Happy Fourth-Be Joyful Always

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Happy Fourth
While Merriman Webster refers to independence as:
"not subject to control by others",
we as believers need to think of it as being
"in" the dependence mode and controlled by the Holy Spirit!

July 3
I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Isaiah 38:5

"No matter where we are, God is as close as a prayer."

Billy Graham

July 4
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him. Psalm 37:7

"Wait patiently for the Lord. He will give you what's best-in His time!"
Henry G. Bosch

Boo thought: Very Timely message as AOL has kicked me off once again.
I believe no weapon formed against us will prosper and God works all things together for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose, so I will allow this snafoo to bring to fruition even something grander for the Lord.
Prayerfully a new web site will be done soon and include online Bible Study, recommended books, music and recipes!
July 5
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.
Matthew 22:37
"Our minds are to be as fully yielded to God as our hearts and souls."
David McCasland

July 6
Search me O God, and know my heart. Psalm 139:23
"Praying for selfish gain turns God against our requests. " Leith Anderson

Psalms Now 75 & 76
We praise You, O God
Even in the midst of this world's wickedness, we celebrate Your majesty and power.
For You are here, O God. You are here to save; You are here also to judge.
Even while the godless trumpet their rebellion,
You hold the world in the palm of Your hand.
Should You close Your hand in anger, O God, their doom is sealed, their boasts ended forever.

Your fainthearted servants need not be dismayed, O God.
Even the rebelliousness of these obstinate creatures can serve to further Your purposes.
We need not fear the distortions of those who defy and oppose You.
We need only renew our relationship with You, rededicate our lives to Your objectives,
and continue to celebrate You presence and Your power in our world.

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