Take time to be still in My Presence. The more hassled you feel, the more you need this sacred space of communion with Me. Breathe slowly and deeply. Relax in My holy Presence while My Face shines upon you. This is how you receive My Peace, which I always proffer to you.
Imagine the pain I feel when My children tie themselves up in anxious knots, ignoring My gift of Peace. I died a criminal's death to secure this blessing for you. Receive it gratefully; hide it in your heart. My Peace is an inner treasure, growing within you as you trust in Me. Therefore, circumstances cannot touch it. Be still, enjoying Peace in My Presence.
Psalm 46:10
English Standard Version
“Be still, and know that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!”
Numbers 6:25-26
English Standard Version
25 the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
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26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
Note: The devotion and scriptures are from author Sarah Young. If you haven't already, please purchase the book and support the author.
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Thank you LORD for blessing me with beautiful, peaceful, encouraging devotionals by paytonfamily. A perfect way I begin each day.
ReplyDeleteJust so amazing to see the scriptures every day
DeleteAmen! Thank you so much for your wonderful prayer - I love praying this prayer now. God bless you.
DeleteThankful for this blog, it's reminders of God's love and peace, and the people who so freely share with each other!
DeleteHis Presence and His Peace are so precious in the world's turmoil in 2022
DeleteMe Too! I've loved this family of followers over the last year. Incredible help in improving my connection with God! So Grateful to everyone and to God.
DeleteThank you lord for your presence, give me the peace of mind calm my anxieties and help me to be still in your presence. Shine your light on me today. Amen
DeleteWhat a beautiful prayer and reminder to start this gorgeous day! "...circumstances cannot touch it. Be still, enjoying Peace in My Presence. " Thank you Jesus for your previous gifts!
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DeleteHeavenly Father, Thank you for Your presence in my life and look forward each morning inviting You into my day and ending my day with thanks and gratitude for all that you have done for me and all the gifts I received. I need You Lord! I pray that You remind me when things get tough, that I take the time and bring You into that situation to carry me through. I also pray that when things are wonderful, that I take the time to bring you into that joy and express my gratitude. Overall, I pray that I bring you into all aspects of my life as I enjoy Your presence in my life!
ReplyDeleteAmen! Thank you for your wonderful posts, Jeff. I feel blessed to read them. CO
DeleteJeff, I am praying your prayer to our God.
DeleteThank You Lord for reminding me when things get tough, that I take the time and bring You into that situation to carry me through. I also pray that when things are wonderful, that I take the time to bring you into that situation with joy and express my gratitude. Amen
Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away, thanks to You answering one of my main prayers, as only You could Lord. Amen!
Amen Jeff. Beautiful prayer that reflects the words in my heart. He is always there to carry me through the hard times and I am so blessed that I can invite Him into every part of our day. Was cooking late last night and He was with me as I told him how happy I was that He was keeping me company and guiding my hand and choosing teh ingredients for Lamb Stew. I hardly ever look at recipes I just tune into Him and He directs me. I'm a good cook in Him. The cookies I throw together with His help are called God cookies. My Bible Group loves them. God is good.
DeleteThankyou Jeff for your prayer. My small group just started a bible study on prayer! Already excited to be reminded of the power of prayer. This blog fits so perfectly in my life, and you all are an encouragement and inspiration. Update on my 22 year old daughter chloe. Her bladder procedure yesterday went well and she the best case scenario moving forward with a very treatable condition. Thankyou for prayers, we felt them yesterday. Looking forward to hearing all the other answers to JC family prayer requests. Love to sll today.
DeleteMindy, Spokane wa
Brie- yeah God! For giving Brie victory. Thanks for sharing 🥰
DeleteAmen! Jeff, praying with you, and God bless you.
DeleteMindy, that's wonderful news! Praising the Lord for another Victory Report! God is good and faithful! God bless you and your daughter as you go about your day.
Blessings from California
Thanks for the Victory Report, Mindy. I am fastening my shoes for the Praise Dance!
DeleteThanks Jan, His Answer caused me to do the Victory Dance 🎶🎶 All Night Long!
DeleteThanks for that prayer so uplifting all praises our truly amazingly awesome God
DeleteOh Father God, help me to begin each day with a thankful and grateful heart. Your ever loving peace is what I draw from daily as I go through my day. I offer my life up to you. Please lead me and guide in the best direction for my life! Help me to never take your guidance for granted. I love you Father God. Help me to spread your joy and be all that you have created me to be, in Jesus name, Amen.
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Amen 🍁🍂🍃Restore the peace that we’ve depleted Father. Fill us up with peace in every circumstance. Thank you for reminding us that it’s not situational, but as we are in the very moment. Let your light keep shining in us!
DeleteAmen! Father I need you.
DeleteI have read from a person who raises sheep that sheep will only lie down and be at peace when they feel absolutely secure. They gain that sense of security out of their dependence on a loving and caring shepherd. As David wrote in Psalm 23, “He makes me lie down in green pastures.” In these early morning hours, I have gotten up (physically) to lie down (spiritually). A favorite expression of mine comes from Julian of Norwich, “All is well. It always has been, it always will be. All is well!” Peace to you, my brothers and sisters in Christ.
ReplyDelete♥🎶🎶♥When peace like a river attendeth my way
DeleteWhen sorrows like sea billows roll
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say
It is well, it is well with my soul
It is well with my soul
It is well with my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come
Let this blest assurance control
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate
And has shed His own blood for my soul
My sin, oh the bliss of this glorious thought
My sin, not in part, but the whole
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul
And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll
The trumpet shall resound, and the Lord shall descend
Even so, it is well with my soul
Love, love this song. Thank You Brie for sharing 🥰
DeleteAmen 🙏
DeleteListening now and I am in Heaven! Such a beautiful song that soothes a weary heart and adds light and peace to my day. Thanks dear Brie!!
DeleteLove this song too! A perfect reminder that through it all, through it all, our hearts are open and reviving His love. All is well.
DeleteThank you Brie, this song holds a vivid memory in my mind of God's promises and provisions. Around 20 years ago my husband when leaving for work discovered his car had been stolen during the night. We called the police as they were coming we realized our 15 year old daughter was missing also. Even though I was upset and frantically calling her friends I kept singing "it is well, with my soul, it is well, it is well with my soul". The police officers must of thought I was crazy. But they didn't know my heavenly Daddy was already working it out! I could stand in my kitchen cradling a cup of coffee singing to my Lord knowing he knew all of this before the plot had been played out here on earth. My trust was in HIM. I'm now raising 2 of that daughters children and continue to remind myself, "It is well, with my soul". My flesh hates the fact that she is addicted and living on the streets. I know that he is only a cry away for both her and I. My job is to do what God has called me to do and that is to raise these children and be a willing vessel.
DeleteAmen! Indeed, Bob, all is well with my soul.
