Author: melanie

Romans 8:28 NIV We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God & are called according to His purpose. —Do you constantly worry about unfinished business, even when it may never happen, except in your mind! Well, with God there is no unfinished business! We must learn to never let the past get in the way of our present. We must learn to count our blessing in the middle of our trials! We must learn to not waist our valuable time doing mental gymnastics! Love Mel

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Moses was spared as a baby from the killing of all Hebrew babies by Pharaoh. He was miraculously found and raised by Pharaohs daughter and Moses served in Pharaoh’s court as a prince. He learned to be a somebody. One day (Exod 2:12) Looking this way & that & seeing no one, he killed an Egyptian beating a Hebrew slave & hid him in the sand. He then had to run away and hide. He hid in the desert for 40 years for training as a humble nobody. This training was so he could become a nobody for somebody – God could then use to bring His people to the promised land! BUT in Num 20:11-12 NIV Then Moses raised his arm & struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, & the community & their livestock drank. But the LORD said to Moses & Aaron, “Because you did not trust in Me enough to honor Me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them.” —Moses could not enter the promised land with his people because of his anger by not speaking to the rock but hitting it & taking the honor from God!! If one thing we can learn from this, it is to work harder to follow God & let Him have the glory!! Don’t get out ahead of Him!! Really Trust Him!! Love Mel

Eph 6:10-18 NIV Finally, BE STRONG in the Lord & in His mighty power. PUT ON the full armor of God, so that you can take your STAND against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh & blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world & against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore PUT ON the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to STAND your ground, & after you have done everything, to STAND. STAND FIRM then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, & with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, TAKE up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. TAKE the helmet of salvation & the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers & requests. With this in mind, BE ALERT & ALWAYS KEEP ON PRAYING for all the Lord’s people. —When bad things happen, we want to despair but Our God tells us to BE STRONG, PUT ON & STAND! And after we have done everything to STAND, then STAND FIRM with His Armor! In addition TAKE & PRAY! Next BE ALERT & ALWAYS KEEP ON PRAYING! That’s it, ALWAYS KEEP ON PRAYING!! Love Mel

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Zech 9:9 NASB Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just & endowed with salvation, Humble, & mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. —Have you ever considered why our God chose the donkey? He tells us in Matthew! — Matt 21:5 NASB  SAY TO THE DAUGHTER OF ZION, ‘BEHOLD YOUR KING IS COMING TO YOU, GENTLE, AND MOUNTED ON A DONKEY, EVEN ON A COLT, THE FOAL OF A BEAST OF BURDEN.'” — It is the “BEAST OF BURDEN.” The definition is, An animal, such as a donkey used for transporting heavy loads or doing heavy work. —1Peter 5:7 KJV Cast all your care upon Him; for He careth for you. — He wants to carry our heavy loads! It is up to us to allow Him to carry them! Worry & Anxiety can really cause us a lot of destructive damage! He knew before time the things we would face on this earth, & Our King came down to show us continually thru illustrations in His word that He has a plan for each of us! The plan can only be accomplished with Him! So it is time to give up the struggle & let Him have the burden! — Jer 29:11 NIV For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you & not to harm you, plans to give you hope & a future. —TRUST Him! Love Mel

Psalm 30:2 (ESV) O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, & You healed me. Psalm 103:3 He who forgives ALL your iniquities, & heals ALL your diseases. Exodus 15:26 He said, If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the LORD your God, & do what is right in His sight, & give ear to His commandments, & keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, the LORD, am your healer. Jer 17:14 Heal me, O LORD, & I will be healed; Save me & I will be saved, For You are my praise. — God loved us so much that He healed us from ALL sin by sending His only son to pay the price for us! The best steps for this life is balance & the willingness to listen & hear God! Getting out ahead of Him often causes us to lose our balance! This is often when we cry for help! Letting Him in & out front always make the panic to lessen the blow! For it is Him that forgives ALL & heals ALL! And it is us that follows & praises our God! Let’s celebrate Him as the New Year begins! Love Mel
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