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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING –EP438 SPIRITUAL EYES

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: SPIRITUAL EYES

As believers God has opened our eyes that we can see the gospel enough to receive salvation. But most do not ever have their eyes opened any wider. They believe the stories in the bible to be true, but do not believe they can happen today.

I have seen miracles with my own eyes. I know that God can deliver and heal. I know that we are entering a time that God is going to show up with miracles, signs and wonders to shake loose the world from bondage. This is how we will reap the final large harvest for the kingdom of God.

I have personally seen broken bones healed instantly, I have seen a woman that was bowed at the waist and could not stand strait, be healed and she walked upright. I’ve seen large gashes in flesh grow together. Once when praying for a man to be healed, my grandfather had a large tumor of skin cancer fall off of a man’s face in his hand. The man was healed instantly. But we need to expect to see the miracles by our faith, or we will never see these things.

All of these things are seen with the physical eyes. I want to talk today about asking God to open your spiritual eyes that you may see in the realm of the spirit.

2 KGS 6:15-18 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? 16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. 17 And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. 18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the Lord, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

This servant was afraid and didn’t know what they were going to do. Because he was looking at the situation through natural eyes. The Syrian army surrounded them and things appeared to be grim, no way out. But Elisha prayed and God opened the spiritual eyes of his servant and he was amazed. Surrounding them were horses and chariots of fire. God had sent his angels to protect Elisha and his servant.

In the times in which we live, we need our spiritual eyes to be opened to see more clearly. But we should not ask if we are not ready to see, because things are not always rainbows and roses. Sometimes God shows us things our physical self doesn’t want to see. But in his wisdom, he knows that it is best for us to see. God is the God of miracle, but we have to believe when we pray or we will never see anything.

Think what comfort it was to Elisha’s servant to see the angel army. His fear went from sky high level to gone. This was all because God opened his eyes to see. We too can see the things of God more deeply. If we truly desire to see the miracles of God, he will not disappoint us.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EPISODE 437

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: HEAR MY HEART

Sherri Easter many years ago sang a song that has an amazing sentiment. It is about being broken and not having words to even pray. One line says, “I’ll be quiet so you can hear my heart.” God hears the cry of our heart, he knows our fears, our worries and our pain. He knows how hard the path we are walking is for us to walk. Jesus walked the hardest path mankind ever walked. He understands our emotions and how easily we could be led by them if we are not careful. Although giving up is not an option, if we listened to our emotions, we may give up. That is why we have to let him listen to our hearts, so that he can reinforce our strength.

The world says, “Listen to your heart” which actually means listen to your emotions and do whatever you wish. The way of the world is to look out for yourself. This is really not listening to your heart. It is choosing a path that most of the time leads to destruction. This is walking by our emotions.

God can listen beyond the emotions to the desires of our heart. As children of God, he knows our heart, because he recreated them when we were born again. We just need to let that new heart talk to God in a quiet place. There are times we don’t feel strong enough to keep going. He knows our deepest desires to do the right thing. In the deeper moments of despair, our heart can speak to him more eloquently than our words can ever speak.

Ps 91:1-2 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

When we are under the shadow of the almighty, we are under his covering. The shadow of God covers us with protection and safety. He desires for us to get into the secret place with him, under his covering. And just sit quietly in his presence and let him listen to the deepest parts of our being, he will fill us with strength and peace. He gives us what we need most to keep going. Waiting on God is what we must do to find our strength.

Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

When he hears our heart, he will renew our strength. He will lift us up and give us what we need to keep going.

Psalm 34:18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

These verses emphasize God’s attentive ear and His willingness to respond to the cries of His people, providing comfort and hope during times of distress. I encourage you to take quiet time, and allow God to hear your heart.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP436 PSALM 91

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: PSALM 91

There is a lot of powerful encouragement in the Psalms. Psalm 91 is something I read almost daily. I thought since I have not had a lot of time to dig in the word this week I would read it to you.

Psalm 91:1-4 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

If we can make sure that we have a God connection that makes us feel safe, he is our protector and our shield. He is our covering of righteousness.

Psalm 91:5-16 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. 7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. 9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. 14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. 16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

Read this for yourself and dwell on each of the verses. They tell us a lot about the character of our God. He will protect his people from the enemy. He created angels to watch over us. How important and special we must be if he sends his angels to protect us. Let that sink in for a moment.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP345 WISDOM

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The title of today’s episode is: WISDOM

The book of James is full of wisdom. I have been doing a study of James it is about Christian character. James encourages us to be intentional in our faith walk. He reminds us to be thankful for the gifts we have been given. Tells us to not be double minded. Explains how damaging our words can be if we don’t guard our tongue.

