Simply Believe

Luke 8:50a
50 But Jesus, on hearing this, answered him, Do not be seized with alarm or struck with fear; simply believe [in Me as able to do this] …
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Mark 9:23
23 Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes."
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John 14:1-2
14 "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.
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Mark 11:22-23
22 So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God.”
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Word of Truth Lies Demise

What goes on in your head?
Do you think about what God has said?
His Word is True, and He is with you,
So there’s no reason to worry or dread.

Don’t allow what discouragement said,
To worm in your head and to spread,
God’s Word is True, it is what you CAN DO,
So meditate on what He said instead.

Don’t let thoughts of evil persist,
With the Word of Almighty resist,
What He has spoken is True, it will bring you through,
And His Promise enlist to exist.

Josh 1:8-9
8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
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Ps 1:1-3
1 Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.
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2 Cor 10:3-6
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
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2 Cor 10:5
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;
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2 Cor 10:5
5 [Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One),
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John 10:4-5
4 And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers."
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John 10:27-30
27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand. 30 I and My Father are one."
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Psalm 23
1 The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
3 He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
Forever.
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Matt 4:1-4
4 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."

4 But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"
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John 6:48-51
48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50 This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die.
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Isa 55:1-3
1 "Ho! Everyone who thirsts,
Come to the waters;
And you who have no money,
Come, buy and eat.
Yes, come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without price.
2 Why do you spend money for what is not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And let your soul delight itself in abundance.
3 Incline your ear, and come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live;
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John 6:63-64
63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
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Heb 4:12a
12 For the word of God is living and powerful,
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Heb 4:12a
12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful,
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Heb 4:12a
12 For the word of God is living and active.
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Heb 4:12a
12 For whatever God says to us is full of living power
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Heb 4:12a
12 For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]
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Rom 4:17
17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
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Rom 4:17
Abraham was first named "father" and then became a father because he dared to trust God to do what only God could do: raise the dead to life, with a word make something out of nothing.
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Luke 1:37
37 For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment.
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John 8:31-32
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
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A GREAT VICTORY!

Feel you can’t cope,
Heart rent, mind to mope,
Sliding down the steep slope,
At the end of your rope…

To the Almighty cry out,
Stand stout in the bout,
Hold the Word without doubt,
Advance with a shout…

The enemy rout,
Let the Lord bring about…
A great victory, yea…
A GREAT VICTORY!

2 Sam 23:10
10 He arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand stuck to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to plunder.
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2 Sam 23:12
12 But he stationed himself in the middle of the field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. So the Lord brought about a great victory.
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Ps 60:12
12 With God we will gain the victory,
and he will trample down our enemies.
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Ps 71:14-16
14 But I will hope continually,
And will praise You yet more and more.
15 My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness
And Your salvation all the day,
For I do not know their limits.
16 I will go in the strength of the Lord God;
I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.
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Rom 8:24-25
24 For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
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Rom 15:4
4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.
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Rom 15:13
13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Rom 15:13
13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Heb 6:11-12
11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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Heb 6:18-19
18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us.

19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil,
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1 Peter 1:13-14
13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
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1 Peter 1:20-21
20 He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you 21 who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
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Ps 71:16
16 I will go in the strength of the Lord God
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Ps 71:16
16 I walk in the strength of the Lord God.
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Ps 71:16
16 I will come in the strength and with the mighty acts of the Lord God;
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Eph 6:10
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
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Eph 3:16b
…strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,
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Phil 4:13
13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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1 Cor 15:57-58
57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
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LISTEN!

The Word of the Almighty is the great attitude adjuster.

When you think you can’t, He says, “You can”
When you wanna quit, He says “Be a man”
You try to hold a grudge, He says “Forgive”
You want keep, He says to “Give”
Your tempted to hate, but He says “Love”
When you’re feelin down, He says “Rise Above”
And I could go on rhyming, about His Word all day,
But I want you to “LISTEN” to He has to say.

Heb 3:7-8
7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says:

"Today, if you will hear His voice,
8 Do not harden your hearts…
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Mark 4:24
24 And He said to them, Be careful what you are hearing. The measure[of thought and study] you give [to the truth you hear] will be the measure[of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you — and more [besides] will be given to you who hear.
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Heb 4:12a
12 For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]
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John 6:63b
The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
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Matt 4:4
4 But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'
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Luke 1:37
37 For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment.
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GIVE IT LOVE IT LIVE IT

In order to fulfill you dream - it would seem - that you have to pay the price, and sacrifice. You must make time to do what you love even if it doesn’t pay, and do what pays even if you don’t love it. Few people have the luxury of providing a living by pursuing their passion. So “We do what we have to do so we can do what we want to do.” ~ The Great Debaters (2007)

You may not “love” your job but that doesn’t mean that you can’t choose to enjoy it. Because the joy issues from the inside, it is a fruit of the Spirit. If you will be conscious of it and thereby open the spout, it will begin to flow out. Then in joy you can enjoy the job you employ. If you have to do it you might as well choose to enjoy it. Your joy is dependent upon you and not what you do.

Then when what you must do is done, you can have some fun. You’ve paid the price and now you can pursue your passion. And pursue it you must for the greater life requires that you fulfill your desire. You do what you love because it’s your gift, something that you’ve been given to give, and when you do what you love, is when you love to live. You’ve gotta pay to play, and maybe someday, someone will come and offer you pay to play. But that’s the exception and not the rule and the expectation of the fool. Because your gift was given for you to give, so you can’t sell it just to make a living. Give with motives right and true, and do what you love, because it’s what you love to do.

Eccl 9:10a
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might…
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Col 3:23
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men
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Gal 6:9-10
9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
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Phil 4:4
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
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Gal 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
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John 15:11
11 "These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.
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1 Peter 1:8-9
8 whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
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Rom 15:13
13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Rom 15:13

13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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1 Peter 4:10-11
10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 11 If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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2 Cor 9:6-15
6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. 9 As it is written:

"He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever."

10 Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, 11 while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. 12 For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, 13 while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men, 14 and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you. 15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
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Matt 10:8b
Freely you have received, freely give.
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Acts 20:35b
And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'
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Resist and Persist

Keep up the fight in His Might discouragement smite in spite of the darkness delight in the Light.

Eph 6:10
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
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Eph 3:16
that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,
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Zech 4:6b
'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,'
Says the Lord of hosts.
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Col 1:11-14
strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; 12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
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Phil 4:19
And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

What Ta Do?

What to do when you don’t know what to do.

Prov 3:5-6
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.
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Prov 3:5-6
5 Trust God from the bottom of your heart;
don't try to figure out everything on your own.
6 Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;
he's the one who will keep you on track.
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2 Chron 20:12b
We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you."
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2 Chron 20:12b
We don't know what to do; we're looking to you.
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2 Chron 20:12b
We are at a loss what to do: but our eyes are on you.
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So I know what to do when I don’t know what to do, the answer is simple I must trust in You.
I can’t figure it out so I’ll just follow You, one step at a time and You’ll see me through.

Isa 26:3-4
3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
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Isa 26:3
3 You will keep in perfect peace
him whose mind is steadfast,
because he trusts in you.
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John 14:27
27 Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]
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John 14:27-28
27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
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Col 3:15-18
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
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