row, with only days left to live and no hope of a reprieve, Paul writes to Timothy and says:
(1) "Bring my books." He wants to keep taking in!
(2) "And bring my writing paper." He wants to keep giving out! What an attitude!
He doesn't ask for an attorney, because real purpose needs no defense. Time will tell the world what you did. And he doesn't ask for better accommodations, for he's "learned to be content" (Philippians 4:11 NIV).
First, he sends for a book, because he knows that as long as you're alive you must continue to grow, otherwise you're just taking up space. Reading allows you to transcend any situation and explore new worlds. Knowledge keeps your mind sharp and your soul free. Peter says, "Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord" (2 Peter 3:18).
Next, he sends for writing paper, because he wants to keep making a difference. He ignores his circumstances, grabs his pen and continues to be productive. No tears. No gut-wrenching displays of self-pity. "I've still got something else to say, and I want to say it! I'm not done yet!" The art of living, is to keep giving to the end! Even on the cross, with nails piercing His hands and His feet, Jesus continued to minister and He is our example!
So Paul, the old Father of Truth, teaches us the most important lesson of all; never get out of the game, for even in the last few seconds, a touchdown is still possible.
Shelly's Notes:
Today in my quiet time I read in Joshua.....if you have not read the book of Joshua, read at least the first 5-6 chapters. Especially those of us who are really striving for "larger than life" goals. It was a real encouragement to me today.
One of the things in the "devotional" section of my bible in Joshua 1 says this: Often times we ask God for guidance, what we really want is a Guide.
"Do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the Lord you God will be with you wherever you go" Joshua 1:9
Humble Pie
This devotional was posted a while back by a woman I admire. I thought I would share it with you here:
Passage ~ Deuteronomy 8: 1-20
Key Verses ~ vs. 1-3 ~ Be careful to follow every command I am giving you today, so that you may live and increase and may enter and possess the land that the LORD promised on oath to your forefathers. Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
A Promise from God ~ The Lord will bring me into a good land and I will lack nothing.
A Command to Keep ~ Observe the commands of the Lord your God, walk in His ways and revere Him.
A Timeless Principle ~ As a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you. Life Application Because the children of Israel were disobedient, a journey that should have only taken 12 days took 40 years! (the COST of disobedience is high! More than 1200X as long!) They did not trust God and therefore they rebelled. But God is faithful, even in our disobedience. God can take our failures and use them to humble, test, and instruct us. Don't depend on your own abilities. The definition of HUMBLE is to be empty of pride and self-sufficiency. Often the ONLY way we become convinced of our inability is for God to REMOVE the resources and supports which we by NATURE depend upon. Sometims He uses failure to do this. Failure can reveal to us the true basic source of life which is God Himself! We must first experience hunger in order to know we need food.
Additional Supporting Scripture
2 Chronicles 7: 13-14 ~ "When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
1 Peter 5: 5-7 (my absolute favorite scripture!) ~ All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Passage ~ Deuteronomy 8: 1-20
Key Verses ~ vs. 1-3 ~ Be careful to follow every command I am giving you today, so that you may live and increase and may enter and possess the land that the LORD promised on oath to your forefathers. Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
A Promise from God ~ The Lord will bring me into a good land and I will lack nothing.
A Command to Keep ~ Observe the commands of the Lord your God, walk in His ways and revere Him.
A Timeless Principle ~ As a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you. Life Application Because the children of Israel were disobedient, a journey that should have only taken 12 days took 40 years! (the COST of disobedience is high! More than 1200X as long!) They did not trust God and therefore they rebelled. But God is faithful, even in our disobedience. God can take our failures and use them to humble, test, and instruct us. Don't depend on your own abilities. The definition of HUMBLE is to be empty of pride and self-sufficiency. Often the ONLY way we become convinced of our inability is for God to REMOVE the resources and supports which we by NATURE depend upon. Sometims He uses failure to do this. Failure can reveal to us the true basic source of life which is God Himself! We must first experience hunger in order to know we need food.