Wisdom is defined as having experience and knowledge about a subject. It is an understanding that comes from knowing and learning from living something. In other words to have wisdom about a Christian walk, we have to actually walk out our faith. Example: A farmer has farm wisdom, he understands by his experience and instincts how to go about farming. Someone from the city would not have a clue about farm life.

James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Gaining wisdom comes from God. He has shared a lot of wisdom in his word. The book of Proverbs is known as the wisdom book. It is full of practical wisdom. Today I want to focus on James 3:13-18

JAMES 3:13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

If you have true wisdom it comes from God and will be meek. Our words will not harm but bring forth healing. Our understanding of God’s ways and how to live a Christian life is Godly wisdom. We will not be arrogant acting like we know everything. Wisdom is understanding we will never know everything, but we can learn every day.

James 3:14-16 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

There is another type of wisdom that is not from God. This wisdom is the wisdom of the world. It is earthly, sensual and devilish. It doesn’t bring peace and healing but envy and strife. It causes confusion. Verse 14 tells us to lie not against the truth. In other words, this is a warning to the hypocrite trying to say they are a Christian but are walking in the wisdom of the world. This is why the word of God tells us to come out from among those that are worldly. Because we do not want our wisdom to become the wisdom of the things of the world.

Wisdom of the world is sensual or about physical gratification. The wisdom of the world is devilish. Which means that we walk in the ways of evil.

James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Wisdom from above will give us traits that make us soul winners. Godly wisdom is pure. It is peaceable, gentle, easy to implore or pled with someone, full of mercy and good fruit. If we have wisdom we will walk with the fruit of the spirit.

James 3:18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

If we have wisdom from God we will be without partiality or pretense. When people walk in man’s wisdom they may claim a moral standard but the worlds actions do not line up with their claim. The wise will sow peace by the Spirit of God.

The word says ee that winneth souls is wise, we do this by walking in Godly wisdom and letting our light shine.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP434 FAITH

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: Faith

Good Morning, today I want to touch on the foundation of a believer. We must first develop enough faith to believe that there is a God and his word is true. We must believe that he wants to save us from our sins. Developing faith is the beginning of having Godly wisdom.

HEB 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Without faith we cannot please God. He wants us to trust him. He wants us to believe in him and his word. Anyone who comes to him must believe or have faith that he is God. Some do not believe that God exists. He is a rewarder of those who believe in Him. Jesus desires for us to have faith and trust him. He will pour out blessings on his people.

Faith mean that we see things with our hearts that we cannot yet see with our eyes. We have to call things that are not as though they already are in our tangible world; like Abraham.

Our faith in God gives us a heart to help others. Our faith is a fruit or byproduct of God’s Spirit indwelling in us. We walk by this faith which helps us to grow and be a light to others.

I want to be found walking by faith and not by how the enemy would spin the truth to make things appear. We can not rely on how things seem, we have to see them through God’s eyes. We need to see them through the eyes of faith. Yes it may seem scary, but faith says that God will not leave us to deal with our troubles and trials alone.

Faith means that no matter what we are facing, we trust him. He will not fail us.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP433 LIFT US UP

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: LIFT US UP

It doesn’t matter how far human beings sink, God is able to reach down and lift them out of their sin. As long as they do not go so far as to blasphemy against the spirit of God or the Holy Ghost. Many Christians have an epiphany moment where they cried out to God and he reached down and lifted them out of the pit.

Psalm 40:1-2 I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

God will establish us. He will make sure the foundation under our feet is a solid foundation.

Is 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

We have no reason to fear, God is with us. He will give us strength and will give us the help we need. He will lift us up or hold us up to keep us from falling. We can be encouraged to know that God is with us.

He turns our mourning into joy. He gives us good things to replace the bad things. He gives us beauty for ashes. When the enemy tries to burn down our lives and we are left to mourn over what may have been. God is right there to give us peace and encourage us that he will give us a different outcome.

Is 63:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

Our lives are meant to glorify God. We cannot glorify him if we are sad and depressed all the time. I am not saying we will not walk through times of saddness and mourning. That is just life, but some people choose to live their lives in that state all the time. We were never meant to be void of joy. God will give us joy, if we will delight in him and give him praise. God will give us strength in our struggles.