DeleteLoved the song Brie, and thank you for sharing it here with us. May the peace of the Lord be with you all. Blessings from California
Thanks TERRI, for sharing your story, your song, and praises for our Savior all the day long...All of you are in my prayers. Praying for an extra outpouring of God's Holy Spirit to fill up the hole in your daughter's soul. Of all the people I have met, GRANDS rearing GRANDS are Special Angels, and the real true GRAMMY AWARD WINNERS. I am once again blessed to know another through you. It is well.
DeleteTerri, God bless and guide your daughter. God has a plan for her. She is still in His Hands. Praying now that God is healing you and your dear husband and your little grandchildren of Covid. I know He is with you every second. Thanking Him for your perfect recovery and removal of every symptom. Stay strong dear sister. Much love.
DeleteAmen! All is well, with Almighty God living within us through the Precious Holy Spirit and affecting all our circumstances for good, ALL IS WELL☺️
DeleteTwo versions to feel peace in your soul as we worship in song ♥️🎶
Deletehttps://youtu.be/YNqo4Un2uZI
https://youtu.be/AHe_qmo3gX4
God!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
ReplyDeleteHeavenly Father I thank you for speaking through Sarah this morning I really needed these words I have been unsettled all weekend about past situations that arose but through Sarah you have spoken to me and your infinite wisdom you’re soothing word and your comforting peace these thoughts and experiences are now futile and hold no strength towards me I can now begin my day happy and safe in the knowledge you are always watching and protecting me thank you Jesus AMEN
ReplyDeleteThank You Lord for Your sacrifice on the cross, Your continual presence, love, peace and protection. I am covered with the Armor of God - preparing my heart for worship.
ReplyDeleteMorning by morning new mercy I see, all I have needed Your hands have provided. This morning Lord, You have blessed me again with another day. Thank You Lord.
ReplyDeleteI invite Your Spirit to order my steps and cause me to rest in Your Presence.
My JC family, may the Holy Spirit help us to relax, rest and allow the Face of our Lord Jesus Christ to shine upon us. May this perfect PEACE of God that surpasses ALL understanding rest upon each of us today, granting us rest. Thank You Lord for the ability to be still in Your Presence through the power of the Holy Spirit.
As saints gather together to worship You this morning, thank You for Your Presence that is in each place.
Thank You Lord for the CROSS!
Prayers and blessings are sent to all, family.
Maplewood NJ
Dear Lord, please help me to let go of my anxieties and relax in Your peace. This is something I struggle with, but know I can overcome with continued faith. Oh Jesus, I thank you for dying on the cross so that we could live. I commit myself today to truly relaxing in Your presence and allowing myself to receive Your peace. Jesus, I surrender myself to You. Thank you for everything! CO
ReplyDeleteGood morning Lord and jc family. Lord, we stand together always calling out to you, praying without ceasing. You are our answer, our truth, our light, our everything. We thank you, Lord, for our blessings and trials. Come holy spirit, our helper. Glory be to the father,
ReplyDeletethe son, and holy spirit. Happy Sunday to jc warriors; God's peace be with you.
Thank you, God!!
ReplyDeleteJust giving our precious Lord all the praise, honor,and glory. Lifting up ALL the JC Family to the THRONE of Grace for needs and concerns. Psalm 121:3 "He who keeps you will not slumber." This passage confirms that our Lord is alert to every aspeect of our lives and attentive to our needs. Psalm 121:5 "The Lord is your keepwr," The Lord promises to keep His children. This means He will defend us, give us what we need, help us grow into His likeness, and guard us from evil. My prayer, Lord, is to "keep" each one of my JC Family in Your arms and take care of each need. Amen and Amen
ReplyDeleteYour prayers always uplift me JJ, and you sweep satan clean out of this room and my life like no other. Thanks be to God for you and our entire JC family.
DeleteAmen JJ! He is the Lover of our Soul and the Keeper of my Heart. God has been guiding me to write a song with that title. But I have been putting it off to do other things. I think this is my wake up call and affirmation that I must follow His lead right now.
DeleteYes Jeanne,
Delete🎶🎶 Try To remember and when you remembe, then follow,follow follow...
I can hardly wait for you to share your gifted song writing talent again. May His Holy Spirit continually bless and guide the songs you write, since they bless us so much. Love and Blessings Family.
What she said, Jeanne 😉
DeleteTouching... and sometimes what we need isn't what we want but can be a preparation for recieving something we will want more!
ReplyDeleteI had to look up proffer and found this, "If you say you "proffered" something to a friend, it suggests a spirit of generosity and it signals that your friend was welcome to accept or reject it as he saw fit."
ReplyDeleteThis is actually a bit troubling for me as I have to consider if I am not receiving all the Peace He wants to give then am I rejecting what He is offering and promising? But at the same time, I am comforted with the statement of peace being an inner treasure GROWING within. Praying for His voice of transformation and sanctification to continue to proffer and prosper us as He sees fit. And as Jesus prayed, "Father, glorify us so that we may glorify you".
Asking for prayers in my growing season!
Keith --- I have kept you in my prayers. Father God I ask that that your ever-sufficent grace will continually be with Keith and cause him to succeed, prosper, increase, be fruitful and realize his godly dreams, hopes, his growth and aspirations in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen and Amen
DeleteBless you jj
DeleteI second that. Bless you
DeleteI receive what you proffered, JJ. Thanks be to God. BLESS YOU. AMEN.
DeleteAlways in my prayers. Praying for God's peace to enter into your mind, heart and body to the point of bursting so all you can do is lay back and Rest in Him. Enjoy the peace He offers in your growing receive and keep your beautiful heart open to receive it.
Delete"My peace I leave you"
DeleteThank you Jesus for your gift that I gratefully receive wherever I am reminded to open it.
THOUGHTS ON INTIMACY WITH OUR LORD
ReplyDeleteThe JC reading for today calls us to the stillness He desires us to sit in with Him for only when we are still, both outwardly and inwardly, can we listen attentively to what He has to say. With that being said, let's move to the next step in the Divine Office, the First Reading.
It is amazing (but hardly so) that my devotional this AM was all about listening to God's word to us. The First Reading is always a passage of scripture, God speaking to us. And what is it that He has to say to us? The scriptures were inspired by the Holy Spirit for God to tell us of 'the true story of His incredible love for us. No other storyteller, however gifted, can paint for us the full, living portrait of who we are and have been, and who we are becoming. Let us listen attentively, lest we forget and try to remake ourselves according to some other image.' (from the devotional I use, the Magnificat). As a minister, I have been asked many times by people to provide a scripture that would give them a 'quick fix' to a particular issue with which they were struggling. I was always reluctant to do so because that reduces scripture to a set of rules, which was what the religious leaders of Jesus day had turned the scriptures into. Random grasping for verses to meet particular needs will not enable us to discover the true point of it all, that we are loved eternally, unconditionally, and uncontainably by God. When we embrace that as the point of all of scripture, the answers to specific questions will become obvious.
So as you become still for the First Reading (of scripture), 'Come in; bow and bend low; kneel before the God who loves you' (adapted from Psalm 95:6). Be prepared to hear of His love for you and then listen to how He loves you through the First Reading for the day.
We will spend a few days on this step.
