Just Sing In The Rain!

Good Morning Dear and Beloved Friends,

As I sat down to write an inspiration this morning,
I felt the Lord speaking so clearly to my heart.

Just praise me. You have spent enough time
worrying, just come to me and praise me.
Enter my courts with thanksgiving and rejoicing
for I am with you and will never leave you alone.

Rejoice in my strength, and My Hope, and MY
Abilities, and leave the cares of this word in MY
hands, and trust, cling to, rely on, find peace in
MY presence.

Here are verses to plant in your heart today.
Memorize them and say them when your heart
feels down and your worries become your focus.
Remember we walk in faith ... not in fear!

Blessed -- happy, fortunate (to be envied)
is the man whose strength is in You, in whose heart
are the highways to Zion. Passing through the
valley of Baca (weeping, bitterness) they make
it a place of springs! The early rain also fills the pools
with blessings. They go from strength to strength --
increasing in victorious power~ each of them appears
before God in Zion. Psalm 84:4-7

I have told you these things so that in Me you
may have PERFECT PEACE and confidence.
In this world you have tribulation and trials and distress
and frustration; but be of good cheer -- take courage,
be confident, certain, undaunted, for I HAVE OVERCOME
THE WORLD, I have deprived it of power to harm
and have conquered it for you.
John 16:33

We are assured and know that God being a partner in their
labor all things work together and are fitting into a plan
for good to those who love God and are called
according to His design and purpose.
Romans 8:28

Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything,
but in every circumstance and in everything
by prayer and petition (definite requests) with
THANKSGIVING continue to make your wants
(requests) made known to God.
And GOD'S PEACE (be yours, that tranquil
state of a soul assured of it's salvation through
Christ, and so fearing
nothing from God and content with its earthly lot
of whatever sort that is, that peace)
which transcends all understanding
shall GARRISON AND MOUNT GUARD
over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippian 4:6-7

My friends when trials come, rejoice that
you are partakers in Christ's sufferings and
that He has overcome this world ... and you shall
too, with His hand in yours and He will guide the
way, provide for and strengthen you. You will grow
from strength to strength and glory to glory
for His name, and His honor, and his glory.

You are called out. Receive that, and live
on a higher plain, the one where He dwells.

Just sing in the rain. Just rest in His peace.
Just trust, just cling to, just rely on and believe
in His ability.

Give up the worry for praise. God seeks your
presence this morning. For we walk by faith.
Not by fear, and not by sight. We walk by faith.

Never forget it. Write it upon your forehead.
You are a child of the King of Kings. Called out.
Called unto holiness. Thrive in His peace.

Receive it.

Love
millie

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You can worry about tomorrow and by so doing lose today forever. Or you can work for tomorrow and as a result you'll keep the value of today with you always.

You can worry about what others think of you, and by so doing lose their respect. Or you can work in the service of your highest and best vision and others will beg to follow in your footsteps.

You can worry about making a living and by so doing have no time left in which to live. Or you can work to create real, lasting value and experience fulfillment in every moment.

You can worry and be afraid, and by so doing you'll give power and substance to your fears. Or you can choose to be bold and live each moment in freedom and fulfillment.

Whatever you're worried about, your worry will get you nowhere. When you feel the urge to worry about life, use that energy instead to live it fully, and reap its many magnificent rewards.

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UNCLUTTERED FAITH -------
by Max Lucado

Bedtime is a bad time for kids. No child understands the logic of going
to bed while there is energy left in the body or hours left in the day.

My children were no exception. One night years ago, after many
objections and countless groans, the girls were finally in their gowns,
in their beds, and on their pillows. I slipped into the room to give
them a final kiss. Andrea, the five-year-old was still awake, just
barely, but awake. After I kissed her, she lifted her eyelids one final
time and said, "I can't wait until I wake up."

Oh, for the attitude of a five-year-old! That simple uncluttered
passion for living that can't wait for tomorrow. A philosophy of life
that reads, "Play hard, laugh hard, and leave the worries to your
father." A bottomless well of optimism flooded by a perpetual spring of
faith. Is it any wonder Jesus said we must have the heart of a child
before we can enter the kingdom of heaven?

I like the way J. B. Phillips renders Jesus' call to childlikeness:
"Jesus called a little child to his side and set him on his feet in the
middle of them all. 'Believe me,' he said, 'unless you change your
whole outlook and become like little children you will never enter the
kingdom of Heaven.' (Matthew 18:2-3)
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From "And the Angels Were Silent"
Copyright 1992, Max Lucado
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