Psalm 38:15, 18, 21-22
"In You, O LORD, I hope. You will hear, O LORD my God.... I will declare my iniquity; I will be in anguish over my sin.... Do not forsake me, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me! Make haste to help me, O LORD, my salvation."
Proverbs 12:27
"... diligence is man's precious possession."
Beth Moore, Praying God's Word
continued from Colossians 1:10, ff
That I may please You in every way: bearing fruit in every good work,g rowing in the knowledge of You, being strengthened with all power according to Your glorious might so that I may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, Who has qualified me to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
623
Psalm 37:39
You are my Refuge and secure Stronghold in the time of trouble.
Proverbs 12:22
"Lying lips are extremely disgusting and hateful to the LORD, but they who deal faithfully are His delight.
John MacArthur, Daily Bible
"...the wise person is a model of restraint and humility..." (305).
Mrs. Charles Cowman, Streams in the Desert, as quoted in Beth Moore, Praying God's Word
"Nothing lies beyond the reach of prayer except that which lies outside the will of God" (120).
He Who began a good work in me will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus (Philippians 1:6).
You, Father, work in me to will and to act according to Your good purpose (Philippians 2:13).
I pray that I may live a life worthy of You and may please You in every way... (Colossians 1:10).
You are my Refuge and secure Stronghold in the time of trouble.
Proverbs 12:22
"Lying lips are extremely disgusting and hateful to the LORD, but they who deal faithfully are His delight.
John MacArthur, Daily Bible
"...the wise person is a model of restraint and humility..." (305).
Mrs. Charles Cowman, Streams in the Desert, as quoted in Beth Moore, Praying God's Word
"Nothing lies beyond the reach of prayer except that which lies outside the will of God" (120).
He Who began a good work in me will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus (Philippians 1:6).
You, Father, work in me to will and to act according to Your good purpose (Philippians 2:13).
I pray that I may live a life worthy of You and may please You in every way... (Colossians 1:10).
Friday, March 26, 2010
622
Beth Moore, Praying God's Word
"Please teach me how to live by the Spirit, then empower me to follow through (118).
"Please teach me how to live by the Spirit, then empower me to follow through (118).
Thursday, March 25, 2010
621
John MacArthur Daily Bible
on Deuteronomy 11:22-24: In response to Israel's obedience, God promised to give the all of the land to the extent of His boundaries. Had Israel faithfully obeyed, "her boundaries would have been enlarged to fulfill the promise made to Abraham. But because of [her] disobedience, the complete promise of the whole land remains, to be fulfilled" in the kingdom of the Messiah (240).
Beth Moore, Praying God's Word
I Corinthians 6:11
"... no matter what I once was, I have been washed, I have been sanctified, and I have been justified" in the Name of Jesus and by the Spirit. Empower me to resist what is "not beneficial so that I will not be mastered by anything" (115).
on Deuteronomy 11:22-24: In response to Israel's obedience, God promised to give the all of the land to the extent of His boundaries. Had Israel faithfully obeyed, "her boundaries would have been enlarged to fulfill the promise made to Abraham. But because of [her] disobedience, the complete promise of the whole land remains, to be fulfilled" in the kingdom of the Messiah (240).
Beth Moore, Praying God's Word
I Corinthians 6:11
"... no matter what I once was, I have been washed, I have been sanctified, and I have been justified" in the Name of Jesus and by the Spirit. Empower me to resist what is "not beneficial so that I will not be mastered by anything" (115).
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
620
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
"God has the right to rule.... God's rule is right!" (165)
"One of the things I enjoy most about God is His daily-ness. Pure appreciation for God's presence emerges from the daily walk--perhaps in the mundane more than the miraculous."
"I can trust my heart only when it is fully surrendered to obey God's truth" (166).
Psalm 84:5-7
"Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man whose strength is in You, in whose heart are the highways of Zion. Passing through the Valley of Weeping (Baca), they make it a place of spring; 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."
"Wisdom is knowing what to do with what you know" (168).
Isaiah 50:4, 7, 10
"[The Servant of God says] The Lord God has given me the tongue of a disciple and of one who is taught, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary.... I set My face like a flint.... Who is among you who [reverently] fears the Lord, who obeys the voice of His Servant, yet who walks in darkness and deep trouble, and has no shining splendor [in his heart]? Let him rely on, trust in, and be confident in the name of the Lord, and let him lean upon and be supported by his God."
