Enjoying Peace in His Presence

Ecclesiastes 3 (NLT)

A Time for Everything​

1 For everything there is a season,
a time for every activity under heaven.
2 A time to be born and a time to die.
A time to plant and a time to harvest.
3 A time to kill and a time to heal.
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
4 A time to cry and a time to laugh.
A time to grieve and a time to dance.
5 A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
6 A time to search and a time to quit searching.
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
7 A time to tear and a time to mend.
A time to be quiet and a time to speak.
8 A time to love and a time to hate.
A time for war and a time for peace.
9 What do people really get for all their hard work? 10 I have seen the burden God has placed on us all. 11 Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end. 12 So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can. 13 And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.

14 And I know that whatever God does is final. Nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God’s purpose is that people should fear him. 15 What is happening now has happened before, and what will happen in the future has happened before, because God makes the same things happen over and over again.
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I often wonder why he makes us shampoo, rinse and repeat all the time. I think it's because He's constantly giving us a do over. A chance to make things right. A chance to come to Him. A chance to do the right thing. There is a time for everything. But God wants there to be a time for us to accept Him as Lord and Savior. May He bless us all and open our eyes and hearts each and every day.
 

June 6
Remember that you live in a fallen world, an abnormal world tainted by sin. Much frustration and failure result from seeking perfection in this life. There is nothing perfect in this world except me. That is why closeness to me satisfies deep yearnings and fills you with joy.

I have planted, longing for perfection, in every human heart. This is a good desire which I alone can fulfill. But most people seek this fulfillment in other people and earthly pleasures or achievements. Thus they create idols, before which they bow down. I will have no other gods before me! Make me the deepest desire of your heart. Let me fill your yearning for perfection.

Exodus 20:3...Psalm 37:4
 
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Have a Sweet Sunday everyone...
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Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go,
for you, I lift up my soul.
Psalm 143:8
 

June 7
I am all around you, like a cocoon of Light. My presence with you is a promise, independent of your awareness of me. Many things can block this awareness, but the major culprit is worry. My children tend to accept worry as an inescapable fact of life. However, worry is a form of unbelief. It is an anathema to me.

Who is in charge of your life? If it is you, then you have good reason to worry. But since I am in charge, worry is both unnecessary and counterproductive. When you begin to feel anxious about something, relinquish the situation back to me. Back off a bit, redirect your focus to me. I will either take care of the problem myself or show you how to handle it. In this world you will have problems, but you need not lose sight of me.

Luke 12:22-31...John 16:33
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June 8
I want you to be all mine, filled with the light of my presence. I gave everything for you by living as a man, then dying for your sins and living again. Hold back nothing from me. Bring me your most secret thoughts in your prayers. Anything you bring to me I transform and cleanse from darkness. I know everything about you, far more than you know of yourself. I have all the power in heaven and on earth but I restrain my yearning to make everything perfect for you, waiting instead for you to come to me for help.

Seek me with a teachable spirit. Come into my presence with thanksgiving, desiring to be transformed.

Matthew 28:18...Psalm 100:4
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MarciKS said:
Ecclesiastes 3 (NLT)

A Time for Everything​

1 For everything there is a season,
a time for every activity under heaven.
2 A time to be born and a time to die.
A time to plant and a time to harvest.
3 A time to kill and a time to heal.
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
4 A time to cry and a time to laugh.
A time to grieve and a time to dance.
5 A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
6 A time to search and a time to quit searching.
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
7 A time to tear and a time to mend.
A time to be quiet and a time to speak.
8 A time to love and a time to hate.
A time for war and a time for peace.
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You do know a lot of that was lyrics to a hit song?
 
June 9

I found this note placed in my mother's Bible that she had copied from a book she read:
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"Like someone peeling an onion, the Lord reveals one layer of sin in my life at a time. He gently exposes my failings, my prejudice, and my pride. Then he invites me to repent; to turn away from my destructive bent. To take advantage of his grace and the new paths of life he shows me.

