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Psalm 119: 114, 116-117

"You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.... Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live.... Hold me up, and I shall be safe...."

Beth Moore, Living Beyond Yourself, Week 8 "Faith is not an action; it is a response" (156).

Faithfulness "carries the idea of giving someone credit. An English synonym... is reality."

"...beyond believing in [Christ] and on Him, do we simply believe Him?... Do we believe Who He is and what He says?" (157)

"Enoch so enraptured God that God raptured him!"

"... wake up every morning saying, 'Yes, Lord,' then live through the day to discover His questions" (162).

"Genuine faith walks steadfastly with God for the pleasure of His company, not for His results" (164).

based upon Acts 27:1-28:10

1. Feelings or perceptions cannot be the basis of faith even in the most Spirit-filled life.
2. Faith comes from listening! The most certain way to know God is to know His word!
3. God's deliverance came through the ship['s] running aground!
4. God always has a destination in mind when He delivers.... If only we would release God from our preconceived notions of what a miracle should be! (166-167)

"Fear cripples faith,... but faith cripples fear" (170).

God "always can...! If He chooses not to, He has greater glory in mind" (171).

Through the indwelling of the Holy Ghost, I have "the faith of the very Son of God [to be] released in [me] through the fruit of the Spirit! (172)

"The closest length of time between the major prophecies and their fulfillment was 200 years" (173).

Week 9
gentleness= submission, humility, and teachability; meekness, mildness, forbearance.... grace of the soul, calmness toward God.... stands between uncontrollable, unjustified anger and passivity (178); describes the complete surrender to God's will and way in your life.... means to "stop fighting God"... power and strength created from submitting to God's will...."allow Him to comb out the tangles until you're free" (181).

humility = "the correct estimation of ourselves which results from a correct estimation of our God" (182).

When I am "proud, rebellious, and insist on [my] own way, the chances are good [God] will use a donkey" to instruct me.

gentleness = "'Strength of character revealed in meekness of manner"

"The Sword of the Spirit is to injure Satan, not the body of Christ" (194).

exhort does not equal injure.

"God's Word is best served with a pitcher and a towel" (197).