Additional Supporting Scripture
2 Chronicles 7: 13-14 ~ "When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
1 Peter 5: 5-7 (my absolute favorite scripture!) ~ All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
This is from a friend of mine
I found it helpful and I hope you do too....If you suffer from depression, have in the past or know a woman who does...pass this onto her.
Hi Ladies, I wanted to share with you the method of Interactive Breakthrough Prayers. These have helped me shake loose some "stuff" in my life, and I hope this method will be a blessing to you too! This is how it works. Get a notebook, journal, or even a simple piece of paper.
A pen, pencil, whatever works for you. Get your Bible. If you've never experienced Eugene Peterson's The Message Bible, please just go over to a Christian bookstore and take a peek at it! What a wonderful, easy to read, down to earth translation! But any Bible will do! Each day, you're going to write (in your own handwriting, no typing!) this prayer out in the notebook. The text is below.
In the text, you will see numbers after some sentences. The numbers refer to a specific passage in the Bible. This particular prayer for depression has 19 references, so you're going to write out this prayer 19 days in a row, focusing on one specific passage each day.
1. Psalms 130:1 2. Psalms 130:2 3. Psalms 130:5 4. Psalms 40:2 5. Psalms 3:3-4 6. Psalms 22:1 7. Psalms 70:5 8. Psalms 51:12 9. Nehemiah 8:10 10. Psalms 142:7 11. Lamentations 3:55 12. Psalms 71:5 13. Proverbs 3:5-6 14. Psalms 121:1 15. Psalms 141:8 16. Isaiah 41:10 17. John 16:20 18. Hebrews 11:1 19. Colossians 1:13-14
After writing the prayer out and adding any personal petitions in the prayer, do a short study of the verse, and write out what God is saying to you in that verse as it applies to your specific issue. Ask these questions of yourself in relation to the specific verse ~
What is the promise from God in this verse?
What is the Timeless Principle in this verse?
What is the Command to Keep?
How does this verse apply to my life?
Some verses will have answers to ALL those questions, other verses will only answer 1 or 2 of the questions. Repeat this process every day until you have worked through all the verses (one a day) specified in the prayer.
Here is the prayer for Depression. Key Scripture ~ Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord" Psalm 130:1 Out of the depths I have cried unto you, O Lord God (1). Let your ears be attentive to my prayer (2). My soul waits for you, and in your Word I do hope (3). I come to you, Father God, in the wonderful name of my Lord Jesus Christ and I confess the depression that I am experiecing to you. By so doing, I am expressing my earnest desire to forsake it and to put it behind me forever. Thank you for lifting me from the miry clay of depression and setting my feet upon the solid confidence of your Word (4). Lord God, you are my glory, and the lifter of my head. As I cry unto you I know you are hearing me out of your holy hill (5). In my times of depression, I sometimes feel as if you have forsaken me, but I know this is not true (6). I am desperate and needy. Answer me quickly, O God (7). Restore unto me the joy of your salvation (8). In your joy I find my strength (9). Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise your name (10). I call upon your name Lord God, out of what seems to be a low dungeon to me (11). You are my hope, O Lord God, and you are my trust (12). Help me trust you with all of my heart, not leaning unto my own understanding. As I acknowledge you in all my ways, I know you will direct my paths (13). I lift my eyes unto the hills, realizing that my help comes from You, Father (14). Thank you for delivering me from all depression. I express faith to you that you will not leave my soul desolate (15). Through your grace, I will not fear, because I know you are with me, and I will not be dismayed, because you are my God (16). Turn my sorrow into joy, Father (17) as I hold on to the faith you've imparted to me, which is the substance of the things I hope for and the evidence of things I do not see (18). Father, thank you for lifting depression from me and delivering me from all the power of darkness and redeeming me through the blood of Jesus (19). AMEN!
