Have I not commanded thee?  Be strong and of good courage;
       be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed; for the Lord thy
       God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
                                                   - Joshua 1:9
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Be truly glad.  There is wonderful joy ahead!"

                                              - I Peter 1:6
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Be content with what you have, for God has said, "Never
     will I leave you; never will I forsake you."  So say with
     confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid."

                                               - Hebrews 13:5,6
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Except ye become as little children, ye will not enter the
      Kingdom of Heaven.
                                                   - Matthew 18:3
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If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to your
     mountain, "MOVE!" and it  WILL move... and NOTHING will be
     impossible for YOU!
                                               - Matthew 17:20
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Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and has made the
    Lord his hope and confidence.
                                                    - Jeremiah 17:7
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Cast your cares upon the Lord, for he cares about you.
                                                      - I Peter 5:7
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 My soul finds rest in God alone: My salvation comes from Him.
                                                     - Psalms 62:1
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The fruit of the spirit is love, joy and peace.
                                              - Galatians 5:22
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The kingdom of God is within you.
                                             - Luke 17:21
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He covers the sky with clouds, he supplies the earth with rain,
    and maketh the grass grow on the hills.
                                             - Psalms 147:8
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Come unto me, ye who are weary and overburdened, and I
    will give you rest.
                                         - Matthew 11:28
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Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God.
                                                - Job 37:14
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Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and
    be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
                                               - III John 2
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There is no fear in love; for perfect love casteth out fear.
                                                     - I John 4:18
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Love is patient, love is kind,
    Love does not insist on its own way.
    Love bears all things, believes all things,
    Hopes all things, endures all things.
    Love never fails.
                                          - I Corinthians 13:4-8
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Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and has made
    the Lord his hope and confidence.
                                           - Jeremiah 17:7
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And why are you anxious about what to wear? Consider the
    lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they
    spin. And yet I say to you, that even Solomon in all his glory
    is not arrayed like one of these.
                                                  - Matthew 6:28-29
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Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world
    gives do I give to you.
                                                 - John 14:27
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God has poured out his love into our hearts.
                                                    - Romans 5:5
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I came that you may have and enjoy life and have it in abundance,
    until it overflows.
                                                 - John 10:10
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Know ye not that ye are the temple of God and that the spirit of
    God dwelleth in you.
                                              - I Corinthians 3:16
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Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might.
                                              - Ecclesiastes 9:10
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With men it is impossible; but to God all things are possible.
                                                   - Matthew 19:26
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Remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the
    power to get wealth.
                                                 - Deuteronomy 8:18
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In the Lord, put your trust.
                                          - Psalms 11:1
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God is with you in all that you do.
                                   - Genesis 21:22
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I will give you peace and quietness.
                                     - I Chronicles 16:11
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Freely you have received, freely give.
                                     - Matthew 10:8
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Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse and prove me now
    herewith saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the
    windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing that there
    shall not be room enough to receive it.
                                             - Malachi 3:10-12
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Glorious, majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures
    forever.
                                                  - Psalms 111:3
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His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, the Mighty God,
    the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace . . .
                                                   - Isaiah 9:6
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Tell the heavens and earth to celebrate and sing! Command
    every mountain to join in song!
                                               - Isaiah 49:13
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For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace.
                                              - I Corinthians 14:33
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Let not the sun go down upon your wrath.
                                         - Ephesians 4:26
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In time of trouble . . . He shall set me upon a rock.
                                             - Psalms 27:5
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Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.
                                                - Ecclesiastes 2:26
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Happy is the man who finds wisdom and understanding for the
    gain from it is better than gain from silver and profit better than
    gold.
                                            - Proverbs 3:13,14
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Seek peace, and pursue it.
                                               - Psalms 34:14
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The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
                                          - Psalms 33:5
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And be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another.
                                            - Ephesians 4:32
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Behold I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither
    thou goest.
                                                  - Genesis 28:15
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Who refreshes others will be refreshed.
                                                -Proverbs 11:25
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Your Father knoweth what things you have need of before you
    ask Him.
                                               - Matthew 6:8
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Now abide , faith, hope, love, these three, but the greatest of
    these is Love.
                                            - I Corinthians 13:13
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It is more blessed to give than to receive.
                                            - Acts 20:35
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own
    understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He
    shall direct your paths.
                                                - Proverbs 3:5,6
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It is done unto you as you believe.
                                               - Matthew 9:29
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And I am sure that he who began a good work in you will
    complete it.
                                              - Philippians 1:6
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I will never fail you or forsake you.
                                              - Hebrews 13:5
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A merry heart doeth good like medicine.
                                        - Proverbs 17:22
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Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
                                         - Matthew 5:8
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Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons
    of God.
                                           - Matthew 5:9
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Wait on the Lord, be of good courage, and he shall strengthen
    thine heart.  Wait, I say on the Lord.
                                               - Psalms 27:14
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Seek ye first his kingdom and righteousness and all these things
    will be added unto you.
                                           - Matthew 6:33
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Thou shall decree a thing and it shall be established unto thee
    and a light shall shine upon thy ways.
                                           - Job 22:28
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If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believeth.
                                                 - Mark 9:23
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O, give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good.
                                                - I Chronicles 16:34
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For in Him we live, and move and have our being.
                                                - Acts 17:28
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Fear thou not . . . I will strengthen thee. . . I will help thee.
                                                          - Isaiah 41:10
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Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it.
                                                       - Proverbs 16:22
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He will fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.
                                                          - Job 8:21
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Follow the way of love.
                                                - I Corinthians 14:1
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The Lord will guide you always, he will satisfy your needs in a
    sun-scorched land. You will be like a spring whose waters
    never fail.
                                                   - Isaiah 58:11
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You, O Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness
    into light.
                                                 - Psalms: 18:28
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I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
                                                    - Philippians 4:13
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May the Lord continually bless you with heaven's blessings as
    well as with human joys.
                                               - Psalms 128:5
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With God all things are possible.
                                                 - Matthew 19:26
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Behold, I make all things new.
                                                  - Revelation 21:5
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The Lord is good. His love endures forever, his faithfulness
    continues through all generations.
                                                       - Psalms 100:5
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Let the name of the Lord be praised both now and forevermore.
                                                          - Psalms 113:3
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Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
                                                  - Psalms 119:105
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The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never
      come to an end; they are new every morning. .
                                                  - Lamentations 3:22-23
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"Reading without meditation is unfruitful; meditation without reading is hurtful; to meditate and to read without prayer upon both is without blessing."
-William Bridge