Be blessed this day in every breath you take, dear JC family. God be with you. With love, Bob
Thanks Bob, for helping us discover the true point of it all, that we are truly, truly loved eternally, unconditionally, and uncontainably by God. And for preparing us to hear of His love and then listen to how He loves us. Yes, Jesus loves us!
DeleteAmen 🙏.
DeleteRight on Bob, thank you. I love...."'Come in; bow and bend low; kneel before the God who loves you'...." Amen.
DeleteAnother great lesson bday twin!
DeleteIt true what they say:"Great minds think alike"!!!! Reading your posts every day and the lessons in them, reminds me of that.
Continue on the path that God destined for you. We are being blessed, thank you!!
Maplewood NJ
Awesome teaching today, Bob! You lift me higher every day and you enhance my quiet times with the Lord by your God given wisdom. Thank you for reminding me always that I am loved with an everlasting and unconditional Love.
DeleteStill love this!..."'Come in; bow and bend low; kneel before the God who loves you'...." Amen.
DeleteMe too! And the blessings of Bob!
DeleteAnd still today, thanks to a growing archive!
DeleteGood morning JC family! I felt led to share with you about the thoughts I had meditating on Psalm 106 yesterday, thanks to Bob's wonderful teachings.
ReplyDeleteGod is not a human, thankfully, he shows patience, kindness, love, compassion towards His people. As we can see in this psalm and in the history of the Israelite people, God heard their cries of distress and saved them, they praised him, came back to him, but then started again to make choices contrary to him that led them back into situations of distress. It is clear there, and still today, that the human being, since the fall, tend to wander. We can be so easily wandering in the world, being seduced by its ways, slipping on an increasingly slippery path if we do not brake. But only we can brake, he won't force us to do so. That is why, in order to avoid wandering and slipping, we must remember God's words, and also what he has done for us. To do so produces thankfulness, gratefulness, worship and Praise to Him. If we are too hurried in our time with Him as Bob said yesterday, we do not let the spirit speak to us. In reading His word, we must not say to ourselves "Oh I already know this, oh I've already read that...". (Too often I'm guilty of that). You don't say that in some other areas of life, "Oh I've already done/seen/eaten this/already done this or that so I don't have to do it anymore." Instead, you probably want/need to do it again. Because of our tendancy to wander, we constantly need to be reminded of His words. We need to go back to His presence and remember who He is and who(se) we are and everything that comes from it. He must be our number one priority, because this is what He created us for, this first nature that was ours before the fall, and which we only find again through our relationship with Him by taking this path, His path to eternal life. This is why He wants us to be born again: again as in the time of Adam and Eve, before the fall, which was God's original plan for His creation.
I wish you all a blessed and wonderful day dear JC family. Praying for you all.
Blessings from France
Thanks BFF. I am wandering, slipping, sliding, and hitting walls for brakes, yet saved. Thanks be to God and His Word.
DeleteMay I always give Him the Glory and sing His Praises, 10,000 years and then forevermore.
Amen 🙏. I find that most of the time when something is repeated, I often learn something new.
DeleteThank you (!!!), Mon Ami, for sharing. You heightened my anticipation of your sharing yesterday and I went looking for it this AM. And here it is. So well said and so true. Have fallen into the same trap of hearing a familiar passage and having my brain go, 'I know what that says' which closes my mind and thus my heart to hearing the Spirit. There was a cereal manufacturer in America that advertised their basic cereal of corn flakes with this line, 'Taste it again for the first time'. When I come to a familiar passage of scripture, I remind my self to read it again as if for the first time. God be with you.
DeleteGreat, great insights B-F-F!! So thankful for the lessons here, because they are food for our souls! God's Word is a living testimony to His glory! Thank you.
DeleteRemain blessed my sis!
Maplewood NJ
You fed me very well dear BFF and your words were so true. They made me think about how we must take our time to savor the time with Him and allow His Spirit to speak to us in quiet groanings. He is blessed we are spending precious time to get to know Him better. And in doing so we are seeing ourselves through His eyes. Let us always remember we are of great worth to our Father and beloved. Brothers and Sisters, Put your heads up high today and walk in the Spirit. We are the children of the Most High and loved beyond human understanding. He longs for us to come to Him out of sincere love, with hungry hearts yearning to be filled by Him so we can begin to realize the fullness of His love which is far beyond human measure.
DeleteYuuuumy BFF- food for my soul! Thank you for feeding us oh Lord through these posts. Hallelujah!
DeleteSince the heat index here is 93 degrees and our air conditioning unit is running full speed, forgive me JC Family for remaining in beach devotion mode...
ReplyDeleteFrom Numbers 6:25 the Lord make His Face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; 26 the Lord lift up His Countenance upon you and give you His Peace.
BEACH DEVOTION THE PLEASURE AND PEACE IN HIS PRESENCE
FROM 1 JOHN 2: We have received God's Holy Spirit. He lives within us, in our heart. He teaches us what is right. He teaches us all things. He is truth. And He said, we MUST live in our Lord Jesus Christ. We must always keep ourself comnected to Him.
Sometimes God's Holy Spirit is like a beach thunderstorm, powerfully drenching us. Sometimes It is like a warming beach sunray for our body, or a cooling ocean wave washing over our feet. Whatever form His Holy Spirit takes, stop! Hit the brakes! Take the time to connect to His Powerful Moment meant to direct our mind, heart and purpose toward His Kingdom. Whenever we read or hear His Word and believe deeper in Him, we are sealed in the anointing of God's Holy Spirit. Meanwhile, back at the beachhouse, His Presence is also with us in the more mundane and simple moments so we can enjoy the peace and pleasure of His Holy Spirit's Presence everywhere, anytime, even now, even us.
Dear Heavenly Father God,
Would You teach us to accept Your proffer and dwell in the Peace of Your Presence in our everyday, ordinary moments just as in Your more powerful moments? In Jesus' Name, I ask. I seek. I knock. I thank. Amen.
I've been enjoying your beach series a lot dear Brie. The weather here has been mostly rainy and windy since september so I love to picture the beach and everything else you mention.
DeleteGod bless you!
Blessings from France
I receive your prayer Brie and covering you as well!
DeleteThank you Brie...I so look forward to your "beach" series! Thankfully we live near the beach as well and am so grateful. JE
DeleteVery grateful for your beach devotional, Brie. You have a wonderful way of providing insights in profound truths given to make us whole. By you following the lead of the Spirit, I am more whole or should I say 'more holy'? Thank you! God be with you.
DeleteWell said Brie! The Spirit is always there for us and we will miss His gentle instruction and guidance if we get distracted by the world's trappings today. Let us put the brakes on more often and be still to what our indwelling Spirit is trying to teach us today. Nothing is more important. We must welcome the Lord and the Spirit into every part of our ordinary day.
DeleteAmen Bob, We are truly made complete and lifted to a higher level when we are in tune to the Spirit's power working hard inside us. Let us not be in any hurry today and make time to be with the Lord and to open our hearts to His Spirit's instruction, guidance and wisdom. God fill us and molds us as we remain still and ready to receive all that He proffers today.
