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Grace for the Moment

By-Crickettt

Give me Grace Lord, for the moment,

Teach me how to follow your ways.

The path of life is hard at times,

Please stay close beside me today.

Let your love shine through the darkness,

Be my light when the road is long.

Help me find what I've been missing,

Give me strength to carry on.

There are times when I feel helpless,

Times I'm lost and all alone.

That's when You come and calm my spirit,

Bringing love I've not been shown.

Give me Grace Lord, through every trial,

Keep me s

God's Word Never Fails

By-Crickettt

 Isaiah 56:11- It is the same with My Word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it. (NLT)

 There is one thing we can truly count on that will never fail us and it is the Word of God.  I once heard someone say, "If God said it, I believe it, so that settles it!"  According to the Bible, we can take God at his Word.  With His Word, He spoke everything into existence.  The Bible also

God's Plan and the Power of Words

By-Crickettt

 Have you ever asked the question, "What is your plan for me God?"  A large number of people would answer "Yes" to that question, while others would have no opinion at all. Inside of every living creature there is a perfect plan...God's Plan.  From the very beginning of time, all life was given a purpose to be fulfilled.  We may never understand exactly what those plans are but, God knows.  There is such a wonderful mystery about the process of life;

God Still Delivers

By-Crickettt

 (NKJ)Psalm 20-The Lord hear you in the day of trouble, the name of the God of Jacob defend you; send you help from the Sanctuary and strengthen you; remember all your offerings. Grant you according to your own heart and fulfill all you counsel. The Lord fulfills all your petitions. Now know I that the Lord saves his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand. We will remember the name of the Lord our God.

 Sometimes, t

God Is Not Shaken

By-Crickettt

 It's so easy to just want to give up when you've struggled so much. You stand there in your Faith waiting on God to change things. And just when you think it's all going to be o.k., and the storm is over, that same storm raises its ugly head to taunt you once again. "What happened? I don't understand. I thought I did everything I knew to do?" "Why is this happening again? How much more can I take?"

The Bible says in II Corinthians 4:8-9-"We are troubled on every side

Get in the Back Seat!

By-Crickettt

 Philippians 4:6-7(GW)--Never worry about anything.  But in every situation let God know what you need in prayers and requests while giving thanks.  Then God's peace, which goes beyond anything we can imagine, will guard your thoughts and emotions through Christ Jesus.

Psalm 50:15(GW)--Call on me in times of trouble.  I will rescue you, and you will honor me.

Proverbs 3;5-6(GW)--Trust the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.  In all

Finding God’s Supernatural Peace

By-Crickettt

 Isaiah 26:3(NIV)- You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You.

 Luke 1:79(NIV)- To shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.

 John 14:27(NIV)- Peace I leave with you; My Peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

 John 16:33(NIV)- “I have told you these things, so that in me you m

Finding God's Perfect Will

By-Crickettt

 Every Christian and those searching for answers about God are looking to know, "What is God's Perfect Will for my life?" The answer is found deep inside each one of us. When God created mankind, He also placed within us the ability to know Him. Some choose not to know God and walk in darkness. Others choose to know all about Him and desire His perfect Plan and Will for their lives. When you are walking in the light of God, Who, is the Light, there is a deep

Don't Stop Reaching

By-Crickettt

 (Amplified version) Isaiah 59:1-Behold the Lord's hand is not shortened at all, that it cannot save, not His ear dull with deafness, that it cannot hear.

Psalm 139:10-Even there shall your hand lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.

 Do you have dreams inside you that maybe never manifested?  Are you stuck in a position where you do not know or understand which way to turn to make it happen?

There is hope!  God knows everything about those dreams because not onl

Thank you once again for allowing me to share with you something I believe is so vitally important today. There are so many things happening in this life that we don't always understand. God can take each situation we are facing and turn it completely around for our good. And in those circumstances, we face each day, we can learn a valuable lesson if we will take the time to let God speak to our hearts. God is reaching out to all who will listen. His Holy Spirit is working in the lives of others

This lesson is a little lengthy compared to the others. Please bear with me though because, I feel like this will benefit you as you read. ~Crickettt~

 Don't Be Enslaved By the World

By-Crickettt

 I Cor. 7:22-24--And remember, if you were a slave when the Lord called you, the Lord has now set you free from the awful power of sin. God purchased you at a high price. Don't be enslaved by the world. So, dear brothers and sisters, whatever situation you were in when you became a believer, stay there in

Deep Calls Out to Deep

By-Crickettt

Psalm 42:1-11 (NIV)

1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.

2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.When can I go and meet with God?

3 My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long,

    “Where is your God?”

4 These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God

    under the protection of the Mighty One with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng.

5 Why,

"Come Know Me"

 By-Crickettt

 Psalm 119:10-11(GW Translation) I wholeheartedly searched for You.  Do not let me wander away from Your commandments.  I have treasured Your promise in my heart so that I may not sin against You.

 1 Chronicles 28:9(NIV)--...for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought.  If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

 1 Corinthians 13:12(NKJV)--For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then f

Cleaning Out the Garbage

By-Crickettt

 Galatians 5:17 (NIV)-For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature.  They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want.

 Colossians 3:5 (NIV)-Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:  sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.

 John 15:10 (NIV)-If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have

Building on a Solid Foundation

By-Crickettt

 Matthew 7:24-27-(NLT)"Anyone who listens to my teaching and obeys me is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the flood waters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won't collapse, because it is built on rock. But anyone who hears my teaching and ignores it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will fall

Building Among Thorns

By-Crickettt

 I saw the most interesting event take place a week ago.  A female Cardinal was building a nest inside a rose bush outside my window.  I stood there in amazement when I first saw her flying quickly in and out.  As she wove together her little nest, I thought about how odd to build a nest among the thorns.  After all, the rose bush has sharp thorns that could hurt her as she flew back and forth gathering her sticks, straw and leaves.  And what about her babies onc

Beyond the Walls of Loneliness

By-Crickettt

 Psalm 25:16-Turn to me and have pity on me.  I am lonely and oppressed.

Psalm 68:6- God places lonely people in families.  He leads prisoners out of prison into productive lives, but rebellious people must live in an unproductive land.

Psalm 73:23- Yet, I am always with you.  You hold on to my right hand.

Matthew 28:20-Jesus said..."And remembers that I am always with you until the end of time."

Psalm 119:50-This is my comfort in my misery:  Your promise ga

A New Beginning

By-Crickettt

 (Scripture taken from New Living Translation)

Psalm 51:1-17-Have mercy upon me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin. For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night. Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just. For I was born a

Begin Again

By-Crickettt

 Today I want to share with you something God brought to my attention while I was doing my Bible Study.  I hope that this will inspire you as much as it did me.

The story is found in the book of Ezra.  The Temple of the Lord had been destroyed by King Nebuchadnezzar and all the vessels of the temple and its treasures were taken to Babylon.  When Cyrus became king of Persia, he was visited by the prophet Jeremiah and given a word about the rebuilding of the temple.  So, the

Author of My Life

By-Crickettt

You are the Author of my life

You are the Governor of my soul

When I feel I'm going under

You never let me go.

I find your mercy never ends

My heart is where you belong

There is nothing that can hurt me

Because your love for me is strong.

Though this life holds many challenges

That I cannot figure out

I can trust you in the weight of my cares

And I know without a doubt.......

You are the Author of my life

You are the Governor of my soul

When my days are filled with darkness

You