"God has the right to rule.... God's rule is right!" (165)
"One of the things I enjoy most about God is His daily-ness. Pure appreciation for God's presence emerges from the daily walk--perhaps in the mundane more than the miraculous."
"I can trust my heart only when it is fully surrendered to obey God's truth" (166).
Psalm 84:5-7
"Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man whose strength is in You, in whose heart are the highways of Zion. Passing through the Valley of Weeping (Baca), they make it a place of spring; 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."
"Wisdom is knowing what to do with what you know" (168).
Isaiah 50:4, 7, 10
"[The Servant of God says] The Lord God has given me the tongue of a disciple and of one who is taught, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary.... I set My face like a flint.... Who is among you who [reverently] fears the Lord, who obeys the voice of His Servant, yet who walks in darkness and deep trouble, and has no shining splendor [in his heart]? Let him rely on, trust in, and be confident in the name of the Lord, and let him lean upon and be supported by his God."
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
619
A prayer: Psalm 37:5-8
"Commit your way to the LORD, Trust [roll and repose each care of your load on Him] also in Him And He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday. Rest in the LORD [Be still and rest], and wait patiently for Him. Do not fret.... Do not fret...."
Beth Moore, Praying God's Word
Romans 6:16
"I deeply desire to be a slave to righteousness!"
"No matter what I tell myself, my addiction will only grow worse without Your absolute intervention. You can set me free!"
"I can become a slave to You, reaping glorious benefits that lead to holiness."
You can use my life and cause it to bear fruit (112).
"Commit your way to the LORD, Trust [roll and repose each care of your load on Him] also in Him And He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday. Rest in the LORD [Be still and rest], and wait patiently for Him. Do not fret.... Do not fret...."
Beth Moore, Praying God's Word
Romans 6:16
"I deeply desire to be a slave to righteousness!"
"No matter what I tell myself, my addiction will only grow worse without Your absolute intervention. You can set me free!"
"I can become a slave to You, reaping glorious benefits that lead to holiness."
You can use my life and cause it to bear fruit (112).
Monday, March 22, 2010
618
from Beth Moore, Breaking Free
Liberation "is expressed as a reality only in the places of our lives where the free Spirit of God is released" (159).
"Obedience does not mean sinlessness but confession and repentance when we sin" (160).
"Without the Potter, clay is just dirt" (162).
Liberation "is expressed as a reality only in the places of our lives where the free Spirit of God is released" (159).
"Obedience does not mean sinlessness but confession and repentance when we sin" (160).
"Without the Potter, clay is just dirt" (162).
Saturday, March 20, 2010
617
Beth Moore, Praying God's Word
"O LORD, cause my soul to yearn for You in the night and long for You in the morning (Isaiah 26:9). Please transfer my yearning and longing to You because I can have You to my fill! You will never be a detriment to me!."
"O LORD, my God, other lords have ruled over me, but Your Name alone is the one I want to honor (Isaiah 26:13). Please help me understand that this addiction has been a terrible and destructive ruler in my life. Help me to cease to honor it (111).
Deuteronomy 1:2
"It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea."
Psalm 36:5-6
"Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep; O LORD, You preserve [me].
"O LORD, cause my soul to yearn for You in the night and long for You in the morning (Isaiah 26:9). Please transfer my yearning and longing to You because I can have You to my fill! You will never be a detriment to me!."
"O LORD, my God, other lords have ruled over me, but Your Name alone is the one I want to honor (Isaiah 26:13). Please help me understand that this addiction has been a terrible and destructive ruler in my life. Help me to cease to honor it (111).
Deuteronomy 1:2
"It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea."
Psalm 36:5-6
"Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep; O LORD, You preserve [me].
Friday, March 19, 2010
616
Psalm 35:27
"'Let the LORD be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.'"
Proverbs 12:3
"... the root of the righteous cannot be moved."
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
"People who detach themselves from truth inadvertently attach themselves to lies that defraud and extort [and bind]."