Father, I am grateful to have You with me always. That alone gives me such a peaceful feeling. You are my reason for being Lord. I am nothing without You. Thank You Jesus. Praise the Lord continually and always. Amen 🙏.
ReplyDeleteAmen! Your prayer is my prayer sweet Janet!
DeleteI had this thought yesterday and just wanted to share it.
ReplyDeleteIf you were to wake up and find out you were the only person left on the face of the earth, what would you do? How would you feel? What would mean the most to you? Would you cry out for anyone, and if so,who would it be?
This thought really got me thinking.
When I don't know what to do, I do what I know: i would Be still and know that 'I Am God'.
DeleteI'd repeatedly Say Jesus I know You are near; Jesus I trust You, Jesus please help me. Amen. [Repeat]
Then, I'd probably start singing every song I know until He rescued me. I'd also pray that He doesn't use this time to make me develop patience!
PS I know one of you JC Family members better put your Heavenly rejoicing on pause and say, O Lord, where is Brie? Hurry Lord, go get Brie!
DeleteYour thought has really got me thinking too dear Janet.
DeleteLike Brie I would probably talk to God, knowing that He's with me so I can be still and I would sing.
Blessings from France
Janet- like I just posted. I would probably wake up with a worship song & start singing like I've never sang before 😊
DeletePSALM 46: God is our refuge and strength, a tested help in all times. 2 And so we need to trust Him, even if the world blows up and the mountains crumble into the sea. 3 Let the oceans roar and foam; let the mountains tremble! 4 THERE IS ALWAYS A RIVER OF JOY FLOWING THROUGH THE CITY OF OUR GOD —the sacred home of the God above all gods. 5 God Himself is living in that city; therefore it continually stands rock steady, despite the turmoil everywhere. He will hasten His help. 6 The nations rant and rave in anger—but when God Speaks, the earth melts in submission and kingdoms totter into ruin. 7 The Heavenly Commander over Armies of Angels, Who is above all other commanders and armies, is here among us. He, the God of Jacob, has come to rescue us. 8 Come, see the glorious things that our God does, how He brings submission upon the world 9 and causes wars to end throughout the earth, breaking and burning every weapon. 10 “Stand silent! Know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation in the world!” 11 The Heavenly Commander of the Heavenly Armies of Angels is here among us! He is here helping us. The God of Jacob, has come to rescue us. Amen. Thank You Jesus!
DeleteGreat food for thought!
DeleteI will kneel down, bow my face to the ground in humble worship to Him and just be still in His Presence with a heart bursting with thanksgiving! Just the two of us!!!
I feel the joy already!!
Maplewood NJ
Thanks, Janet. My thoughts were that that would be my quiet time, when I am the only person in the world with our Lord. And I have learned when the time is completed, He will send me to where there are people; for example, to this blog where I become one with all of you. God be with you.
DeleteI would call on the name of the Lord and Bless His Holy Name! Even when I am alone I am not alone.
DeleteGood point Bob. He is happy to have you to Himself but then guides you to be an extension of His love and light to others, especially our family here. We are all so blessed to have each other and all be of one accord.
When I think about it I have to admit that I think I would be afraid, at least at first, but I definitely know that I would be calling on the Lord continually.
DeleteOne of the intimacy devo brother Bob posted was about singing. There have been many times that I've been awakened with a worship song already forming in my head. I can't explain it. It's never any song I heard recently that I recorded in my thoughts. Infact, it's songs from way in the past. Here's one I woke up singing this morning by Michael W. Smith:
ReplyDeleteAbove all powers, above all kings,
Above all nature, and all created things, above all wisdom and all the ways of man, you were here before the world began
Above all kingdoms, above all thrones, above all wonders the world has ever known. Above all wealth and treasures of the earth. There's no way to measure what You're worth
Crucified, laid behind a stone,
You lived to die
Rejected and alone
Like a rose, trampled on the ground
You took the fall,
And thought of me
Above all
Like a rose, trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of me,
Above all
#METOO, Jan. My first waking thought, before the consciousness coffee provides, is always a WORSHIP song, sometimes just a few lines or the chorus or the melody, but always a song. This morning it was "Into The Sea" by Tasha Layton!
DeleteMany times I discover the song was actually God's Holy Spirit prepping me for the Day's Devotion. Imagine that!
DeleteAmen🥰
DeleteLove this song! Singing along with you all!!
DeleteMaplewood NJ
Beautiful song to lift my day! Thank you! Lifting my voices with you. Above All!!
DeleteThat's beautiful Jan. Thank you for sharing.
Delete♥️🎶 Above it all
Deletehttps://youtu.be/PtS7UuNI2Vk
And Brie's request going out to Mad 🦊 this morning because I can't hear it without thinking of you dear brother, knowing that all is ok ♥️ 🎶
Deletehttps://youtu.be/8HznXBBCdBE
I have, 'It is Well," in my mind, humming, thanking God, thanks to Brie and Bob. I woke early with a heavy heart, thinking of the two young ones who married just 3 or so weeks ago. The bride developed a fever and has had it for days now. She tested negative for COVID, but the Dr. wants to do blood work. Please keep them in your prayers. I am praying for a woman I don't even know other than through a friend of mine, who lost her husband suddenly. My friend is having a "long goodbye," as her husband with dementia slowly disappears. But, she said she would take that any day over a sudden loss and the inability to say all of the things that need to be said.
ReplyDeleteWhen I wake up with a heavy heart, I pray in the Spirit, for I know that God knows their need. I have no reason to feel sad, other than memories of my dear friend passing this time 2 years ago. Then I realized the blessing that she is awaiting the Return and not in the Nursing Home she was in, isolated and feeling alone.
The sky is bright this morning with the Sun and my eyes are turned upon Jesus (another favorite song).
Bless you, dear JC Family, for all of your prayers of rejoicing, comfort and reminders that we are not alone and He has gone before us. Father, I thank you for guiding me this day and that I will humbly follow. Let my words be Your Word and let me bring peace and comfort to the people I talk with today. Keep my priorities Yours and let me set aside my fears and concerns. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray.
Praying for you Norah and all that is heavy on your prayerful heart. Amen.
DeleteSending prayers your way, Norah for the Power of His Peace, His Favor, and His Presence to enfold you now!
DeleteI join in prayer for you Norah and all that concerns you! Peace, be still!!
DeleteMaplewood NJ
Just think, Norah, if God had not given you such a beautiful, loving heart, it would never get heavy. You could wake up in the morning and go your own way without a thought to anyone else. The price we pay for choosing love is at times to have a 'heavy heart'. It is worth it is it not? No, I will not pray for it to go away for if it did, so would the love that causes it in the first place. I would never wish that for you. God be with you.
DeleteMay God comfort your beautiful and caring heart. Praying that the young bride will recover completely with God's healing power. Praying also for the woman who lost her husband suddenly and also for your friend whose husband has alzheimers. I believe you told me about one of your cases where a mother lost a daughter. I pray for her comfort too. God knows when you wake up with a heavy heart.