And then, step by step, to move toward becoming what I was meant to be with God doing the real work. We'll have to cooperate. We will have to change, and change hurts. But I can promise you this...it hurts good."
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Today's Message... Seek to live in my love which covers a multitude of sins...both yours and others. Wear my love like a cloak of light covering you from head to toe. Have no fear, for perfect love casts out fear. Look to other people through lenses of love...see them from my perspective. This is how you walk in the light and it pleases me.

I want my body of believers to be radiant with the light of my presence. How I grieve when pockets of darkness increasingly dim the love-light. Return to me, your first love. Gaze at me in the splendor of holiness, and my love will once again envelop you in light.

1 Peter 4:8...1John 4:18...Revelation 2:4
 
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June 10

Rest in me my child. Give your mind a break from planning and trying to anticipate what will happen. Pray continually, asking my spirit to take charge of the details of this day. Remember that you are on journey with me.

When you try to peer into the future and plan for every possibility, you ignore your constant companion who sustains you moment by moment. As you gaze anxiously into the distance, you don't even feel the strong grip of my hand holding yours. How foolish you are my child!

Remembrance of me is a daily discipline. Never lose sight of my presence with you.This will keep you resting in me all day, every day.

1 Thessalonians 5:17...Psalm 62:5

You Are My Hiding Place...
 
June 11

Trust me and don't be afraid, for I am your strength and your song. Do not let fear dissipate your energy. Instead, invest your energy in trusting me and singing my song. The battle for control of your mind is fierce, and years of worry have made you vulnerable to the enemy. Therefore, you need to be vigilant in guarding your thoughts.

Do not despise this weakness in yourself, because I am using it to draw you closer to me. Your constant need for me creates an intimacy that is well worth all the effort. You are not alone for this struggle for your mind. My spirit living within you is ever ready to help in this striving. Ask him to control your mind. He will bless you with life and peace.
 
June 12

Let me help you get through this day. There are many possible ways to travel between your getting up in the morning and you're lying down at night. Stay alert to the many choices along the way, being continually aware of my presence. You will get through this day one way or the other. One way is to moan and groan, stumbling along with shuffling feet. But there is a better way.

You can choose to walk with me along the path of peace, leaning on me as much as you need. There will be difficulties along the way but you can face them confidently in my strength. Thank me for each problem you encounter, and watch to see how I transform trials into blessings.

1 Corinthians 10:10...Luke 1:79
 
June 13

I am creating something new in you...a bubbling spring of joy that spills over into other's lives. Delight as my Spirit flows through you to bless others. Let yourself become a reservoir of the Spirit's fruit.

Your part is to live close to me.open to all that I am doing in you. Don't try to control the streaming of my spirit through you. Just keep focusing on me as we walk through this day together. Enjoy my presence, which permeates you with Love, Joy, and Peace.

John 3:8...Galatians 5:22

 
Lara said:
June 13

I am creating something new in you...a bubbling spring of joy that spills over into other's lives. Delight as my Spirit flows through you to bless others. Let yourself become a reservoir of the Spirit's fruit.

Your part is to live close to me.open to all that I am doing in you. Don't try to control the streaming of my spirit through you. Just keep focusing on me as we walk through this day together. Enjoy my presence, which permeates you with Love, Joy, and Peace.

John 3:8...Galatians 5:22

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June 14 (last time I'll be posting a date)

I'm going to take a little time to pray about the devotions I've been posting everyday and ask God for further direction.

I just feel a new season coming and it's time for me to wait and listen. Thank you to those who have supported this thread. It has been very meaningful. I'm making a list so I can keep you all in my thoughts and prayers.

I'm not saying goodbye to the thread. I'll be posting random things occasionally. We can all continue to post whatever is on our hearts if you want...be it scripture, songs, words of faith hope love joy peace, questions, prayer requests, support for one another, etc. I just won't be posting daily devotions.

It can still be a quiet gathering place of like minds if you'd like ❤️
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“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5 14-16​

 

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