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Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases.
(Psalm 115:3, ESV)
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walkswithmyfather · 2 years
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“Our God is in heaven, and he does whatever he wants.” —Psalm 115:3 (ERV)
“I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me, so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting people may know there is none besides me. I am the Lord, and there is no other. I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things.” —Isaiah 45:5‭-‬7 (NIV)
“The Lord Almighty has sworn, “Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will happen.” —Isaiah 14:24 (NIV)
“But ask the animals what they think—let them teach you; let the birds tell you what’s going on. Put your ear to the earth—learn the basics. Listen—the fish in the ocean will tell you their stories. Isn’t it clear that they all know and agree that God is sovereign, that he holds all things in his hand— Every living soul, yes, every breathing creature? Isn’t this all just common sense, as common as the sense of taste? Do you think the elderly have a corner on wisdom, that you have to grow old before you understand life?” —Job 12:7‭-‬12 (MSG)
“Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” —Matthew 19:26 (NIV)
Friends, our God is in control of EVERYTHING, therefore in EVERYTHING we can be at peace and give thanks.
PRAYER: Lord, all thanks and praises to You that You are in control at all times and always working all things for our good (Rom 8:28). Lord, You are so good! Amen! 🙏🕊️🙌
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gospelborn · 1 year
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The Providence of God (1 Sam 18)
Sermon Discussion Questions: What stood out to you the most? Why is Jonathan, second only to David, the hero of 1 Samuel? How can grow to be more like him? How is our ego like an elbow? Saul’s story is an extreme example of what happens when you are controlled by the approval of others. Do you see any strains of this temptation in your own life?  What unique resources does Christianity offer…
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touchofgoddotworld · 3 months
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Trusting in The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - (232) - February 10 2024
Play on other Podcast Apps How close is your relationship with God the Father? Is anything preventing you from enjoying the relationship He paid so preciously for, even though none of us deserved being offered rescue from an eternal spiritual death? Are you able to be close in relationship with Him, or are you wary based on experiences with your earthly father? We explore the Word of God that…
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granonine · 3 months
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Trust in the Lord!
Psalm 115: 3-9. But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased. Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through…
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sparklingself · 2 years
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𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐓𝐑𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐎 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃
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the outside world isn’t yours to control. of course, you are in control, but you are doing anything else but taking control, if you try to force it. let go of control. stop blaming yourself for the unpleasantries you encounter. yes, it’s all you, but blaming isn’t going to take you anywhere. you’re just inflicting more punishments on yourself. instead of asking “why is this happening to me?”, ask “why am i in a reality (state) where this is happening to me?” the difference between the two questions is 1. is victimising yourself, blaming yourself, putting yourself into a position of hopelessness and 2. , on the other hand, is putting yourself in the position of having the power to choose.
how enjoyable your life is - it is all entirely your doing. if you’re imagining and not enjoying, then what are you doing? stressing if you’ve actually done everything right isn’t productive. because you’re God. God doesn’t need a rulebook, he makes the rules.
Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him. - Psalm 115:3
stop trying so hard to change the outside. just focus within, because that is where you can do anything you want.
And you may say, "But I want to experience them here in the world." That right there, is your problem. Focusing the attention on the outside. There is so much relief by understanding the outside, no matter what it is, it will fade away and reflect. - Edward Art
the thing is, if you’re imagining and then you’re looking for it in the outside, then you’re doing it wrong. imagine, because it’s enjoyable. because you can. you’ll receive it in the outer world anyway, you don’t have to worry about that. you’re not actually imagining to get the thing you want, you’re imagining because you want to experience the emotions. and guess what? you can experience them now. and they’re just as real and as justified as the ones that are triggered by the outside. stop the endless cycle of depending on the outside to control the inner.
think about your successes. why did they happen? it wasn’t because you affirmed enough, or you thought about it enough. it was most likely, because you let it be. you maybe forgot about it and then it appeared. you assumed, felt it and then let it be. so let it be and have confidence.
why is it so hard to just “let it be” sometimes? because you’re making the desire so big. but it’s not. it’s tiny compared to you. the desire of eating your favourite food today and being the richest person in the world is the same. they’re both tiny. make yourself the one who is grand and great, not the desire.
to end this post, a contemplative exercise by Edward Art:
Treat it like a experiment.