We can be sure he will never abandon us to be overtaken by the enemy. God is there, all we have to do is call on his name and he will lift us up.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP432 I’VE GOT YOUR BACK

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: I’VE GOT YOUR BACK

I want to apologize for not having any videos last week. So I am pre-recording videos for the week. I have a family member in the hospital and was not home to do the videos last week. The last episode, I touched on the subject of how we are at war. Our weapons against our enemy include the sword of the spirit which is the Word of God, our worship, and prayer.

Never underestimate the power of a prayer warrior, when they decide to battle. They spend countless hours praying and it shows. Because when they pray God answers. Today, I want to talk to you about our words. Do we war in prayer, then crush our prayer seeds when we get up from prayer, by speaking negative unbelief?

We have to walk the walk and talk the talk. There is no room for unbelief in the life of a child of God. Moses sent spies out to check out the promised land. Ten returned with negative words. They looked at how big the giants were and compared themselves to the giants. They forgot they would not battle the giants alone. We cannot look at how big the giants are, but be willing to walk by faith and compare the giants to our God.

It wouldn’t be called a battle if it were easy. The very word battle means a long hard fight. It means you must have determination to win, so you dig in your heels and brace yourself for the struggle. Just when you think you cannot go on, Jesus will reach down and take the load of your battle.

Eccl 4:9-10 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

It is good to have a circle of people that are prayer warriors. Those who will lift you up when the battle becomes intense.

There is a phrase people often use that means I am here to fight with you against the enemy. It means you are watching out for them, “I’ve got your back.” When, I think about helping a friend fight their battles in prayer, my mind wanders to the two soldiers that are back to back. Together they have a 360 degree view of the enemy. That way they are never caught off guard. They are protecting each other’s backs. The enemy cannot sneak up behind either one.

In this day and time, we need each other and most of all we need the Lord to watch over us so that we are not overtaken by our enemy.

Luke 10:19: Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

In other words, Jesus gave his believers power to overcome the enemy. The serpents and scorpions represent evil spirits and attacks. We will not be harmed because God has got our backs. He will not allow the enemy to overtake us.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP431 THIS IS WAR

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: THIS IS WAR

Make no mistake my friends we are in a war for the soul of our nation. Many souls hang in the balance and we have to tip the scales to the right side; God’s side. Far too long we have sat back and watched the enemy take territories, and all we have done is shake our heads and talk about how bad things are getting. Today is the day of salvation. Today is also the day we take our stand. It is time to go to battle.

2 Cor 10:4-5 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Weapons of our warfare are not carnal or physical because our battle is not carnal. Our battle is spiritual. But what happens in the Spirit realm manifests in the physical realm. People don’t show signs of sin in their lives until the enemy has placed sinful desires in their spirit. If they don’t take control and ask God to cleanse and remove the sinful lusts they will manifest in their lives.

Our weapons through God can pull down the strong holds of the enemy. Every thought that goes through our minds needs to be measured against the word of God. The battlefield is our minds. The enemy will tell us lies to see if we will believe them. Accepting those lies as truth is the beginning of our downfall. That is how the enemy gets a foothold.

James 1:15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

The body of Christ needs to be restored to shine God’s glory into the darkeness. It is time the church became like Nehemiah. He was trying to restore Jerusalem. The people had a mind to work. They would work with their weapons within reach. One place said they had a tool in one hand and a sword in another. We are fortunate because our tool and our weapon is the same, THE BIBLE. We can study it and learn it. Using it as a tool to further our understanding of God and his plans. But we can also take that powerful weapon and use it to defend against the attacks of the enemy. When he tries to whisper lies, we can combat those lies with the word of God. But that can only happen if we have studied it and know the Word.

The Bible is not the only way we fight our battles. Worship is our weapon too. The enemy hates it when we sing praises to God. The church sometimes forgets what worship is; it is singing praises to God and so much more. Worship takes the focus off of us and puts the focus on him. Worship means getting lost in his presence, when everything around you fades away and it is just you and Jesus.

Prayer is another weapon. We fight our battles on our knees. God will answer when we pray. Prayer is our God connection. It is our communication system that helps us to hear from God. He has promised to fight our battles. But we have to praise and pray for him to lead us where we need to go.

Matt 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

His word says he will open things up to us if we pray. Prayer helps us to boldly approach the throne. The significance of prayer is to help guide us and to reassure us that he is there. He is big enough to handle our biggest problems.

James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

The effectual fervent prayer means passionate, not yielding or intense prayer will go a long way in getting God to answer.

