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O Lord…You know me.  Psa. 139:1
God, I understand that You are a Parent, a perfect one.  You are unlike earthly parents who try to make the best decisions for their children, but may not always succeed because they cannot truly understand every feeling and thought of the child.  There is a limit to the earthly parent/child intimacy.
But You, O [...]

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“Lord, if it’s You,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to You on the water.”  “Come,” He said.  Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.  But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink cried out, “Lord, save me!”  Immediately Jesus reached [...]

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When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.  When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned…for I am the Lord, your God the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.  Isa. 43:2,3
This morning it is raining steadily [...]

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I will give you the treasures of darkness,
       riches stored in secret places,
       so that you may know that I am the LORD,
       the God of Israel, who summons you by name.  Isa. 45:3
As we deal with our job loss, I have been going through a dark time.  I am struggling to believe that I [...]

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When you go through deep waters, I will be with you.  When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown…you are precious to Me.  You are honored, and I love you.  Isa. 43:2,4 (NLT)
As it gets closer to the time when there will be a lot of big changes in our family, I had a meltdown [...]

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This is a prayer that my friend, Katie, shared with me in an email.  I asked her if I could share it with you and she agreed.  I pray that it will bless you as much as it does me.
I don’t have to ask if You are here; I can feel You close.  You sit just [...]

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When my anxiety was great within me, Your consolation brought joy to my soul.  Psa. 94:19
Whoever has My commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves Me…I too will love him and show Myself to him.  Jn. 14:21
Years ago, I did not trust God all that much and was afraid to give Him [...]

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There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.  Prov. 18:24
Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you…  1 Cor. 6:19
Holy Spirit, I love You so much.  I love You inside of me.  I love sharing my body and my spirit with you.  I enjoy Your continual companionship, direction, [...]

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Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.  Each day has enough trouble of it own.  Matt. 6:34
Every now and then I start to worry about how we are going to make it when Dave loses his job.  But then God reminds me of what Sarah Young often says in her devotional, [...]

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“You are never alone, My beloved.  When you hurt, I hurt, and it breaks My heart to watch you cry without Me.  I am here with you, desiring to the be shoulder your tears fall on…you will see the light of a new day and joy will come again.”  Shepherd
 
It feels like things are falling [...]

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