Lay down or sit in a chair and be comfortable.
I want you to tell yourself this, or word it they way you want to, "I am allowed to completely let go of the outside world. I do not need to focus on others or what is happening out there. I only need to focus what is happening in here. If I feel satisfied in here, then I am. I will identify myself with my inner self. I no longer have to control the outside to but my inner. My desires are so easily achievable within myself. It brings me much relief knowing I can let the outside go, and only focus on changing myself. "
Say it once of a few times. Really focus on the relief you feel from not having to control the outside.
From here, imagine feeling satisfied or accomplished. Then ask yourself, "What would it feel like if I was who I wanted to be?" Then feel it, enjoy that feeling and know that you are NOW it. You do not need any more confirmation. That is final.
After you feel all of that, come out of contemplation and simply be neutral or feel more confident in yourself.
Only look within from here on out. Do not care about the outside. It will conform, even if it seems like it won't, it will. You will be in positions that will confirm what you have done. You will be in a position that will trigger your memory of what you have done within.
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cinefairy · 2 years
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"so i no longer want to be it, i am it!"
this one sentence said by neville perfectly encapsulates what being in a state of the wish fulfilled truly is like. "am I desiring or am I being fulfilled?" is the only question you should ask yourself. you cannot desire what you already have. you cannot desire to go to your home if you're already in your home. you cannot desire to drink water if you're already drinking water right now. prioritize fulfilling your desires within this beautiful world of imagination. imagination is your own kingdom and you are its monarch. so act like the monarch in your own kingdom(imagination). imagination is the quantum field that quantum physicists talk about where all possibilities exist. give it to yourself in imagination. stop denying and deceiving yourself and treating yourself like a beggar in your own kingdom and just experience your desire being fulfilled. you will naturally feel fulfilled. and you will naturally stop desiring. now persist in that. and then boom! it appears in the virtual world. but the virtual world is none of your business, is it?
the kingdom(entire creation) of God(I AM) is within you -luke 17:21
our god is in heaven(imagination) and he does whatever he pleases -psalm 115:3
if i were hungry, i would not tell you for the world is mine and all that is in it -psalm 50:12 (I love this verse sm. if I wanted something, I would not ask anyone for I have imagination and everything in imagination is MINE and mine ONLY)
seek righteousness and all things will be added onto you -matthew 6:33
righteousness: being the one you desire to be in imagination ONLY
read neville and edwrd art mwuahhhhhhh 👋
YESSSS everyone should read this
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stcecelia · 8 months
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Women in Scripture Day One: Eve
(first off, sorry for the delay in post. We have class every Tuesday evening, but this week has been crazy with work and also starting my online college classes. anyway on to my notes ! )
It seems very fitting that for our first lesson on women in scriptures this semester, we discussed the very first woman in the scriptures: Eve
To start the class, our instructor posed us the question: "How does Eve's life and example deepen my conversion to the Savior?"
Then we began reading scripture. We bounced between the book of Moses and the book of Genesis, but I mainly used the book of Moses since it's the JST :)
The first Scripture we read was Moses 3:18, which reads, "And I, the Lord God, said unto mine Only Begotten, that it was not good that the man should be alone; wherefore, I will make an help meet for him."
To be honest, I was never a fan of this verse. I didn't like the implication that God created women only to be a helper to men. That seems to be the most widely held belief in the general christendom; God created women second, and only to be subservient and submissive. Lower in rank and duty and worth.
You could say I've been a feminist my entire life, even well before I knew what the word was or its meaning (my mom tells me that when I was little, I used to constantly ask why when I turned twelve I wouldn't be able to get the priesthood like my twin brother would. It didn't seem fair to me as a young child that had been told my entire life growing up I as a girl could do anything a boy could do, and it still didn't for a good portion of my life. It was only until a couple years ago that I really grasped why, and was ok with it). So this idea that in my God's eyes I was lesser than any man angered me. I believe I wasn't put on this earth to be a lower, side-kick, passive, baby-making, subdued woman that would sit idly by while the more important men in my life made decisions and gained educations and ruled over me.
