“Though you have not seen Him, you love Him;
And even though, you do not see Him now, you believe
In Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy;
For you are receiving the end result of your faith; the salvation of your souls.
1 Peter 1- 8-9
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Trusting God, even in the hardest times.
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Marvelous thoughts this morning in His grace
Remembering back many years ago. I was just a young teenager learning that Jesus loved me. I was living and loving people and working hard.
I started to strum the guitar and sing a song; and it went something like this:
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“Rest your mind
You have new peace within
Leave your tension behind
Let the new day begin”
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My heart had a desire for an everlasting kind of peace and love that would be forever. I was looking for a friend who would love me, who would wrap their perfect loving arms around me and give me peace in this very hard world we live in. I found that friend and His name is Jesus Christ” His love was displayed at the cross of calvary. He put His perfect life on the cross and bore all mankind’s sins; past, present and future; including mine. Our sin is what burst His heart and He died carrying our sins for us. That is unconditional love that I could not earn, He paid the price so that we could know Him. His love gives me a new life, a peace knowing He is there for me. All He asked of me was to confess my sins and give my all to Him. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him, shall not perish but have everlasting life” John 3:16. I gave Him all my past pains, expectations, you name it, He took them; and replaced them with His unconditional everlasting love . Jesus set my heart free; forever from the bondage of sin and death through the cross.
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I live in Him and follow Him in His ways. I trust in Him.
He sent His Holy Spirit to me; sealed Him right in my heart. He helps me every day to live in His power. I’m happy because He lives in my heart.
Things still aren’t easy all the time, but the joy is the fact that all will come out right in the end because I live in His power. I know that I will see Him face to face once my journey on this life is over.
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I have Him inside my heart; and He is right beside me, forever. He will never leave me, because He made that promise and I trust in Him. He is my maker, and my constant; my eternal comfort now and forever. He has cleansed my sin and healed me of past shame, and set me on the path of victory. Because of Christ, victory and peace and happiness is mine forever.
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His grace is a free gift for all of us. When we give our life to Him, there is perfect joy and perfect peace. No matter what you’ve been through, He is there to wipe away your every tear and give you new life and peace within. This is what you’ll know, even amidst the hardest of times and sadness; even when you can’t comprehend the why. Holy Spirit will comfort your heart, overshadow and take away all that pain. Jesus loves you and He wants you to trust Him. He will do great and mighty things inside of you.
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“He will keep you in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusts in Thee” Isaiah 26:3
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God is making His plans for you and they are perfect and good!
What lies ahead for you is more glorious, than you could ever imagine. Hang on. He’s got you.
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Have a super day friend you are so loved k
Kelly S Griswold
Morning prayer