John 3:16 (NIV)
For God so love the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.

19 This is the verdict:
Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.

20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God.

2 Co 5:16 (NIV)
So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view.  Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them.  And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

20 We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.  We implore you on Christ's behalf:  Be reconciled to God.

21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

The words of the unknown author are nice and they rhyme.  They are intended to give hope and faith to us.  But what they miss is the Good News that Jesus brought to mankind.  That Good News is God's kingdom is at hand.  Not only is the kingdom above, but it is here.  Jesus was in God's kingdom while he walked the earth.  That is what he meant when he said God's kingdom is near.  Through the sacrifice of Jesus the annointed one, those who believe are in God's kingdom here on earth.

We are saved.  We are sanctified.   We are healed.
We are the children of the Father God.
That is the Good News.

Bless the LORD, O my soul:
and all that is within me,
bless His holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits:
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
who healeth all thy diseases;
Psalm 103:1-3

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A young David reminds himself of all God does for him.
He is talking to himself.
Reminding himself to keep God always in his heart and mind.
Continually blessing the Lord will bless you.
God's grace: healing, joy, prosperity are yours now.
Jesus said if you remember Me I will remember you.
Keep the Lord always on you mind.
The rewards are great, both now and in the age to come.

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As children bring their broken toys
With tears for us to mend.
I brought my broken dreams to God
Because He was my Friend.

But instead of leaving Him
In peace to work alone.
I hung around and tried to help
With ways that were my own.

At last I snatched them back and cried.
"How can You be so slow?"
"My child," He said. "What could I do?" "You never let them go."

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Contemplate

If we trust in the Lord, He can do his work.
Continuing to worry about cares you have
turned over to the Lord brings two unwanted result:

The pain of our concerns continues to effect
our lives in negative ways.

Our continued worry shows a lack of faith in
the Lord's ability to work his wonders in our lives.

Trust in the Lord.  He is faithful.
He will bring you peace and wash your tears away.

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God Has Plans For YOU

You may feel lost or you may feel as if you have it all together.
Or you may be somewhere between the two.
There is a way to make sure you live up to your potential.

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"For I know the plans I have for you" declares the Lord,
"plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future."
Jer 29:11 (NIV)
For we are God's workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Eph 2:10 (NIV)

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Honestly seek the guidance of God and depend on him
for he is faithful.
He will guide you to do his plan for your life and
success and prosperity will follow.
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