God is always there!

"Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, He is it that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee." Deuteronomy 31:6

We all suffer, there is no getting around it.
We all suffer, it is part of our existence.
Sometimes we bring the pain upon ourselves.
Sometimes some other people bring it to us.
There are even times that getting hurt is unavoidable.
We are all human and we will be hurt.
God does for you what you can not do for yourself.

You have thought....

There is no way I can do that.
There is no way out.
There is no one to help me.
I can't face this alone.
I can't stop crying.
No one know what I'm going through.
I'm just a failure.
I'm not strong enough to make it.
What did I do wrong?
No matter what you have thought you made it through.

In our problems, in our difficulties, in our life this is where some of us meet God for the first time.
We meet God right at that moment where we fail, at that moment that we recognize that we are in need.
We need His presence.
We meet God in that place where there is nothing left but a desperate plea for help.
When we are not in need we are blind to His presence.

God is there all the time we just fail to see it.

It is through the pain that we draw close.
No matter what you have been through, what you will go through, God is right beside you!
When we find the strength of God can guide us through a difficult time, or give us insight, we may feel as if this strength did not exist till we found it.
The truth is the strength of God is within us all along.

It is just like oxygen.
The absence of oxygen or the threat of it being taken away frightens us.
Many basics of life are just there, and we rejoice when we discover them.
God is always there!

At times we are fortunate to discover His presence.
At other times we think that we have discovered it, but it is all God.
We do not need to "drum up God" so to speak.
We think we can get God to act if we pray enough, or if we are good enough.
We all makes all kinds of promises when we are frightened.

These promise come out of fear.

We try to do what we can in our helplessness.
We think that as we pray we bring God into existence, we cannot!
God is with us whether or not we feel His presence!
God's presence has always been there!

We do not control God!
God is there regardless of the situation!

"For He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." Hebrews 13:5