Thursday, February 24, 2005

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Answer me when I call to YOU, O my righteous GOD. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer. Psalms 4:1

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Thank you thank you thank you, God!

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"The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer." Psalm 6:9
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Father, yesterday morning I sat at the kitchen table, Bible open and heart humbled. I felt so alone. I prayed that You knew the truth and would help me deal with the hurt I am feeling due to K's manipulation and acting out at home. I thanked You for loving me and I trusted You to handle things. I told You how hurt I was and how alone I felt in a house of three. You heard my prayer and accepted it. You answered it for me. Oh, Lord, I do thank you so much.

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Praise be to GOD, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld HIS love from me!
Psalms 66:20
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Thank you, Lord, for not rejecting my prayer. I do so appreciate your love for me.

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Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.
James 5:13

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I will sing of Your love forever, oh, Lord. All day long I will lift my spirit up to You in praise and recognition and appreciation for what you gave me in S's validation of my feelings.

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In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy. Philippians 1:4
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Father, I knew You would come through for me. I knew not when or how or if it would be in the way that I thought I needed, but I prayed with joy because I trusted You and delight in You, even when I am down.

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But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. James 1:6
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I never doubt that Your know best, Lord.

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For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD , "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11

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Your plans are always the best ones, Lord, and I trust them. My heart is full of praise that Your plans are carried out and I will glorify You and honor You for the joy of the perfection of Your plans.

In Jesus' Name I pray,
Amen

Thursday, February 10, 2005

Just because I have been called untrustworthy does not mean that I am.
Just because I have been called a liar does not mean that I am.
Just because I feel unworthy does not mean that I am.
Just because I have been accused of wrong-doing does not mean that I did.

Just because I have been prayed for by friends, just because God loves me, just because I know what is true and God knows what is true, just because God forgave me, I will forgive those who have wronged me.

Just because I could sit in sackcloth and ashes with just cause does not mean that I will.
Just because I have been redeemed by God, loved by friends, and believe in myself, I will rise and go on with my life.

Just because Satan is trying to confuse and confound me, I will seek the Lord and prove all of the Enemy's lies untrue.
Just because Jesus died for me, I will go on living.

Monday, February 07, 2005

Hear O Lord, my righteous plea, listen to my cry.
Give ear to my prayer--it does not rise from deceitful lips.
May my vindiccation come from you; may your eyes see what is right.
Though you probe my heart and examine me at night, though you test me, you will
find nothing.
I have resolved that my mouth will not sin.
As for the deeds of men--
by the word of your lips
i have kept myself from the ways of the violent
My steps have held to your paths
my feet have not slipped.
I call on you, O God, for you will answer me,
give ear to me and hear my prayer.
Show the wonder of your great love,
you who save by your right hand
those who take refuge in you from their foes.
Keep me as the apple of your eye
hide me in the shadow of your wings
from the wicked who assail me,
from my mortal enemies who surround me.

Psalm 17: 1-9