This prayer and 119 others like it can be found in the book Breakthrough Prayers for Women. Check your local Christian bookstore or even online for a paperback copy. It has prayers for just about your every need! All prayers adapt to this method very well! It has truly been a blessing for me and greatly enriched my prayer and study life.
Hi Ladies, I wanted to share with you the method of Interactive Breakthrough Prayers. These have helped me shake loose some "stuff" in my life, and I hope this method will be a blessing to you too! This is how it works. Get a notebook, journal, or even a simple piece of paper.
A pen, pencil, whatever works for you. Get your Bible. If you've never experienced Eugene Peterson's The Message Bible, please just go over to a Christian bookstore and take a peek at it! What a wonderful, easy to read, down to earth translation! But any Bible will do! Each day, you're going to write (in your own handwriting, no typing!) this prayer out in the notebook. The text is below.
In the text, you will see numbers after some sentences. The numbers refer to a specific passage in the Bible. This particular prayer for depression has 19 references, so you're going to write out this prayer 19 days in a row, focusing on one specific passage each day.
1. Psalms 130:1 2. Psalms 130:2 3. Psalms 130:5 4. Psalms 40:2 5. Psalms 3:3-4 6. Psalms 22:1 7. Psalms 70:5 8. Psalms 51:12 9. Nehemiah 8:10 10. Psalms 142:7 11. Lamentations 3:55 12. Psalms 71:5 13. Proverbs 3:5-6 14. Psalms 121:1 15. Psalms 141:8 16. Isaiah 41:10 17. John 16:20 18. Hebrews 11:1 19. Colossians 1:13-14
After writing the prayer out and adding any personal petitions in the prayer, do a short study of the verse, and write out what God is saying to you in that verse as it applies to your specific issue. Ask these questions of yourself in relation to the specific verse ~
What is the promise from God in this verse?
What is the Timeless Principle in this verse?
What is the Command to Keep?
How does this verse apply to my life?
Some verses will have answers to ALL those questions, other verses will only answer 1 or 2 of the questions. Repeat this process every day until you have worked through all the verses (one a day) specified in the prayer.
Here is the prayer for Depression. Key Scripture ~ Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord" Psalm 130:1 Out of the depths I have cried unto you, O Lord God (1). Let your ears be attentive to my prayer (2). My soul waits for you, and in your Word I do hope (3). I come to you, Father God, in the wonderful name of my Lord Jesus Christ and I confess the depression that I am experiecing to you. By so doing, I am expressing my earnest desire to forsake it and to put it behind me forever. Thank you for lifting me from the miry clay of depression and setting my feet upon the solid confidence of your Word (4). Lord God, you are my glory, and the lifter of my head. As I cry unto you I know you are hearing me out of your holy hill (5). In my times of depression, I sometimes feel as if you have forsaken me, but I know this is not true (6). I am desperate and needy. Answer me quickly, O God (7). Restore unto me the joy of your salvation (8). In your joy I find my strength (9). Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise your name (10). I call upon your name Lord God, out of what seems to be a low dungeon to me (11). You are my hope, O Lord God, and you are my trust (12). Help me trust you with all of my heart, not leaning unto my own understanding. As I acknowledge you in all my ways, I know you will direct my paths (13). I lift my eyes unto the hills, realizing that my help comes from You, Father (14). Thank you for delivering me from all depression. I express faith to you that you will not leave my soul desolate (15). Through your grace, I will not fear, because I know you are with me, and I will not be dismayed, because you are my God (16). Turn my sorrow into joy, Father (17) as I hold on to the faith you've imparted to me, which is the substance of the things I hope for and the evidence of things I do not see (18). Father, thank you for lifting depression from me and delivering me from all the power of darkness and redeeming me through the blood of Jesus (19). AMEN!
This prayer and 119 others like it can be found in the book Breakthrough Prayers for Women. Check your local Christian bookstore or even online for a paperback copy. It has prayers for just about your every need! All prayers adapt to this method very well! It has truly been a blessing for me and greatly enriched my prayer and study life.
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