"... a toxic emotional cocktail: a relationship made up of someone who has an unhealthy need to be taken care of and someone who has an unhealthy need to care-take" (154).
Father, "expose all fraudulent attachments in [my life] and draw [me] to the light of healthy relationships with both things and people" (155)
"... we almost cannot imagine how God can be compassionate when we're outright rebellious. Oh, what a disservice we do when we try to humanize God by imagining Him as the best of humanity rather than all-together God" (158).
"'Let the LORD be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.'"
Proverbs 12:3
"... the root of the righteous cannot be moved."
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
"People who detach themselves from truth inadvertently attach themselves to lies that defraud and extort [and bind]."
"... a toxic emotional cocktail: a relationship made up of someone who has an unhealthy need to be taken care of and someone who has an unhealthy need to care-take" (154).
Father, "expose all fraudulent attachments in [my life] and draw [me] to the light of healthy relationships with both things and people" (155)
"... we almost cannot imagine how God can be compassionate when we're outright rebellious. Oh, what a disservice we do when we try to humanize God by imagining Him as the best of humanity rather than all-together God" (158).
Thursday, March 18, 2010
615
Psalm 34:4, 10, 13, 18, 22
"I sought the LORD, and He heard me.... those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.... Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil and do good; See [inquire for,and crave] peace and pursue [go after] it! (Amp.).... The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart.... The LORD redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned [or held guilty (Amp.)].
Beth Moore, Praying God's Word
Please surround me with the right kind of companions. Please show me any necessary amends for hurts I may have caused. Please help me to listen to Godly advice and accept instruction so that in the end I will be wise. Your Word claims that You are the Repairer of Broken Walls and the Restorer of streets with dwellings. Please rebuild the rubble in my life (110).
"I sought the LORD, and He heard me.... those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.... Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil and do good; See [inquire for,and crave] peace and pursue [go after] it! (Amp.).... The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart.... The LORD redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned [or held guilty (Amp.)].
Beth Moore, Praying God's Word
Please surround me with the right kind of companions. Please show me any necessary amends for hurts I may have caused. Please help me to listen to Godly advice and accept instruction so that in the end I will be wise. Your Word claims that You are the Repairer of Broken Walls and the Restorer of streets with dwellings. Please rebuild the rubble in my life (110).
Saturday, March 13, 2010
614
Psalm 33:18, 20, 22
Your eye is on those who fear You and who hope in Your mercy. You are my help and my shield. Let Your mercy be upon me, O LORD.
Proverbs 11:27
"He who earnestly seeks good finds favor."
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
You can be my Holy Addiction/Obsession.
Remember the image of water filling every molecule of space around everything in a vase.
"All excess is rooted in emptiness.... Misplaced worship is at the heart of all bondage."
Edward T. Welch as quoted in Breaking Free: All addiction is "'a worship disorder.'"
"A new response is one sincere confession away."
"It fulfills Him to fulfill me" (124-125).
I can either see the progress You are making in me or believe by faith that progress will take place.
"Happiness is inappropriate when it's our goal, but it's not inappropriate when it's God's momentary gift."
"He does not frown on our dreams. He simply longs to surpass them" (146-147).
Praying God's Word
"You have authority over all things....anything over my head is under Your feet."
Proverbs 28:13
Whoever confesses and renounces sins finds mercy. I need Your TRUTH.
I John 1:9
You are always faithful to forgive my sin and purify me from all unrighteousness. Please help me humble myself and receive Your wisdom. Forgive me for my self-loathing (109).
Your eye is on those who fear You and who hope in Your mercy. You are my help and my shield. Let Your mercy be upon me, O LORD.
Proverbs 11:27
"He who earnestly seeks good finds favor."
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
You can be my Holy Addiction/Obsession.
Remember the image of water filling every molecule of space around everything in a vase.
"All excess is rooted in emptiness.... Misplaced worship is at the heart of all bondage."
Edward T. Welch as quoted in Breaking Free: All addiction is "'a worship disorder.'"
"A new response is one sincere confession away."
"It fulfills Him to fulfill me" (124-125).
I can either see the progress You are making in me or believe by faith that progress will take place.
"Happiness is inappropriate when it's our goal, but it's not inappropriate when it's God's momentary gift."
"He does not frown on our dreams. He simply longs to surpass them" (146-147).