But here's the thing, that was never Heavenly Father's intention for me, or for Eve.
In the original Hebrew scripture, the word for "help meet" is "Ezer Kenegdo". "Ezer" means "help", but not in the way our modern English language would suggest. Instead of just being a passive helper, being an "Ezer" means to strengthen, protect, and provide sanctuary. "Ezer" was used twenty-one other times in the Old Testament, and was only otherwise used to describe protection against the greatest forces of evil, from armies, and for divine guidance and strength for all of humankind. Here are a few of these verses:
Exodus 18:4 "For the God of my Father, said he, was mine help [ezer] and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh." Psalm 115:9 "O Israel, thou has destroyed thyself, but in me is thine help [ezer]." Hosea 13:9 "In me [the Lord] is thy help [ezer]."
With this knowledge we can say with absolute certainty that to be an "Ezer" is to be a stand in for God's protection and love.
"Kenegdo" is generally thought by scholar's to mean "opposite or corresponding to". Like a puzzle piece, is what my instructor said.
Combining these two words together, we know that God created Eve to be a different but important and equal counterpart to Adam, with special power to comfort and protect against evil. How wonderful is that!!! Whenever we as women serve or help protect our communities and families, we are fulfilling our God given roles as ezer kenegdos.
And this was just the first half of class!
For the second half, we discussed the story of Eve being tempted by Satan to eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge, which led to her telling Adam to eat of the fruit, which led to their expulsion from the garden.
There are a few students in the institute who converted to the church only recently, and shared their previous religions perspectives on this scripture. That Eve was stupid and foolish, easily tricked by a much smarter man, and cursed all of mankind with the Fall that we should live in evil and misery and sin. But we are blessed to know, through living prophets and modern revelation, that the Fall was a necessary part of Heavenly Father's plan. In order for us to become more like Him, we need to have knowledge.
Lehi taught Jacob, "....wherefore they would have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery; doing no good, for they knew no sin". It reminds me of the final season of The Good Place, which is one of my favorite TV shows of all time, where when the protagonists finally make it up to heaven they find that the constant state of happiness has become insurmountably boring, and there's no real joy to be found. We can only appreciate wonderful things if we know what it means to be miserable.
2 Nephi 2:25 (the best scripture verse, IMO) sums it up entirely for us: "Adam fell that men might be, and men are that they might have joy."
Eve knew this, and she made the right decision. She was never remorseful, saying "were it not for our transgressions we ... never should have known good and evil, and the joy of our redemption, and the eternal life which God giveth unto all the obedient" (Moses 5:11).
So, how does Eve's life deepen my conversion to the Savior? Through her, I can be an ezer to the people in my life, and can comfort myself with the knowledge that through her's and Adam's transgression, I can find greater knowledge on both spiritual and worldly matters, and make mistakes that will lead me to grow closer to my Heavenly Parents. Through the "Fall" and the Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ, I can repent for my sins and imperfections and develop into the woman God knows I can and will become
Amen!
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Daily Light on the Daily Path
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by Samuel Bagster
Daily Reading for March 9th
Revelation 14:3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one could learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been purchased from the earth.
Hebrews 10:20 by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh,
Titus 3:5,6 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, • whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
Ephesians 2:8,9 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; • not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Psalm 115:1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us, But to Your name give glory Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.
Revelation 1:5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood--
Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
Revelation 7:9,10 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands; • and they cry out with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb."
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pugzman3 · 30 days
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Psalms chapter 115
1 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.
2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
3 But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
7 They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
8 They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
9 O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
11 Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
12 The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.
14 The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
15 Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.
16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
17 The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.
18 But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.
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Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases.
(Psalm 115:3, ESV)
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hiswordsarekisses · 2 months
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This: “If there’s a single event in all the universe that can occur outside of God’s control, then we cannot trust him.