Tomorrow we will discuss this subject further.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP430 BRACE FOR IMPACT

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: BRACE FOR IMPACT

We are living in intense times. The enemy is working overtime to destroy the body of Christ. He knows he is about to lose his foothold. Every day, he is roaming around trying to cause division and trouble. He is doing all he can through his people to destroy God’s people. Things look dark and may look darker before the light shines brightly. Look at Egypt, their darkness was so thick that they could not even get out of bed. But in Goshen where God’s people dwelled there was light. God will never leave us groping in the dark to find our path. He is the light of the world and he lives within us. We will always have light, even in the darkest world.

We have brace ourselves and make 100% sure our foundation is strong. If our feet are planted on a solid foundation, it doesn’t matter how much the enemy roars. We will be left standing strong when the enemy has given up.

The phrase brace for impact often is used when there is about to be a crash. It means get yourself in a position of protection. It is used on airplanes when they are about to crash. It means that people make sure they are buckled in and they bend down, using their arms to cover and protect their head. It is more broadly used in our society to mean get ready to ride out a difficult situation.

When one braces for an actual impact bracing will reduce injuries from a second impact. Like being belted in a seat will keep you from being tossed about, holding your arms over your head keeps them from flailing about and getting injured.

When we brace for impact, it could mean that we are preparing to deal with an attack from our enemy. We can be prepared by praying more and asking God to reveal what we need to know to face each day.

The enemy is seeking for anyone he can destroy. We have to make sure we are in a position of protection. Are we in communication with the one the can keep us safe from all the attacks of our enemy.

1 Pet 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Just because Peter used the analogy of a lion doesn’t mean we should be afraid of the enemy. He was speaking on some of the other attributes of a lion, like how they quietly sneak up on their prey. They will wait quietly for just the right moment to pounce. We have to be wise and know that the enemy is working hard to get us in a weak position. This is why he sometimes attacks on multiple levels.

But there is hope. Our God will fight our battles.

Ex 14:14 The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

We cannot allow ourselves to be overtaken by the enemy. We have to put on the whole armor of God and stand. It is time that we double down on prayer and seek God even more than ever before, He will protect us from the enemy.

We must overcome evil with good. Negative emotions or actions can cause us to want to lash out at people. Retaliating against the people when the enemy is at fault is the wrong thing to do. Look at Jesus and what all they did to him and he said, Father forgive them they do know what they are doing. That was because Jesus understood that they were being driven by our enemy satan.

Romans 12:21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

By putting on our whole armor and preparing to stand against the enemy is our way of bracing for impact in the spiritual realm.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP429 STEPS

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: STEPS

Have you ever been in a place you question what is going on with your life? You are doing all the Christian things. You are praying every day for guidance. Then you realize that somewhere along the line you have taken back control from God. We surrender our lives when we become saved. We tell God, you are now Lord of my life. But slowly we take back control and start making our own choices. Maybe Paul was trying to tell us every day we must surrender control. That is why he said I die daily.

There is never a time we should get ahead of God because then we are leading and not following. We are not leaders of Christ but followers.

Psalm 37:23-24The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

I can see a young child at the beach trying to step everywhere their father had stepped. Because his height is greater it is hard for the child to step that far. They almost have to jump to reach the next step. We sometimes have to take a leap of faith that God will lead us as we go. We do not know what each step will bring into focus. We must trust God.

Be not weary in well doing, if we continue we will reap the reward. Allowing Jesus to be our guide we cannot go wrong. But sometimes he says, stand still and we have to wait on Him. He will always refresh us if we wait on him.

In other words trust in the Lord, don’t follow our thoughts or ideas, in everything we do we must acknowledge him and he will keep us on the right path.

Prov 3:5-8 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy path. 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil. 8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

As we acknowledge him in every aspect of our lives, he will give us direction and guidance. We have to keep our heart set on Jesus. If we can keep our heart right and focused on the things of God then it makes it easier for God to direct our steps, because we want to go where he leads us.

Prov 16:9 A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

Every day our prayer should be Psalm 119:133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

Being a goal-oriented person who loves a to do list, it is hard for me to give up control, even to God. I often have way more on my list than I can accomplish in a day. I struggle at times finding quiet time alone with God, except in my car. The Lord and I have some good times driving along. The quiet time alone with God is how we gain strength. I can always tell when I haven’t had enough quiet time. I can see that I am starting to take back control. When this happens I have to have a long talk with my Lord and tell him that I surrender all, all over again.

Then he will reach down and fill up the empty places in my thirsty soul, before encouraging me to once more go out and reach the lost before it’s too late. You too can surrender it all to God once again. He is waiting to guide your steps, if you will let him.

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