I wish, I wish, I wish....

-Meme

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Psalm 3:3-5

..." You, O Lord, are a shield about me,

My glory, and the One who lifts my head.

I was crying to the Lord with my voice,

And He answered me from His holy mountain. 

I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustains me."...

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“Cease striving and know that I am God"

 -Alistair Begg

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Psalm 46

God is our refuge and strength,


A very present help in trouble.


Therefore we will not fear, 

though the earth should change


And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea;


Though its waters roar and foam,


Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. 

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,


The holy dwelling places of the Most High.


God is in the midst of her, she will not be moved;


God will help her when morning dawns.


The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered;


He raised His voice, the earth melted.


The Lord of hosts is with us;


The God of Jacob is our stronghold. 

Come, behold the works of the Lord,


Who has wrought desolations in the earth.


He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth;


He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;


He burns the chariots with fire.


“Cease striving and know that I am God;


I will be exalted among the nations, 

I will be exalted in the earth.”


The Lord of hosts is with us;


The God of Jacob is our stronghold. 

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Be Still And Know             by Jay Stocker

Be still my soul

Be still and know that He is God

Rest quietly

Rest in His loving arms for--

He is watching over you

Ever faithful, ever true

So be still my soul

Be still and know that He is God.

Be still my soul

Be still and listen for His voice

Rest in His peace

Knowing how much He cares for-- 

He is watching over you

Ever faithful, ever true

So be still my soul

Be still and know that He is God.

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Psalm 37

7a "...Rest in the Lord 

and wait patiently for Him..."

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God's Grace

-Autumn on the Mississippi 

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"The person who knows how to wait has grown to an exceptional degree in God's grace."

-unknown

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Rest and Wait Patiently in the LORD

-a friend's beautiful quilt 

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If God says no to our prayer, dear heart,

And the clouds hang heavy and dull and gray;

If the rough rocks hinder and block the way,

While the sharp winds pierce us and sting with cold;

Yet, dear, there is home at the journey's end,

And these are the trials the Father does send

To draw us as sheep to His Heavenly fold,

If God says no to our prayers, dear heart.

-unknown

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Psalm 37:7-11

..."Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him;

Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,

Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.

Cease from anger and forsake wrath;

Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.

For evildoers will be cut off,

But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.

Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more;

And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.

But the humble will inherit the land

And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity."...

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