DeleteBeautiful thought Bob that we shouldn't pray never to have a heavy heart because the pain in our heart especially when we have lost a loved one or we're concerned about a dear one is because of the love we feel. What a blessing to know our Lord really understands and He's always there to say. Don't worry dear One, I am here.
Amen Jeanne, Amen.
DeleteWhat sweet responses, and you are right, Bob, I would not want to NOT care or be urged to pray! Thank you all, Dear Ones!
DeleteAmen Bob and Jeanne! Praying for you and your loved ones dear Norah!
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Father, lighten Norah's load and let Your heavenly light and peace brighten up her life and all those that come in contact with her. In Jesus name, I pray, Amen 🙏. Thank You Jesus. Praise the Lord continually and always.
DeleteMost Gracious and Loving Father, Thank You for this cold rainy day. The grass, land, crops, plants and the dry areas are being watered. All because of Your magnificent glory! As I stare through the windows and see, hear the rain drops, I can’t help but be amazed of the POWER that YOU are! I’m so blessed to see and hear Your loving kindness and faithfulness this morning. Calm my mind like Jesus calmed the storming sea, as I gaze at the beauty of your Holiness. I acknowledge my racing thoughts and ask the Holy Spirit to rule over each of them and help my mind be still and rest in Your Loving Presence. I offer my prayer to You in the name of Jesus my Lord. Amen.
ReplyDeleteThis morning’s devotion encourages us to be still in the Presence of the Lord. Why, because it is at this time of quite communion that we must quiet ourselves to hear what the Spirit has to say to us in His still, small voice, those words that we so frequently miss out on, rushing through our days. Let’s image seeing God high and lifted up (Isaiah 6:1) as we stand/kneel down and bow, picturing ourselves in the heavenly throne, rejoicing with the angels and saint singing “Holy, Holy, Holy” and just be still in His Presence. This allow the peace of God to rule in and through our hearts and minds, submitting all we are to Him, and allowing His stillness to refresh the depths of our souls.
Dear Loving Father, Thank You for mercy seat and the grace through Christ Jesus that makes all things sufficient for us. May we enjoy peace in Your Loving Presence and count our many blessings, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Blessings and Peace.
Maplewood, NJ
I did as you suggested Maplewood NJ snd imagined seeing God high and lifted up @ Isaiah 6:1 as I knelt down in humble adoration, picturing myself at the foot of the heavenly throne, rejoicing with the angels and saint singing “Holy, Holy, Holy” i was stilled in His Presence. This allowed the peace of God to rule in and through my hearts and minds, submitting all adoration to Him, and allowing Him to refresh and replenish the depths of my soul. 🎶🎶 I Got A Peaceful Easy Feeling!
DeleteWonderful post sweet Maplewood. Being still in His presence is like the most amazing warm embrace. What joy we will have when we actually look upon His glorious Countenance! Singing Holy Holy Holy with you and rejoicing that He is mine.
DeleteBeautiful Encounter Brie! Hold that peaceful easy feeling in your heart all day.
Singing with you!
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Thank you all for your prayers for Winnie! She is healing beautifully! Love you all! Praying for you all! Have a blessed day!
ReplyDeleteThanks for Winnie's Victory Report sweet 4g. Time to put my dancing shoes on and Praise God. Amen
DeleteThank You Lord for healing Winnie. God is in the heavens looking down & attending to all our needs. Hallelujah!
DeleteHallelujah!! Thank you Lord for healing Winnie!
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Be lifted high JC family!
ReplyDeleteThank God Winnie is healing well. Amen Audra! Praise Him for more answered prayers. God is so faithful and sincere prayers are powerful. Looking forward to hearing more victories! Have a blessed day in His fond embrace, dear family!
ReplyDeleteSinging in my heart for Winnie! Love that the victory is ours, saith the Lord! Bless each and every one of you.
ReplyDeleteThank You God and JC Family. According to Dr Jones, Larry's surgery "went well" I know it was because of your prayers to a Good God Almighty. While Larry was in surgery, I was able to go to a Mass nearby at the same Church with the parishioners who prayed me through Radiation Treatments. This was an unplanned bonus.
ReplyDeleteOur daughter was also there bringing her ER/CathLab/RR Nursing experiences. She was a tremendous help to both of us; may she, and all of our JC Family's children, always receive showers and showers of God's choicest blessings. As I stared at her, applying yesterday's lesson was hard...Enjoy My good gifts, but do not cling to them. Turn your attention to the Giver of all good things, and rest in the knowledge that you are complete in Me... I knew I had to do this, but it was still hard. I believe I failed; O well, maybe next year I presume I will have grown into yesterday's devotion.
Thanks for the prayers Sassy Mom, Jeanne, Waiting Kathy, Unknown JE, TJ, Janet and all who passed through and prayed, or didn't pass through and prayed anyway. I love You.
Thank You for your prayers as well, dear Norah. Larry's update: So far; so good!
DeleteAnd thanks to your son for that devotional.
Radio Pastor said all worry is, is a warning light, a yellow caution light, a dashboard low gas light, etc., reminding us to prepare to stop, turn around, pray, praise, and thank God and/or get help from a qualified pro when you need to.
Praying that your Hub is back into action soon.
Also praying for Charlie, Crosby, and fam, including the newbie to-be. Much Love to you our dear dear sister friend in Christ. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
So far; so good is enough blessed assurance for me to go to sleep now. I just wanted to hear that the surgery went well. God was in the OR and guiding the Doctor's hands perfectly. And that you could go to Mass while he was in surgery was a true blessing. And your good daughter with her wisdom was a comfort to you. God bless her and all our children. Amen and Amen.
DeletePraying for Norah's family and also dear Terri and her family. I read this beautiful commentary on the praying believer. Here is a little piece of it.
Prayer equips human weakness with divine strength, turns human folly into heavenly wisdom, and gives the peace of God to troubled souls.
We do not know what prayer cannot do! We thank You, great God, for the mercy-seat, a wonderful evidence of your marvelous loving-kindness. Help us to use it properly throughout this day!
Amen to that!
Glad to hear the praise report Brie. Hallelujah! And what wonderful words Jeanne. So beautiful! God bless!
DeleteThank You dear Jesus! Hallelujah! Will continue to pray dear Brie for smooth & great recovery.
DeleteWords you needed to hear from Larry's surgeon, Brie! Bet you immediately exhaled giving our awesome God thanks and praise! Continued prayers for Larry and for you. You are such a rock for Larry and Keith as well as the rest of your family and your JC family! Sending healing prayers, love, endurance and strength! In Jesus' great name, AMEN!
DeleteWell, it is "same time, next year" already. A year later on the same date we are having a just because we love you luncheon. I will get yet another opportunity to, " stare at her, and apply yesterday's lesson, ...Enjoy My good gifts, but do not cling to them. Turn your attention to the Giver of all good things, and rest in the knowledge that you are complete in Me... with God's help and your prayers, maybe I'll be bettered at proffering, rather than expecting. Well, the next year is here. I will let you know whether I have grown into yesterday's devotion. Thanks for your prayers. In Jesus' Name and with much love, Brie
DeleteWhat's for lunch Brie?
