Re: Fwd: Morning Inspirations - Resting in a storm.

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Thank You for sharing. I enjoyed it very much. Ingrid

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> Good Morning Everyone,

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> I don't know about you personally, but I do know

> generally speaking, people around the world

> are feeling pretty much overwhelmed with life.

>

> We could all find people worse off than us, or suffering

> more than us, but we are not living their lives, we are

> living ours.. and we must make sense of them,

> make the best of them, and try to find peace

> in the middle of our storms.

>

> We have been having some things happen here,

> that are just so difficult on several fronts. I have spent

> so much time in prayer. And I full well recognize several

> facts.

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> 1. No one can fix it for me

> 2. No one is going to rescue me.

> 3. I am the only one who has control

> over my attitude.

> 4. I am the only one who can change my

> perspective.

> 5. I am the only one who can give it to

> the Lord and quit clinging to my worries.

> 6. I am the only one who can make myself

> rest in Gods arms instead of my own ability.

>

> Last night I spent a lot of time in prayer,

> and I found some great verses, we need to

> remind ourselves of.. when times get hard.

>

> I pray they will minister to you as they did to me.

>

> Remember God is our hope,

> our sufficiency. He will not leave you alone.

> Talk to him all the time, conversationally, as you

> would a friend. Tell him everything you are feeling.

> Ask him for a wise perspective, and for help in

> becoming stronger inspite of your circumstances.

>

> Then crawl up in his arms and rest.

>

> In Him we live and move and have our being.

> Acts 17:28

>

> The eternal God is thy refuge,

> and underneath are his everlasting arms.

> Deuteronomy 33:27

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> Have I not commanded thee? Be strong and

> of good courage, be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed,

> for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

> 1:9

>

> Yeah, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of

> death I will fear no evil, for thou art with me, thy rod and

> thy staff they comfort me.

> Psalm 23:4

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> He gives power to the faint, and to them that have

> no might he increases strength.

> Isaiah 40:29

>

> My presence shall go with thee, and

> I WILL give thee rest.

> Exodus 33:14.

>

> Receive that rest. Give your mind a rest

> from your cares.

>

> Casting your cares upon Him,

> for He cares for you

> 1 5:7

>

> Casting means we throw them away, we

> dont pick them back up and carry them as

> a banner. We let go. It is the only solution that

> works.

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> We either rest in faith, or we live in frustration

> and worry.

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> God is on the throne. We are not.

>

> No matter how deep the pit, how heavy the

> care, Gods love and sufficiency is far greater.

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> Slow Down Therapy "

> (Author Unknown)

>

> 1. Slow down; God is still in heaven. You are not responsible for

doing it

> all yourself right now.

>

> 2. Remember a happy, peaceful time in your past. Rest there. Each

moment

> has richness that takes a lifetime to savor.

>

> 3. Set your own pace. When someone is pushing you, it's OK to tell

them

> they're pushing.

>

> 4. Take nothing for granted: watch water flow, the corn grow, the

> leaves blow, your neighbor mow.

>

> 5. Notice the sun and the moon as they rise and set. They are

> remarkable for their steady pattern of movement, not their speed.

>

> 6. Quit planning how you're going to use what you know, learn, or

> possess. God's gifts just are; be grateful and their purpose will

be clear.

>

> 7. When you talk with someone, don't think about what you'll say

next.

> Thoughts will spring up naturally if you let them.

>

> 8. Talk and play with children. It will bring out the unhurried

little

> person inside you.

>

> 9. Create a place in your home...at your work...in your

heart...where you

> can go for quiet and recollection.

> You deserve it.

>

> 10. Allow yourself time to be lazy and unproductive. Rest isn't a

> luxury; it's a necessity.

>

> 11. Talk slower. Talk less. Don't talk. Communication isn't

measured by

> words.

>

> 12. Give yourself permission to be late sometimes. Life is for

living, not

> scheduling.

>

> 13. Take time just to think. Action is good and necessary, but

it's

> fruitful only if we muse, ponder, and mull.

>

> 14. Make time for play - the things you like to do. Whatever your

age, your

> inner child needs re-creation.

>

> 15. Listen to the words you speak, especially in prayer.

>

> 16. Learn to stand back and let others take their turn as leaders.

> There will always be new opportunities for you to step out in

front again.

>

> 17. Divide big jobs into little jobs. If God took six days to

create

> the universe, can you hope to do any better?

>

> 18. Take time to read the Bible and inspiring words. Thoughtful

reading is

> enriching reading.

>

> 19. Direct your life with purposeful choices, not with speed and

> efficiency. The best musician is one who plays with expression and

meaning,

> not the one who finishes first.

>

> 20. Take a day off alone; make a retreat. You can learn from monks

and

> hermits without becoming one.

>

> 21. Pet a furry friend. You will give and get the gift of now.

>

> 22. Work with your hands. It frees the mind.

>

> 23. Once in a while, turn down the lights, the volume, the

throttle,

> the invitations. Less really can be more.

>

> 24. Let go. Nothing is usually the hardest thing to do - but often

it

> is the best.

>

> 25. Take a walk - but don't go anywhere. If you walk just to get

> somewhere, you sacrifice the walking.

>

> 26. Count your friends. If you have one, you are lucky. If you

have

> more, you are blessed. Bless them in return.

>

> 27. Count your blessings - one at a time and slowly.

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> Small Straws In A Soft Wind

> by Marsha Burns

>

> September 6, 2005: I say again, come into rest! And, in that

place of rest

> attend carefully to the things that require your attention. Do

not try to

> escape responsibility. Calm yourself and take life one bite at a

time, one

> step at a time, one day at a time. Refuse to become distraught by

thinking of

> what must be done tomorrow or next week. Do today what needs to

be

> completed. Otherwise, you will find yourself getting

overwhelmed. Be at peace, says

> the Lord. 6:34 " Therefore do not worry about tomorrow,

for tomorrow

> will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its

own trouble. "

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> http://www.geocities.com/galeshome2/strength

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> http://www.goodtimes2.com/morning_light.htm

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> I have often felt that many things that bring us to our knees,

> teach us while we are down there to learn to pray.

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> These possibilities are open to everyone.

> Don't tell God you are not good enough, do what He asks.

> Don't tell God to send someone else, He asked you.

> Don't tell God you don't have time to pray, He said seek me first.

> Don't neglect the things of God. He said we are to

> pick up His cross daily and follow Him.

> Don't tell God anything is bigger than His ability.

> God is the Great I Am, I am whatever you need.

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> There is no pit so deep, God's love is not deeper still.

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> Not my will but thine oh Lord.

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> Difficult moments, seek God.

> Quiet moments, worship God.

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