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Psalm 31:4 Keep me free from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge.
What are the biggest temptation which are staring us right in the face?
Are you ready to put them aside to love and serve your neighbours instead?
Will you allow Christ to give you what you need instead of pride making you grasp at what you desire?
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Isaiah 43:27 Your first father sinned; those I sent to teach you rebelled against me.
How often do you have to make amends for someone else’s problems?
We are surrounded by sinners and because of that we have to put up with the consequences of their actions.
No matter what others have done, it is not our fault!
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Psalm 105:17 and he sent a man before them – Joseph, sold as a slave.
God made sure a young man, discarded by his brothers, served as a slave, would be used for greater things!
Just as Jesus picked people of low esteem, God too picks people He knows will fulfil the job.
Allow God to guide you where you are needed, not where people think you should be...
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Micah 7:15 ‘As in the days when you came out of Egypt, I will show them my wonders.’
Nothing is impossible with God. He is willing and able to do anything!
If we come to Him with honest and open hearts, He is willing to forgive and forget our sins.
No matter what we have done in the past, we can put everything behind us and move forward with God!
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1 Corinthians 1:20 Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
Who do you look up to as being wise and a teacher of the scriptures?
Jesus made the teachers of the law look foolish when He confronted them.
Allow Jesus to work no matter how much you think He is doing something different!
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Luke 4:29 They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff.
How do you actually treat Christ in your life?
Do you shout at Him for not doing things your way? Do you tell Him what to do?
Or do you come to Him with an open heart and ask for His help, waiting patiently?
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Psalm 25:7 Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you, Lord, are good.
Just as we expect Christ to forgive us when we ask it of Him, we should be willing to do the same for others!
We need to put those old grudges behind us and move forward with Him.
Accept the love He shares and share it with others!
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Psalm 147:14 He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
When you allow God to guide and protect you in your life, you will get to learn things…
You will get to learn how He can encourage love and peace instead of wars…
You will get to learn how God wants you to forgive and forget!
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Psalm 95:11 So I declared on oath in my anger, “They shall never enter my rest.”
What happens to you when someone is continually ignoring you?
What happens when someone is continually annoying you?
Do you get angry and retaliate, or do you try to continue ignoring them?
What do you think God is going to do when you continue to ignore or annoy Him?
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Psalm 81:16 But you would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.
One of the things God wants to be able to do for us is to show us how much He loves us…
We will only begin to understand this if we spend more time with Him instead of running away from Him!
Give God a chance to explain how much He loves you!
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Psalm 51:17 My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.
How many times have you been too afraid to come forward and admit to doing wrong?
How many of those times have been with God? Hint, He knows already!
Be honest. Be open. Be humble. Admit it!
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Psalm 107:21 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
When things go wrong, we focus on all the bad things which surround us.
When things go well, we focus on the things which go wrong around us!
God wants us to focus on what He can and does do for us instead...
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Psalm 30:11 You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy
How many times do you ask for things but secretly think it is impossible so do not wait for an answer?
When we bring our prayers to Christ we should be waiting for the correct answer knowing He will answer!
Give God the time and space to answer your prayers!
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Psalm 46:8 Come and see what the Lord has done, the desolations he has brought on the earth.
When God does something in your life it may well be something which is going to upset someone else or be unbelievable!
We have to tell people the truth about what Christ does in our lives no matter what we think.
Allow God to work His wonders in your life!
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Psalm 145:14 The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
One of the things I have found out in my life is how God continues to hold on to me no matter how far I get from Him!
As long as I continue to acknowledge Him as my Lord and Saviour, He will continue to call me His Son!
Thank you God for being there for me every step of the way!
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Psalm 106:20 They exchanged their glorious God for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
It really does sound stupid when we read it out loud, doesn’t it!
Why do we do the things we do when we know God has done great things for us – history tells us!
Try to keep God close and sin far – it does make a big difference in your life!
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John 7:16 Jesus answered, ‘My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.
If we want others to be able to find out the truth, we should be willing to tell them!
But we should not try to teach them the truth as we think we know it…
But the truth which comes from God!
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Psalm 7:1 Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me,
One of the things we often take for granted is how much God looks after us!
If we can remember we are the ones taking refuge in His safe hands, we will be more thankful!
Talk to God and invite Him with you in every walk of your life; you’ll be glad of it!
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Jeremiah 31:33 This is the covenant that I will make with the people of Israel after that time,’ declares the Lord. ‘I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
How often do you blame others for the things which go wrong in your life?
Will you also blame God for the things which go wrong around you?
God has given us the law so we can know right from wrong – we just need to choose!
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John 8:8 Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
What did Jesus do after telling the people around Him their truths?
He waited…
Sometimes the most powerful thing we can do in our lives is to wait knowing God is working.
Don’t cut short God’s work but allow Him to complete the task with you!