DeleteRich C, Child of God, BFF, Audra. and JC Fam!
ReplyDeleteIn keeping with today's devotion, ..."My Peace is an inner treasure, growing within you as you trust Me. Therefore, circumstances cannot touch it. Be still, enjoying Peace in My Presence"...
For all of us I am praying:
O for the Peace of a perfect trust
Our Loving God in Thee.
A steadfast faith that always trusts
You to choose what is best for me.
Best, when my plans are all upset
Best, when my path is rough.
Best, when my earthly store looks scant
To see, in Thee, enough.
O for the Peace of a perfect trust
That looks away from this world and all
Until I see Your Hand in everything,
both great events and small. Amen.
Dear Heavenly Father God,
Would you please help us peers build up and peer out from yesterday's BEACH DEVOTION: PIERS TO HEAVENLY OUTLOOKS FROM PHILIPPIANS 4 ?
I ask. I seek. I knock. I praise. I thank. I yield. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Such good report. Grateful all is well. Rejoicing with you dear Brie. Thank you for the update. ❤️
DeleteAmen Brie: Rest in Him and all His Promises. Philippians 4:6-7
ReplyDeleteBe anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
To my marvelous JCFAMILY/WARRIORS: Great love to all. What an incredible group the Lord has assembled! Thank you Paytonfamily (Chris) for what you do to keep this site going. BLess you! Bless you!
ReplyDeleteBecause of what Jesus has done, He has made us Kings and Priests unto God, and He has given us ALL AUTHORITY over the power of the enemy. So because we are Kings and Priests and rule as such, I decree and declare we will stand against the enemy of darkness. He WILL NOT TELL us what will happen to our families, our health, our finances, our country! We say out loud-- We refuse the enemies attack in the name of Jesus. We DON'T TAKE his GARBAGE! We take the enemies words captive and CAST THEM OUT! They will have NO GROUND to settle in anywhere or in any person's soul in Jesus's name! We will not let satans words linger in the atmosphere. We will come against them IMMEDIATELY! This is what puts TERROR in the HEART OF THE ENEMY! His greatest TERROR is US!!! HALLELUJAH!!! So I decree and declare that that WE WILL STAND and be the WARRIORS we are called to be in the NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES, JESUS!!! AMEN and AMEN Love you, love you, love you JC WARRIORS! In His Grip of Grace JJ
AMEN JJ! A big AMEN! God bless you!
DeleteJJ - "Because of what Jesus has done, He has made us Kings and Priests unto God, and He has given us ALL AUTHORITY over the power of the enemy." AMEN!! PRAISE THE LORD! HALLELUJAH!! Thank you JJ for your powerful prayers of encouragement. You are loved!!!!
DeleteWhat a treat, our JJ! You have a gift to clear out satan, like no other I've experienced. Thanks for sweeping this room clean and clear today! You inspire and teach me how to go boldly to His Throne of Grace, unlike my timid begging style. YES!! I declare with you and our JC Warrior Family, WE WILL STAND and be the WARRIORS we are called to be in the NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES, JESUS!!! AMEN and AMEN Love you, love you, love you JJ & JC WARRIORS!
DeleteJJ you put the WARRIOR back in the pray-ers gathered here. Thank you!!!
DeleteDeclaring all things in the name of Jesus that restore, and love and heal is all!
Amen dear sister! You tell it like it is JJ!!! Thank You. We will continue to stand together on the Rock of Ages. We know where our strength and salvation come from. The One who made Heaven and Earth. Amen! Praise His Holy Name forever!
DeleteAnd let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. (Colossians 3:15). May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. (Romans 15:13). For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. (Romans 8:6).
ReplyDeleteHeavenly Father, thank You for Your perfect peace. Open my heart and mind and let me receive an abundance of Your peace, joy, and love. Let Your Presence lift and fill me up. As I move throughout this day, please help me keep my eyes on You and Your ways and not the ways of this world. Let me walk in Your Spirit and not in my flesh. When I speak, let the words be those of the Holy Spirit. Guide me and direct my steps according to Your will and not my own. In Jesus name, I pray, Amen. I praise You Lord always. Thank You Jesus. You are the best Father ever. You are the One and Only God Almighty. You are my saving grace and I can't thank You enough. You are so amazing and wonderful! Praise God!
Amen sweet Janet! Thank You for sharing His Word and your beautiful prayer! Praise Him with every breath.
DeleteHi friends. A quick note after reading today's devotion, my post 2 years ago, and my recent experiences. I can testify that Peace is an inner treasure growing. And actually I would restate that to say, the awareness of Peace is an inner treasure growing.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your continued company and prayers on my sanctifying journey.
Keith- thank you so much for the update. It is such an encouragement!! Bless you!
DeleteHow great is that, Keith! So happy for you. Sending continued peacefulness and blessings along with my sister, GTT, and our entire JC family!
DeleteThank You Keith.
DeleteContinued Peace Blessing Prayers are being prayed for you and our entire JC Family, including their dear ones, in Jesus' name. Amen
So great to see your post! You certainly do have the prayes of the JC WARRIORS! I saw this in a devotion years ago and memorized it. It makes me stand tall and grows my peace! Truths of who we are: I am a daughter (son for you) of The Most High God. I am loved redeemed and renewed. I am chosen, blameless and holy. I was bought at a great price. God knows me thoroughly and yet loves me completely. He has plans for my future that include hope, not harm, blessing, not banishment. I belong to Him! When we listen to His word, it takes root in our minds. This allows it to eradicate any untrue destructive thought patterns. We say NO and DO NOT TAKE ANY OF the enemy's garbage! We take it captive and cast it OUT! John 8:47a tells us "He who belongs to God hears what God says" I declare that you, Keith, are a son of The Most High God and on a Great Journey!!! ALL PRAISE TO THE MOST HIGH GOD!!! In His Grip of Grace JJ
DeleteWonderful to see your post dear brother Keith! I love your words: "the awareness of Peace is an inner treasure growing." No treasure is greater!
DeleteThe peace of God is more precious than any earthly treasure. It is a peace only found in believing. A complete and unchangeable peace that keeps us firmly standing even in the midst of raging waters and the darkest storms.
Dear sweet JJ! Your Spirit filled words blessed me, lifted me high and encouraged my weary heart! Thank you so much! You fed me well. His spirit moves beautifully through you.You are like a River of cool water to refresh and renew my soul. God is glorified.
DeleteDear Terri, hopefully & prayerfully, you are all recovering from covid. I reread back because I was busy preparing for out of town company &, read your post. If you have a nebulizer you can place 3 percent FOOD GRADE ( not the kind from grocery store)peroxide in it, run it for everyone to breathe in. Cure rate from covid is great. I can send you the link if you want. God bless💕
ReplyDeleteI'd love the link, Jan. My email is njschreibs@gmail.com. I join Jan, Terri, with healing prayers for you all!
DeleteSure will NJS🤗
DeleteMe too dear Jan. My cousin is recovering from Covid but he has shortness of breath. My friend is in the same boat. You have my email. Thanks Sister!
