Is there anything more powerful than a singing heart filled with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs? It pleases God's heart, speaks to my heart, and encourages those whose heart is also filled with song. And isn't it thought-provoking that the songs that I find in my heart come from the music I listen to? Do the songs in our hearts (my heart) praise Him, enrich our souls, encourage others to rejoice in their relationship with Him? Just asking.
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What leads to spiritual stagnancy?--a heart that denies God's intervention, believes He is indifferent to the needs of His people--maybe even irrelevant and unneeded; a heart that doubts the loyal love of God. There is all the difference in the world between a "stagnant pool" and the still waters that God leads His people to for refreshing. Spiritually prosperous are those that thirst after His righteousness. They shall be satisfied.
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God's grace is the bedrock of His compassion. And His compassion is always active in our lives both positively and "negatively." He is moved by our struggles, lovingly kind in His concern for us. Even in my times of disobedience, He is slow to anger, quick to forgive, tenacious in His gentle embrace. We live--always--near to the heart of God.
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The secret of effective prayer is the admission of our helplessness.
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I can sit under the teaching of God's Word and be spiritually deaf; the genuine hearer obeys--with joy.
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God's definition of a good life: doing justice, loving kindness, walking humbly with Him.
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A prayer for each day: "God, give me a teachable spirit."
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"Safe am I, safe am I, in the hollow of His hand."
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