Praying God's Word
"You have authority over all things....anything over my head is under Your feet."
Proverbs 28:13
Whoever confesses and renounces sins finds mercy. I need Your TRUTH.
I John 1:9
You are always faithful to forgive my sin and purify me from all unrighteousness. Please help me humble myself and receive Your wisdom. Forgive me for my self-loathing (109).
Friday, March 12, 2010
613
Psalm 33:11, 15
"The counsel of the LORD stands forever...." You have fashioned by heart individually.
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
"We are one simple prayer of repentance away from purity at all times....
"Unhappy women are not made happy by marriage [or] ... children. [They] usually need a change of heart ore than a change of circumstances" (140).
Barrenness comes to all women at about Age 50 (142).
Titus 2:3-4, 12, 14-15
Older women are to "give good counsel and be teachers of what is right and noble.
"wisely train the young women."
to live a discreet, upright life
"eager and enthusiastic about [living a life that is] good and filled with beneficial deeds"
"Tell [the young women] all these things. Urge, advise, encourage, warn... conduct yourself and your teaching so as to command respect."
It's time to enlarge my tent and invest in spiritual children. Only God can make me more fruitful in barrenness. We want children who look just like Christ (143).
Praying God's Word
"God is far more interested in [my] getting to know the Deliverer than simply being delivered" (106)
My enemy is also God's enemy. I call upon You, Father God, to rise up in anger toward my enemy that binds me and fight him on my behalf with a holy vengeance.
"We are never stronger than the moment we admit we are weak" (107).
Get back up and walk with God again. How many times? Until you're free" (108).
"The counsel of the LORD stands forever...." You have fashioned by heart individually.
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
"We are one simple prayer of repentance away from purity at all times....
"Unhappy women are not made happy by marriage [or] ... children. [They] usually need a change of heart ore than a change of circumstances" (140).
Barrenness comes to all women at about Age 50 (142).
Titus 2:3-4, 12, 14-15
Older women are to "give good counsel and be teachers of what is right and noble.
"wisely train the young women."
to live a discreet, upright life
"eager and enthusiastic about [living a life that is] good and filled with beneficial deeds"
"Tell [the young women] all these things. Urge, advise, encourage, warn... conduct yourself and your teaching so as to command respect."
It's time to enlarge my tent and invest in spiritual children. Only God can make me more fruitful in barrenness. We want children who look just like Christ (143).
Praying God's Word
"God is far more interested in [my] getting to know the Deliverer than simply being delivered" (106)
My enemy is also God's enemy. I call upon You, Father God, to rise up in anger toward my enemy that binds me and fight him on my behalf with a holy vengeance.
"We are never stronger than the moment we admit we are weak" (107).
Get back up and walk with God again. How many times? Until you're free" (108).
Thursday, March 11, 2010
612
Psalm 33:4
"For the word of the LORD is right, And all His work is done in truth."
Proverbs 11:23-24
"The desire of the [consistently] righteous brings only good. There are those who [generously] scatter abroad, and yet increase more...."
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
"Christ takes up the slack in imperfect relationships and reminds us that the ideal partnership is ahead."
"For the word of the LORD is right, And all His work is done in truth."
Proverbs 11:23-24
"The desire of the [consistently] righteous brings only good. There are those who [generously] scatter abroad, and yet increase more...."
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
"Christ takes up the slack in imperfect relationships and reminds us that the ideal partnership is ahead."
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
611
Psalm 32: 7-8, 10
"You shall surround me with songs [and shots, Amp.] of deliverance." You will instruct me and teach me in the way I should go. You will guide me with Your eye.... Mercy [and lovingkindness, Amp.] shall surround me.
John MacArthur, Daily Bible
Mark 11:25
"... anything against anyone" = sins and simple dislike
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
humble dignity
"God gives us dreams so we'll long for God's reality" (132).
I will behave like who I think I am (133).
"I don't want to be caught with spiritual curlers in my hair." I am not making myself ready for the wedding, but for the Groom (134).
Isaiah 61:30, Amp.
"To grant [consolation and joy] to those who mourn...--to give them an ornament (a garland or diadem) of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment [expressive] of praise instead of a heavy, burdened, and failing spirit--that they may be called oaks of righteousness [lofty, strong, and magnificent, distinguished for uprightness, justice, and right standing with God], the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified."
