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By giving room/place for God in my life I afford myself the privilege of being able to dwell in the place I desire so greatly "His Temple" forever. Whatever the issue, time or circumstance make time for God, He will calm your troubled soul and sooth a hurting spirit. He IS the balm out of Gilead, my great healer and provider. Praise His Very Name.

A Psalm for Help I feel most of the time inadequate to express what is going on in my mind. So I use scenes from movies or words from a book I

God has a purpose for everything. We don't usually understand why, but you need to trust Him. Know that in the long run his love never leaves & his heart is always pure. Don't be discouraged when something has happened. God has provided you with everything that you need. Remember where you were when He found you. And where you will be for an eternity. His sacrifice was greater than anything we will experience. Consider: "And we know that in all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28) "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or failure, or famine, or nakedness or peril, or sword?" (Romans 8:35) 'And you shall be betrayed by parents and brethern...and some they will cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated by men for my names sake...In your patiences possess ye your souls." (Luke 21:16-19)

Consider Bruce's story: He lay there in the mud waiting for the enemy to come and put him out of his misery Night came and the sounds of the jungle became intense, waiting wounded and scared. When morning came and without sleep he crawled out of his burrow to meet his fate only to see a company of soldiers flying a very familiar flag. His friends had come to find him. Isn't that like us and how God looks for us to 'rescue the perishing' 'care for the dying'. He left the 99 to seek out and rescue the 1.

On September 11 America was attacked again. We call it 911 which is also our emergency number but a long time ago the writer of the 91st Psalms wrote verse 11. This is the Christian's 911-Psalms chapter 91 verse 11. He IS my refuge and fortress in Him will I always trust.

That section in verse 3 'lead me to the rock that is higher than I' has been my moniker since I first heard it in song form back in the mid 80's. It was written by one of them in the Gaither singing group I think and transformed me from that moment on. It has been a pray on my lips and a song in my heart. It is so difficult to express in words the joy it gives, the heights my spirit soars when I hear it. Praise God.

I read with annotations the Psalms to those patients in dialysis and they love it. Even the grouchy ones who won't talk to me eavesdrop when I read. So I read a little louder for their benefit.

My prayer is, was and will be that of Jabez in 1 Chr. 4.10 'Oh that thou would bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou would keep me from evil, that it might not grieve me! And the Lord granted him that which he requested.' My message to the ppl is get off your duffs and do likewise.

Humility w/o faith is like hydrogen w/o oxygen. Both parts are required for any thing to happen. One can't possibly think that their prayer will be answered when they don't have a faith in the one to whom they are asking. Also the Lord resists the proud.

His love and glory redeemed me setting my feet on solid ground. But this wasn't done to my glory but his. Our part is to glorify him and praise him because of who He is. We are all His creation but those who repent and turn unto Him with praise and worship become His children who are then worthy of service in His work. To many try to place themselves as the object of ???. Even the apostle Peter was told to 'feed my sheep' not find sheep to follow Peter.

Prayer doesn't inform God of our issues but rather conforms us to the thoughts and will of God. By having an open and humble heart we become useful in the work of God's plan unto a lost and dying world. This whole thing with God is not about us but about Him. When we realize that our walk becomes easier and more fruitful.

I can not imagine God not reaching out to David with forgiveness. Isn't that what all this is about? Man screws up, asks for forgiveness and God loves us so much that he grants us his grace and we're forgiven. Then the cycle repeats itself over and over and over. Ain't God great?

I've taken to following scriptural rabbits. The variations of the word 'sing' led me through half the Psalms. Many tell of singing praises and worship unto God several speak of singing songs of lament. One reference led me to Zephaniah 3.16-17 where we are told when all of God's people have come home God himself will sing with joy. How utterly amazing, the Lord of Lords will sing over me. It gave me a true message to give to the congregation last Sunday night. They were blessed and I had a double blessing.

One of the main reasons we were created was to willingly return unto God all praise and glory and honor. Our congregation's praise time is building and has been for a while now. And as we grow closer to the Lord the closer we grow together. As in Acts 2 they were in one accord and great things took place. I'm expecting the same with us very soon. Small things are already happening. People are being saved and others are coming back to church, this is a truly beautiful time for us in the Lord.