Confidence in God’s sovereignty in all that affects us is crucial to our trusting him.
His love may be infinite, but if his power is limited and his purpose can be thwarted, we cannot trust him.”
~ Jerry Bridges
Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases. Psalm 115:3
When I read this verse in psalm 115, I am reminded that many may read it and be discouraged. But if you KNOW The One you have believed, you can only rejoice and know deep in your knower that He is GOOD, and all of His ways with us are loving and purposeful, strategic and caring, unerring and perfect.
To have faith is to KNOW this God and to believe in His goodness.
The Bible says He does not afflict or grieve His children from His heart ~ it does not give Him pleasure. (Lamentations 3:33)
So if He has allowed some hard things in your life they are there for a purpose. Rather than focus on these things, focus on the GOOD GOD Who has allowed them and pray that His will and purposes in allowing it is accomplished.
Bad things send us to His feet, His heart, and His Word. Bad things cause us to be stretched in our faith and grow stronger. Sometimes bad things are consequences we have brought on ourselves - but still He is good even in our consequences! Bad things equal good things in the hand of the Lord. We can trust Him with it all.
Knowing the goodness of God, we can say with confidence: “I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day. 2ndTimothy 1:12
“God’s sovereignty does not begin at death. His sovereign direction in our lives even precedes our births. God rules as surely on earth as he does in heaven. He permits, for reasons known only to himself, people to act contrary to and in defiance of his revealed will. But he never permits them to act contrary to his sovereign will.
Our plans can succeed only when they are consistent with God’s purpose, and no plan can succeed against him.
(Proverbs 16:9; 19:21; 21:30).
No one can straighten what he makes crooked or make crooked what he has made straight (Ecclesiastes 7:13).
No one can say, "I’ll do this or that," and have it happen if it is not part of God’s sovereign will (James 4:15).
~ Jerry Bridges
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God does what he pleases.
Psalms 115:3, from The Holy Bible (WORD)
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granonine · 5 months
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Psalm 115:2-3. Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased. Unbelievers love to sneer, “Well, where IS God? Can you prove it? Have you seen Him?” They don’t understand that faith is believing the unseen, believing the impossible, believing in the almighty hand of God in His creation. He created the heavens;…
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albertfinch · 6 months
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MOVING OUT OF DESTRUCTIVE MINDSETS
Psalm 115:16 - "The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind."
We were born to dominate Earth, not Heaven. That is why Heaven is always a temporary excursion for the human spirit; it is not our territory.
Capernaum - Place of comfort. Life of perpetual baby Christianhood. American ministry today is confined in an architectural structure and subjected to entertainment rather than being equipped to change the world. Their rebellion to God has hardened their hearts. Many believers are captured in a lifestyle that excludes a pervasive God in Their lives - a lifestyle that is unrecognizable from their atheistic neighbors.
Ephesians 4:23 - "and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,"
The power available in the Christ identity in the believer: (1) Power against demonic forces, (2) Power to advance the kingdom on earth, (3) power to equip others to disciple.
Without a clear understanding of God's purpose for our life, life becomes an experiment. Where purpose is not known, abuse is inevitable. Without purpose activity has no meaning and time and energy are misused. Purpose determines what is right. Purpose protects us from doing something good at the expense of the right.
Jesus's purpose was twofold: 1. To proclaim the arrival of God's kingdom and, 2. through His blood provide entry to the Kingdom for all who would come.
ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY
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scribeforchrist-blog · 4 months
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In The Orchestra Of God
MEMORY VERSE OF THE WEEK
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+ Romans 6:2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer
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VERSE OF THE DAY 
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+ Psalm 127:1 Unless the Lord builds a house,the work of the builders is wasted.
Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.