Isaiah 61:10
"I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels."
"You shall surround me with songs [and shots, Amp.] of deliverance." You will instruct me and teach me in the way I should go. You will guide me with Your eye.... Mercy [and lovingkindness, Amp.] shall surround me.
John MacArthur, Daily Bible
Mark 11:25
"... anything against anyone" = sins and simple dislike
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
humble dignity
"God gives us dreams so we'll long for God's reality" (132).
I will behave like who I think I am (133).
"I don't want to be caught with spiritual curlers in my hair." I am not making myself ready for the wedding, but for the Groom (134).
Isaiah 61:30, Amp.
"To grant [consolation and joy] to those who mourn...--to give them an ornament (a garland or diadem) of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment [expressive] of praise instead of a heavy, burdened, and failing spirit--that they may be called oaks of righteousness [lofty, strong, and magnificent, distinguished for uprightness, justice, and right standing with God], the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified."
Isaiah 61:10
"I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels."
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
610
John MacArthur, Daily Bible
Biblical love = attitudinal response and demonstrated obedience
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
"The quality of our lives usually grows from what and who we believe we are (128). Father, restore my list dignity, teach me my true identity, and liberate me to live in purity (130).
Isaiah 41:9-13
You have chosen me and not cast me off. You will strengthen and harden me to difficulties. You will hold me up and retain me with Your victorious right hand of rightness and justice. Those who war against me shall be as nothing, as nothing at all. You hold my right hand. My Maker is my husband. You have the power to turn any curse into blessing for me.
Biblical love = attitudinal response and demonstrated obedience
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
"The quality of our lives usually grows from what and who we believe we are (128). Father, restore my list dignity, teach me my true identity, and liberate me to live in purity (130).
Isaiah 41:9-13
You have chosen me and not cast me off. You will strengthen and harden me to difficulties. You will hold me up and retain me with Your victorious right hand of rightness and justice. Those who war against me shall be as nothing, as nothing at all. You hold my right hand. My Maker is my husband. You have the power to turn any curse into blessing for me.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
609
Psalm 31:15-17
"My times are in Your hand.... Make Your face to shine upon Your servant; Save me for Your mercies' sake. Do not let me be ashamed, O LORD...."
Proverbs 1:12-13
"... a man of understanding holds his peace.... he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter."
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
"Every time we are delivered over to a death of any kind, we encounter a challenge to allow the loss to bring change for Jesus' sake.
"When our hearts have been shattered by loss, we have an opportunity to welcome a supernatural power to our lives--the power to live again when we'd really rather die:" (123).
Beth Moore, Praying God's Word
Isaiah 64:4-5
61:1-4
Psalm 41:9-12
"O Lord, please empower me to live obediently through Your Holy Spirit so that You are fully released to act in my behalf. Do more than I can see, hear, or even imagine, Lord Jesus" (100).
You are so willing/able to minister to me. Give me a humble/cooperative spirit to receive Your incomparable, liberating ministry. Merciful compassionate God, even my close friend, whom I trust, he who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. But You, O LORD, have mercy on me; raise me up... Empower me to live a life pleasing to You, and my enemy will not be able to triumph over me.... Uphold me in Your integrity instead of my own and set me in Your Presence forever (101).
My justification is found in Your Son and my Savior, Jesus Christ (Rom. 8:30). He is faithful even when I am not (II Tim. 2:13).
"My times are in Your hand.... Make Your face to shine upon Your servant; Save me for Your mercies' sake. Do not let me be ashamed, O LORD...."
Proverbs 1:12-13
"... a man of understanding holds his peace.... he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter."
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
"Every time we are delivered over to a death of any kind, we encounter a challenge to allow the loss to bring change for Jesus' sake.
"When our hearts have been shattered by loss, we have an opportunity to welcome a supernatural power to our lives--the power to live again when we'd really rather die:" (123).
Beth Moore, Praying God's Word
Isaiah 64:4-5
61:1-4
Psalm 41:9-12
"O Lord, please empower me to live obediently through Your Holy Spirit so that You are fully released to act in my behalf. Do more than I can see, hear, or even imagine, Lord Jesus" (100).
