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Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He  is good! For His mercy endures forever. ... I called on the Lord in distress; The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place. Psalms 118:1,5 NKJV I called on the Lord. In my distress. Implied in my prayer was my trust in God, that He is good, that his love, compassion, kindness and mercy towards me are beyond my ability to measure. But I didn't say it out loud. So this morning that's where my prayer starts. "Father in heaven, You are good. I know that you love me, and I know that you love the people I care about. This is what's going on right now..." That changes things. And that broad place, that open field, I get a wee glimpse of. And. The psalmist was in distress. Trouble. Literally a tight place. It's OK for us to feel like that too. Thanks God. You are good. You love beyond measure. Right now I'm going to walk in that truth no matter what. Amen. #sobeit #psalms #psalm118 #lovedbe...

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Mark 6:41 NIV Jesus shows us his thankful reliance on the Father. Turning towards heaven, giving thanks for what he had been given to work with. How often do I miss or overlook what I have to work with or use to bless others because I think it's not enough, I don't know enough, aren't experienced enough, old enough... Thankfully rely on God and use our gifts, talents, strengths, resources, and even our weaknesses, for his kingdom and to bless and encourage others. We have all got something to offer. In the face of 10,000 people, 5 loaves and 2 fish seems like it's not going to make any difference. The problem is way too big. In faithful reliance on God, Jesus broke the bread anyway. Gave it out anyway. And our God made it enough. Jesus was broken for us. In his humanity, just one man, but as God's son, He was enough. Enough for me and for you. Use what...

Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Psalms 51:11-12 ESV This is a song written in the face of an epic fail. An epic moral failure. It didn't happen by accident,   David chose, at every step along the way he could have stopped, he overstepped every boundary, and went against everything he knew was right. And now David is almost pleading for his life. I've stepped out of your will. I've made a poor choice. Please don't turn your back on me. Don't let me go. Bring me back into fellowship with you I need you David doesn't have the benefit that we have of Jesus once-for-all sacrifice, or Jesus account of the prodigal son...but he does know that he needs God. That the path he has chosen leads to death, not to life, darkness not light. And he wants to head back to the light. Can you relate? I can Today Lord, I choose light over dark...

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 NIV Sunday : clean heart Monday : back to the gym, renew that steadfast spirit. If we're renewing something, it's a thing we've had but haven't maintained. It's dusty. Rusty It's muscles we haven't used Atrophy David says my gaze has wandered, my heart has wandered, and my actions have followed. I want to go back to You God. I want my direction, my orientation be fixed on You. And I need Your help. Renew, restore, revitalise my spirit so that it's once more in tune with you. Keep me steadfast in my walk with You. You know I've stuffed up Help me keep my eyes on You, no matter how rough the road is, how big the potholes are, You are my direction and my goal. Renew that steadfast spirit within me. Amen. #sobeit #creatorofcleanhearts #renewerofsteadfastness #psalms #psalm51 #monday #Godsgym

The grace (spiritual favor and blessing) of the Lord Jesus Christ (the Anointed One) be with your spirit. Amen (so be it). Philippians 4:23 AMPC Oct 14, 2015 we started Philippians 1:1 with a reflection on Paul & Timothy, teams, being in this together...& today we finish this book with a blessing from Paul - may the grace of the Lord be with your spirit - so be it May that grace be known to you today. Sometimes it's there and we don't see it...it's there in a word or a touch, it's there in creation, design, beauty, or its there deep in our soul (but we let the noise of this world crowd it out) The ultimate team is God within us... May your heart be encouraged today, and may you choose to touch the life of someone else, to speak life and blessing today... #philippians #inthistogether #grace #sobeit