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** SAY THIS BEFORE YOU READ; HERE’S SOME CHRISTIAN TRUTHS **
I AM NO GOOD WITHOUT GOD
I AM HIS
I AM FOCUSED
I AM HIS INSTRUMENT
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   We can start any task we want, I mean anything; we can build a computer from scrapes or a car, we can run for mayor or president, we can go to school and get any degree, start a business with our own two hands, we can do anything we place our mind on, but at the end of the day, the Lord is telling us through this verse
IF HE DIDN’T build it , IF IT WASN’T started with him,IF IT WASN’T in his will IT. IS. A. waste of time, because whether we believe this is or not that everything must be done in the will of God, not ours, God gives us free will to do what we like, when we like , but we must do what his will is for our life ,so before we do anything we must do two things . Seek his will and give him credit for EVERYTHING.
We have to understand that God wants to be part of our lives every day; he wants to be included in our plans; he wants us to talk to him every day; he wants us to place nothing before him, and he wants us to love him and mediate on his word day and night.
   The next part of this verse says that unless the lord protects a city by guarding it with sentries, what sentries mean soldiers, so unless the city is protected with and by God placing guards near the entrance or in the city is no good it won't help, we can build whatever we want to block anything anyone out of a city. We can put any ADT security system on every house or Ring Door Bell;if God isn't who we say protects our house, it won't happen because God's strength is what keeps us and protect us from things seen and unseen. 
  " 1 Corinthians 3:7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth."
   It tells us here that we can get the best pastors and teachers to plant a seed of understanding; we can even have one of those pastors to water it, but it doesn't matter at all because God grows it; God is in control of everything and the moment we get this we will totally understand that our life isn't our own, as much as Paul had other plans to go kill a bunch of folks ,Jesus said no, he was immediately stopped and turned around, God controls everything even when Abraham gave his wife to Abimelek God blocked it and told Abimelek no you can't do this, see even if we say yes. God says no; it will always be left up to God. Now, sometimes, God will let us do whatever we like so we can see that he's in control.  We discussed on Sunday in the devotional Avoiding Bitter Fruit that God is in control, and we must follow. 
 •Psalm 115: 3 Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases.
•Isaiah 14:24 The Lord of hosts has sworn: “As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand,
•Job 12:10 In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.
  God is in control of everything; we can try to go against this, but the Holy Spirit wants us to understand that in this through our devotionals this week that, our lives belong to God on high, everything that has breath must surrender to him alone, and that whatever you're doing in your life if you think that you're controlling it your not we must render whatever control we have and give it unto God now. 
  Isaish 55:8-9 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD.  “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” 
  We will never understand God; he will give us fragments for us to know him, but our thoughts will never be his thoughts, our ways will never be his ways, and we will always be outside of everything, wondering about his mystery and glory and the reason being for us to continue to seek him if we know everything we will have no reason to seek him. Still, as long as we are curious and engaging and reading and talking to him, we will always wonder and need more and more.
***Today seek God give him praise , give him everything your suppose to render unto him because in today’s devotional as we can see that it means nothing until we give ourselves to him, we aren’t protected through our hands but his , we aren’t alive because of our body it’s because he says so , we are given opportunities each time to give God praise to give everything unto him honor , but it’s up to us to do it .
A lot of times we will forget because we like to get pats on the back but really and truly we aren’t due any praise we are just instruments in his orchestra and until we realize that we will always lack, give God credit in everything , and hear him when he speaks to you ! ©Seer~ Prophetess Lee
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Heavenly Father we come to you today asking that you forgive us of any sins we have done . Help us to apply this lesson to our lives ! Lord we are sorry if we said that we are in control when we aren’t , we render control to you right now . Lord we also ask that you be with us and help us to hear your voice . Help us to stop when you say stop , help us to speak when you say speak help us to not just do it one day but every day help us to be a living sacrifice for you , use us father God ! Help us to seek you with our whole heart and not parts , lord we love you and need you in Jesus Name Amen
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+ Job 2:10 But Job replied, “You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” So in all this, Job said nothing wrong.
+1 Corinthians 3:6 I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow
+ 1 Corinthians 3:10  By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care.
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FURTHER READINGS 
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Leviticus 1:1-3:17
Mark 1:29-2:12
Psalm 35:17-28
Proverbs 9:13-18
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