DeleteJan gridley - Amen!!! Exact protocol my daughter ("Dr. Denise"} recommends in her health care practice. She is successfully treating Covid patients. Thank You Jesus.
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Yes SassyMom it works, praise God🤗
DeleteWonderful Jan! You sharing your wisdom to help people recover. Paying God's great gifts forward to glorify Him.
DeleteI was going to request prayers yesterday as my VERY pregnant daughter, Paula (40 weeks), had her doctor appointment and NOTHING was happening. This is their first baby and she is praying for a natural birth without any inducing. The midwife, Claire, and her favorite midwife, was there for her appointment yesterday asking Paula if she's felt any additional pressure or had lost her mucus plug. Paula, very matter of fact-like, answered back, "Nope. Feel exactly the same." Paula told me they'd let her go to next Friday before putting a monitor on her to be sure the baby was doing okay but then at the end of 41 weeks going into 42 they'd induce. I could hear the angst in her voice. This kid of mine is SO prepared for this baby, hoping and praying for it to happen naturally (she & Ben are super-grounded in their faith!) Well...
ReplyDeleteI got a call at 5:09 this morning from Paula..."Mom, I've been up since 3a.m. and having contractions. Went to the bathroom and saw what must be the plug. Have been laboring in bed while Ben was still sound asleep. At 4:45 I finally woke Ben and he jumped out of Bed saying "okay, I'm ready, do we need to go!". LOL. So, JC family, while I was going to reach out for prayers to our JC fam yesterday for things to get going, the day got away from me...looks like God heard my prayer and we have a baby coming today! If you could join me in prayers for Paula, Baby Bolton (they don't know gender), Ben and her doula and midwife, I'd be so grateful. Thank you all!
NJS praying for your family for a quick and safe delivery of the precious baby Bolton. JE
DeleteGot up late from a much needed rest, NJS. Please know you, Paula, Ben, Bolton and their entire team have my prayers.
DeleteO God, I know that You are Good, Kind, Merciful and so much more...I pray for an easy delivery of a beautifully perfect and perfectly beautiful baby for Ben and Paula. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Praying for Paula, Baby Bolton, Ben, her doula and midwife.
DeleteThank You Jesus for all to go well because You are in charge.
How is Larry doing dear Brie? Any update.
DeleteGood news to share. Thank you for your prayers. My sister's friend Dana is doing much better and got great results from her treatment. God is so faithful and your prayers were powerful.
Good morning family. I just wrote you all a lengthy prayer and some words of gratitude. I went to post and it disappeared. Not to be discouraged by the enemy, I’ll try again:
ReplyDeleteThank you all who responded to my post yesterday: Jeanne, Brie, CoG, to name a few. I continue to keep you in my prayers as well.
I pray that that you may all find the answer to your prayers without delay and are to abide in Christ with peace as you wait for God’s perfect timing. I keep hearing the same message these past few days to keep trusting the God who has always showed up and kept his promises. May e all place our confidence in our God, the almighty God, the great provider, Jehovah Jireh! I’m reminded of Psalm 37:1-7 and 46:10. Be still🙏 Be blessed
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DeleteThank you for your prayers Rich! Keep trusting in our amazing and Almighty God.
DeleteDear heavenly Father, help me to be "still" in Your presence. Help me to sometimes talk & ask less, but to listen and receive more with an open heart. Anxiety is an issue for me and knowing you are with me every step of the way is comforting and helpful. I am grateful today! Amen.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I’m exactly the same and couldn’t have said it any better. 🙏
DeleteSure can relate dear ABC. Thank you for your prayer. Amen!
DeleteI just get so busy that I sometimes forget to be still in His presence. But I try to seek Him through my day and feel Him with me.
I spent a lot of time reading past posts as if for the first time that note I must run off to my volunteer job those morning. As I go about my day, I will be thanking God for Larry's successful surgery and recovery, a new baby in this world and Peace to envelop each of you stopping by this blog today. ♥️
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the cross, Lord
Thank you for the price You paid
Bearing all my sin and shame
In love You came
And gave amazing grace
Thank you for this love, Lord
Thank you for the nail pierced hands
Washed me in Your cleansing flow
Now all I know
Your forgiveness and embrace
Worthy is the Lamb
Seated on the throne
Crown You now with many crowns
You reign victorious
High and lifted up
Jesus Son of God
The Darling of Heaven crucified
Worthy is the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb
Thank you for the cross, Lord (thank you)
Thank you for the price You paid
Bearing all my sin and shame
In love You came
And gave amazing grace
Thank you for this love, Lord
Thank you for the nail pierced hands
Washed me in Your cleansing flow
Now all I know
Your forgiveness and embrace
Worthy is the Lamb
Seated on the throne
Crown You now with many crowns
You reign victorious
High and lifted up
Jesus Son of God
The Darling of Heaven crucified
Worthy is the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb
Seated on the throne
Crown You now with many crowns
You reign victorious
High and lifted up
Jesus Son of God
The Darling of Heaven crucified
Worthy is the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb
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Thank you dear Min. Just what I needed. Amen.
ReplyDeletePlease, JC warriors and family, pray for my daughter, Paula. She is still laboring. Everything was going well with contractions 5-minutes apart and then the contractions started going haywire with 5 minutes here, 7 minutes there, 9 minutes, etc. She is so worn out. She can't nap because the contractions are too strong. They're now headed to the hospital since her water broke this morning at 9. They only allow you to labor at home that long after the water's broken. Please pray for consistent, narrowing contractions with progression and for strength and endurance for this marathon she's in. She's so hoping for no drugs or intervention with this delivery. Thank you, one and all! So grateful!
ReplyDeletePraying for Paula and Baby.
DeleteGlad she is going to hospital. I will pray for all who treat her today.
Dear Heavenly Father, Please highly bless and favor this family. You know what is best. We yield to you, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
Thank you so much, Brie. I didn't think anyone would be on the site so late. so grateful. I wish I could take on the contractions for her for awhile so she could nap and re-energize. I know all of our JC mommas can understand this.
DeleteJoining prayers for Paula and Baby Bolton that things witll go smoothly and the contractions will be consistent and effective and God will be her strength. Thank You Jesus for guiding this and the arrival of a perfect healthy baby.
DeleteRest assured, NJS. Someone is always praying in this JC Warrior's Prayer Room, whether they post or not. At times when we are not visibly in here, we are still praying for all who enter, and/or request prayers.
DeleteLastly, many have "Notify me" checked, so real time requests are seen and prayed for.
I can relate to Paula in that our dreams for a natural Lamaze Style Birth were dashed at 2:18 AM. Yet, a beautiful baby girl came into this world another way, and 44 years later she is still beautiful inside and out. My Mom told me, all is well that ends well. I am praying for parents, grandparents and baby as I sing of the Goodness of God. May His Blessings and Favors completely surround this family. I ask. I seek. I knock. I praise. I thank. I yield. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Prayers for the birthing mommy and her team. It's not easy, this gift we have to give birth!