You are so willing/able to minister to me. Give me a humble/cooperative spirit to receive Your incomparable, liberating ministry. Merciful compassionate God, even my close friend, whom I trust, he who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. But You, O LORD, have mercy on me; raise me up... Empower me to live a life pleasing to You, and my enemy will not be able to triumph over me.... Uphold me in Your integrity instead of my own and set me in Your Presence forever (101).
My justification is found in Your Son and my Savior, Jesus Christ (Rom. 8:30). He is faithful even when I am not (II Tim. 2:13).
Saturday, March 6, 2010
608
Psalm 31:7-8. 10
"You have considered my trouble; You have known my soul in adversities, And have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feel in a wide place.... My strength fails because of my iniquity.... I [feel] like a broken vessel."
John MacArthur, Daily Bible: What essential element is Christ looking for in my character? one who humbly serves others (225)
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
God's definition of broken heart = hemorrhaging (106)
"...self-made fortresses built to protect our hearts not only keep love from going out but they keep love from coming in" (107).
on Mark 10:13-16: Christ pulled a real child [maybe Peter's] forward to express His idea of greatness, while His chosen 12 behaved like a bunch of children (109).
Why did God allow my childhood victimization? "He knew that I would have to seek Him diligently for healing and in that healing I would come to know my Healer (110).
"Scripture is the strongest bandage God uses to bind hearts broken in childhood.... [I am] more likely to find progressive healing through the study/application of truth" (111)
forgiving perpetrators: "I finally came to a place where I felt sorrier for him than I did for myself" (113).
"...the host of the hsame game is shameless" (112).
"Since the enemy cannot [steal salvation], he tries to ensure that they will be either too emotionally handicapped to turn into an effective witness, or perhaps better yet, too driven by destruction to avoid a scandal. The enemy's hope for Christians is that we will either be so ineffective we have no testimony, or we'll ruin the one we have" (114).
I am not defined by anything that happened to me or anything I have done. I am defined by who I am in Christ.... I cannot know the truth about myself until I know the truth of God's word (115).
My story will forever remain incomplete until I let You do what only You can do with my hurt. I must let You perfect that which concerns me (115).
Psalm 107:20
"He sends forth His word and heals them and rescues them from the pit and destruction."
Psalm 119:92
"Unless Your law had been my delight, I would hav eperished in my afflication."
"Bandage or Bondage?" (116)
"You have considered my trouble; You have known my soul in adversities, And have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feel in a wide place.... My strength fails because of my iniquity.... I [feel] like a broken vessel."
John MacArthur, Daily Bible: What essential element is Christ looking for in my character? one who humbly serves others (225)
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
God's definition of broken heart = hemorrhaging (106)
"...self-made fortresses built to protect our hearts not only keep love from going out but they keep love from coming in" (107).
on Mark 10:13-16: Christ pulled a real child [maybe Peter's] forward to express His idea of greatness, while His chosen 12 behaved like a bunch of children (109).
Why did God allow my childhood victimization? "He knew that I would have to seek Him diligently for healing and in that healing I would come to know my Healer (110).
"Scripture is the strongest bandage God uses to bind hearts broken in childhood.... [I am] more likely to find progressive healing through the study/application of truth" (111)
forgiving perpetrators: "I finally came to a place where I felt sorrier for him than I did for myself" (113).
"...the host of the hsame game is shameless" (112).
"Since the enemy cannot [steal salvation], he tries to ensure that they will be either too emotionally handicapped to turn into an effective witness, or perhaps better yet, too driven by destruction to avoid a scandal. The enemy's hope for Christians is that we will either be so ineffective we have no testimony, or we'll ruin the one we have" (114).
I am not defined by anything that happened to me or anything I have done. I am defined by who I am in Christ.... I cannot know the truth about myself until I know the truth of God's word (115).
My story will forever remain incomplete until I let You do what only You can do with my hurt. I must let You perfect that which concerns me (115).
Psalm 107:20
"He sends forth His word and heals them and rescues them from the pit and destruction."
Psalm 119:92
"Unless Your law had been my delight, I would hav eperished in my afflication."
