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Romans 15:13

"May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope."

Kay Arthur, As Silver Refined

"I don't have to __________ because I've been freed from sin's power and I can walk in newness of life. I will not yield the members of my body (including my mind) to be an instrument of unrighteousness. I thank You that sin shall not be master over me because I am under grace, and therefore I have You in the power of Your Spirit living within me:" (204).

"God, I know I am really, truly Yours. I know You hear and answer my prayers. Lord Jesus, You are my Lord and Master. I believe You died for my sins. I believe I can have Your righteousness. I believe my body is Your temple. Thank You, Lord, that You have brought me into Your family by faith. Father, thank You for giving Your Son for my sins so that I might never ever perish but have eternal life.

God, I believe I am Your child--not because of anything I've done, but because of what Jesus did on Calvary. And I want to bring You glory.

You are God. You are the sovereign God of all the universe. I submit myself to You. Lord, take me, receive me. I cry, "Abba, Father.' I trust You. At times I'm a little afraid, but I trust You.

Father, thank You for Your Word. Father, may I now in meekness continue to receive the engrafted Word, the implanted Word. May I allow it to take root in my heart that I might be rooted and grounded and established in the faith.

Because of Your presence and Your power within me, I know I can be an overcomer--day by day, for the rest of my days on earth. For Your Word says, "Whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith.' I believe that Jesus is the Son of God" (213).

2 Chronicles 16:9

"The eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him."

Colossians 4:17

"Pay attention to the ministry you have received in the LORD, so that you can accomplish it."

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Kay Arthur, As Silver Refined

"If I'm being conformed to His image, then God is achieving His goal and I can rest, knowing all is well" (150).

"He lets our hearts break for our children who walk in rebellion... so that in our hearts we better understand what it's like for Him when His children rebel..." (154).

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Kay Arthur, As Silver Refined

Meekness = "... God, if it pleases You, it pleases me" (89).

Ecclesiastes 10:4

"... gentleness and calmness prevent or put a stop to great offenses."

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June Hunt as quoted in Kay Arthur, As Silver Refined

"Lord, teach me to act rather than react
With the Spirit in control me.
...teach me to help rather than hinder
With the Lord being Lord of me.
...teach me to trust rather than mistrust
With the Spirit inside my soul.
... teach me to act rather than react--
I give You complete control" (69).

"God doesn't test [me] to see [whether I'll] fail but to show [me] how strong [I am]" (73).

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Lamentations 3:19-24

"... my soul remembers [my wandering] And is bowed down within me. This I recall to mind, Therefore I have hope. The LORD's lovingkindnesses indeed never cease...."

Psalm 51:1, 10, 12

"Be gracious to me, O God, according to Thy lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Thy compassion blot out my transgressions.... Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.... sustain me with/ a willing spirit."

Kay Arthur, As Silver Refined

"With God, whatever has happened in the past need not destroy [me].... the reality that [my past] cannot be changed need not demoralize... [me]" (61).

"... even the negative consequences we face from our pasts are part of the "all things" God uses to work together for our good" (62).

"What positive changes have [my failures] brought about in [my] ... character and in [my] relationships with God and with others?" (64)

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Kay Arthur, As Silver Refined

"... the will of God is discerned by knowing the Word of God" (51).

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Kay Arthur, As Silver Refined

"DISAPPOINTMENT = HIS # APPOINTMENT" # = TIME

He doesn't say the situation is good but that He will bring good from it. His personal goal for me: Christlikeness and fruitfulness (28-29).

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Kay Arthur, As Silver Refined

The enemy's 3 strategies for weakening me before a major battle:

I. Distraction

II. Deception

III. Downward spiral
A. Disappointment
B. Discouragement
C. Depression
1. Dejection
2. Despair
3. Demoralization (apathy, numbness)

Romans 8:37

"But in all these Things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him Who loved us."

"Once the full arrowhead has penetrated into the underlying muscle, it can only be cut out or pushed on through" (18).

I must either learn to take thoughts captive, or the deceiver will take me captive with my thoughts (20).

"The reason so many Christians fail in spiritual warfare is that we've ignored the right of the Lord Jesus Christ to have supreme authority and rulership in our [lives]. His objectives for us--to conquer ungodliness, to be holy even as He is holy--are not our objectives" (22).

Father, bring these truths home and so pierce my heart that as more than conquerors I "will be able to stand against all the wiles and devices of the enemy, holding the ground of faith and not yielding" (24).

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Kay Arthur, As Silver Refined

"He'll refine us in the crucible so that He can see Himself in the silver--....The fiery flames... will make the difference" (4).

The Refiner's fire burns for my good and His glory (8).

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Psalm 90:12, 16-17

"Teach me to number my days that I may gain a heart of wisdom. "let Your work appear to Your servants, And Your glory to their children. And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us. And establish the work of our hands for us."