ReplyDeleteAnd the challenge to surrender - God's timing, not ours.
ReplyDeleteAmen. Praying with you. We pray together that God will carry her smoothly through this birth and soon they will be rejoicing that another sweet child has entered this world. Thank You Jesus!
DeletePlease pray for my sister Janet and her husband David. They are so sad and lost, because their good dog died. He was such a beloved family member! Janet has her own medical problems and this is just one more thing to deal with. He was her companion for the hours when she was alone. I reminded her God is her companion always. David loved his dog so much too. God bless them both, and guide and comfort them. Please keep my sister in Christ, Patricia in your prayers. She lost her son and has so much sorrow and pain because of her physical problems. God is the peace when we must cope with loss and so many other difficulties. May He shower Janet, David, and Patricia with comfort and peace. Let them feel His love surround them like a soft warm blanket and may the road ahead be flooded with His brilliant light so their broken hearts will heal. Thank You Jesus.
ReplyDeleteRomans 12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
Let us do our best to lift those who are broken hearted and depressed. We are their light. We are God's beacons, as Christ is our Light in this world. He lights even the darkest wilderness.
Joining in prayers with you Jeanne for Janet, David and Patricia. "The Lord is near to the broken hearted. And saves such that have a contrite spirit. " (Psalm 34:18).
DeleteLifting Janet, David, and Patricia up in prayer.
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Lifting Janet, David & Patricia to the throne of grace. Sweet Comforter we ask that Your Spirit wash over the sting of these losses & place their hurting hearts at the feet of Jesus. Just be held dear ones. 🙏💞🌈
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DeleteThanks dear Janet, SC, Jan and Brie!! Amen. Waiting on the Lord. May He comfort their hearts and all those who are experiencing loss, depression and sickness. Thank You Jesus. Amen
DeleteJoining the prayer train for your good sons. May God heal them in all ways, and bless, protect and guide them always in Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen
DeleteDear SC and Jan, My prayer is for your dear sons. Waiting on God’s faithfulness.
DeleteDear Lord, thank you for dying a prisoner’s death so we could be saved. Thank you for your Word telling us to be still and know you are God. Please help me to remember to stop and sit in your presence to gain the Peace you offer. Be with my family - especially younger son- today and help us all to stop and sit in your presence and feel the peace you give.
ReplyDeleteLord, I lift up the prayers of the JC Warriors today as well. Please bless them and give them the peace you offer.
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Amen!
DeleteAmen dear SC! Thank you for sharing your prayer. I too am praying for a second son. Let's go arm & arm to the throne of grace for them, shall we? Two or more! Hallelujah! 🙏💞🌈
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DeleteYes, we shall! Joining arms with you in prayer to Him!
DeletePrompted to share Michael Youssef daily devotion. As a sojourner in the City of Man, make sure that your allegiance to the City of God is undivided and uncompromised. Make sure that as you live in the City of Man, you maintain your wholehearted fidelity to the City of God. In these days, when many who profess to be Christians are selling out and compromising with the culture, we must stand with Joshua, who said, "But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD" (Joshua 24:15).
ReplyDeleteGod has strategically placed you in your neighborhood, your workplace, or your campus so that you can be an ambassador for the City of God, even though you now live in the City of Man. God does not call us to run from the City of Man or to hide in a bunker to wait out the apocalypse. God has called us to stand in the thick of the fray, to plant our feet at the bloody crossroads of history, and to proclaim the Good News to a dying world.
God calls us to invite others—before it's too late!—to come to the City of God. We cannot invite others to follow Jesus if we are living as they do. If our lives reflect anxiety and fear instead of confidence and faith, what "good news" do we offer the world?
Prayer: Father, give me an undivided heart that longs for Your presence. As I take joy in You, may others see Your goodness and find salvation. I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Thanks for sharing. I'm praying with you Sassy Mom.
DeleteIf we all lived this way, what a revolution it would be for the Glory of God! I am casting my net into this ring, to at least try.
O, Lord hasten to help me. In Jesus' Name. Amen
CITY OF GOD
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Beautiful share and truth, dear Sassy Mom. Thank you. May God bring you great comfort today and sweet moments, and shine much light on your path.
DeleteSo precious of you dear SassyMom to remind us where our spirit resides, in the city of God! The city of man is where we face the battleground. The city of God is where we are strength tend, armored & prepare to go out & capture the hearts of men for Jesus. Amen! Hallelujah! Love you much dear one💞🙏🌈
ReplyDeleteAmen to that dear Jan!
DeleteHere are the lyrics to the song City of God.
Awake from your slumber! Arise from your sleep!
A new day is dawning for all those who weep.
The people in darkness have seen a great light.
The Lord of our longing has conquered the night.
Let us build the city of God.
May our tears be turned into dancing!
For the Lord, our light and our love,
has turned the night into day!
We are sons of the morning; we are daughters of day.
The One who has loved us has brightened our way.
The Lord of all kindness has called us to be
a light for his people to set their hearts free.
Let us build the city of God.
May our tears be turned into dancing!
For the Lord, our light and our love,
has turned the night into day!
God is light; in him there is no darkness.
Let us walk in his light, his children, one and all.
O comfort my people; make gentle your words.
Proclaim to my city the day of her birth.
Let us build the city of God.
May our tears be turned into dancing!
For the Lord, our light and our love,
has turned the night into day!
O city of gladness, now lift up your voice.
Proclaim the good tidings that all may rejoice!
Let us build the city of God.
May our tears be turned into dancing!
For the Lord, our light and our love,
has turned the night into day!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZTYV1Pq_M
Ah Lord God, thank You for Your Peace that passes all understanding, in this world of increasing turmoil and destruction.
ReplyDeleteI certainly needed this powerful reminder today as I head to the oral surgeon this afternoon.
ReplyDeleteAsking for prayers that it goes well and without much anxiety, great skill of the surgeon, and that peace and healing prevails; HIS peace that surpasses all understanding, secured upon the cross by the blood of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
Thank you and blessings to all 🙏
Joining prayers that God will be in that room right by your side and He will guide your surgeon’s hand perfectly. Be not afraid, dear Rich, He is preparing your day. May He carry you through it and bless you with a quick recovery. Thank You Jesus.
DeletePraying your prayer with you and for you, our dear dear brother friend in Chrisr, Rich C!
ReplyDeleteThere is a RIVER OF JOY flowing through the CITY OF OUR GOD! The Sacred Home of The God above all other gods. God Himself is living in that City; therefore It stands steadfast, despite the turmoil everywhere in the city of man. God will hasten His Help to us. When God Speaks, the earth melts in submission, and the city of man totters into ruin. The Commander of the Heavenly Angel Armies is here among us....
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ReplyDeleteAmen dear Brie!
ReplyDeleteThank you for all the prayers and support. The doc couldn’t do the extraction today so I need to go back in a couple weeks. However, I wanted to let you know that the Lord placed a beautiful Christian man in charge of my extraction! He was so reassuring and we talked about his mission work as a dentist and of course, our faith. Amen 🙏
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