"Bandage or Bondage?" (116)
Friday, March 5, 2010
607
Psalm 31:1-5
"In You, O LORD, I put my trust.... Deliver me in Your righteousness. Bow down Your ear to me, Deliver me... Be my Rock of Refuge, a Fortress of Defense to save me. For You are my Rock and my Fortress; Therefore, for Your name's sake, Lead me and guide me.... You are my Strength. Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD God of truth."
Lamentations 3:58-59
O LORD, You have pleaded the causes of my soul [You have managed my affairs and You have protected my person and my rights]; You have rescued and redeemed my life! O LORD, You have seen my wrong [done to me]: judge and maintain my cause."
Beth Moore, Praying God's Word
"O, God, help me to understand that I am no longer a victim of anyone else's misuse or rejection when I commit myself entirely to You. Make me a victor, Lord Jesus!" No matter how I may encounter rejection in the world around me, I am welcomed to abide in You and the perfect Son of the Most High God. You have chosen me out of the world. You desire to make known to me everything You learned from Your Father. Develop Your heart within me, Jesus, so that I will know how to ask of the Father in Your great name. Help me to be perpetually aware that I never need to feel left out.
Oswald Chamber as AGAIN quoted in Moore, this time in Praying God's Word:
"Over and over again God has to remove our friends in order to bring Himself in their place. Take it personally: In the year that the one who stood to me for all that God was, died--I gave up everything? I became ill? I got disheartened? Or--I saw the Lord?" (98)
"In You, O LORD, I put my trust.... Deliver me in Your righteousness. Bow down Your ear to me, Deliver me... Be my Rock of Refuge, a Fortress of Defense to save me. For You are my Rock and my Fortress; Therefore, for Your name's sake, Lead me and guide me.... You are my Strength. Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD God of truth."
Lamentations 3:58-59
O LORD, You have pleaded the causes of my soul [You have managed my affairs and You have protected my person and my rights]; You have rescued and redeemed my life! O LORD, You have seen my wrong [done to me]: judge and maintain my cause."
Beth Moore, Praying God's Word
"O, God, help me to understand that I am no longer a victim of anyone else's misuse or rejection when I commit myself entirely to You. Make me a victor, Lord Jesus!" No matter how I may encounter rejection in the world around me, I am welcomed to abide in You and the perfect Son of the Most High God. You have chosen me out of the world. You desire to make known to me everything You learned from Your Father. Develop Your heart within me, Jesus, so that I will know how to ask of the Father in Your great name. Help me to be perpetually aware that I never need to feel left out.
Oswald Chamber as AGAIN quoted in Moore, this time in Praying God's Word:
"Over and over again God has to remove our friends in order to bring Himself in their place. Take it personally: In the year that the one who stood to me for all that God was, died--I gave up everything? I became ill? I got disheartened? Or--I saw the Lord?" (98)
Thursday, March 4, 2010
606
Proverbs 11:2
"When pride comes, then comes shame...."
II Cor. 2:14-15
"I thank You, my God, Who always leads me in triumphal procession in Christ and through me desires to spread everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him. For You have called me to be the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing."
Isaiah 45:3
You call me by my name. Cynthia Heald from A Woman's Journey to the Heart of God as quoted in Beth Moore, Praying God's Word:
"'Isn't there someone who will give me water without manipulating me or requiring me to jump through hoops...? Isn't there someone who will love me just for who I am? Then Jesus appears at high noon'" (97).
"When pride comes, then comes shame...."
II Cor. 2:14-15
"I thank You, my God, Who always leads me in triumphal procession in Christ and through me desires to spread everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him. For You have called me to be the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing."
Isaiah 45:3
You call me by my name. Cynthia Heald from A Woman's Journey to the Heart of God as quoted in Beth Moore, Praying God's Word:
"'Isn't there someone who will give me water without manipulating me or requiring me to jump through hoops...? Isn't there someone who will love me just for who I am? Then Jesus appears at high noon'" (97).
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
605
Psalm 30:3
"You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit....Your favor is for life."
"You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit....Your favor is for life."
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
604
Psalm 29:11
"The LORD will give strength to His people; the LORD will bless His people with peace."
John MacArthur, Daily Bible
During the forty years of wandering, Moses moved camp about forty times.
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
"Once we are redeemed, God's primary agenda becomes our completion" (95).
"...cease cooperating with the enemy and start living in the reality of our liberty" (96).
"No matter what atrocity has taken place in your family line, God can raise up a new generation and turn the cycle in the direction of Godly seed.... Between every unfaithful generation and faithful generation is one person determined to change.... be a link that takes your family line from an unfulfilling life of religion to a passionate life of relationship with Christ."
Pray for seed who love God passionately and love Him fervently--who inherit a burden for world missions and a commitment to love/accept all races-- who discern and reverse any negative cycles they see in me" (97).
most treasured gift = AUTHENTICITY (97)
"Sometimes we're willing to criticize what happened before us, but are we willing to take the challenge of positively affecting those after us?"
"The virus of self-centeredness is very contagious, but each generation has the option not to catch it."
"... be the link through whom God works to bring a greater depth of faithfulness and effectiveness, your life could affect every generation in your family line until He comes" (99).
I Samuel 12:22
You were pleased to make me Your own.
Beth Moore, Praying God's Word
"When He sings over you, dance!" (94)
"The LORD will give strength to His people; the LORD will bless His people with peace."
John MacArthur, Daily Bible
During the forty years of wandering, Moses moved camp about forty times.
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
"Once we are redeemed, God's primary agenda becomes our completion" (95).
"...cease cooperating with the enemy and start living in the reality of our liberty" (96).
"No matter what atrocity has taken place in your family line, God can raise up a new generation and turn the cycle in the direction of Godly seed.... Between every unfaithful generation and faithful generation is one person determined to change.... be a link that takes your family line from an unfulfilling life of religion to a passionate life of relationship with Christ."
Pray for seed who love God passionately and love Him fervently--who inherit a burden for world missions and a commitment to love/accept all races-- who discern and reverse any negative cycles they see in me" (97).
most treasured gift = AUTHENTICITY (97)
"Sometimes we're willing to criticize what happened before us, but are we willing to take the challenge of positively affecting those after us?"
"The virus of self-centeredness is very contagious, but each generation has the option not to catch it."
"... be the link through whom God works to bring a greater depth of faithfulness and effectiveness, your life could affect every generation in your family line until He comes" (99).
I Samuel 12:22
You were pleased to make me Your own.
Beth Moore, Praying God's Word
"When He sings over you, dance!" (94)
Monday, March 1, 2010
603
Beth Moore, Praying God's Word
Psalm 91:14-16
"You will deliver me and honor me."
Please help me to be Your idea of righteous (88). Help me flesh out the righteousness of Christ in my life (88). "Help me to sense and respond to Your comfort" (89). You will surround me with songs of deliverance.
You have put all my sins behind Your back (89). Teach me to sow for myself righteousness. Break up my unplowed ground
Lady Huntington, Streams in the Desert as quoted in Moore: "...that God should make a conquest of all within me by love" (90).
John MacArthur, Daily Bible
Legalism = mechanical and thoughtless conformity without a pure heart
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
Break all negative bonds in my generation (91).
"We can be honest with ourselves and with God and still avoid belittling perpetrators (93).
We might not be able to change the past, but we can change how we look at it; we can decide how we're going to build upon it (95).
Praying God's Word
Overcoming rejection requires allowing God to renew the mind until the rejected thinks like the accepted.
Psalm 91:14-16
"You will deliver me and honor me."
Please help me to be Your idea of righteous (88). Help me flesh out the righteousness of Christ in my life (88). "Help me to sense and respond to Your comfort" (89). You will surround me with songs of deliverance.
You have put all my sins behind Your back (89). Teach me to sow for myself righteousness. Break up my unplowed ground
Lady Huntington, Streams in the Desert as quoted in Moore: "...that God should make a conquest of all within me by love" (90).
John MacArthur, Daily Bible
Legalism = mechanical and thoughtless conformity without a pure heart
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
Break all negative bonds in my generation (91).
"We can be honest with ourselves and with God and still avoid belittling perpetrators (93).
We might not be able to change the past, but we can change how we look at it; we can decide how we're going to build upon it (95).
Praying God's Word
Overcoming rejection requires allowing God to renew the mind until the rejected thinks like the accepted.
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