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“Grace releases and affirms. It doesn’t smother. Grace values the dignity of individuals. It doesn’t destroy. Grace supports and encourages. It isn’t jealous or suspicious.” Chuck Swindoll.

“If you are in mourning, you have the opportunity to worship in the most powerful way possible: lamentation. This worship isn’t done in order to have God remove the pain. It simply recognizes that God stands in the moment with us. Lamentation elevates God in the presence of our enemies. It brings out a side of God that other forms of worship simply cannot touch.” – Graham Cooke

Proverbs covers a wide range of topics: Parenting, discipline, family life, self-control, resisting temptation, business matters, words and the tongue, marriage, knowing God, seeking truth and knowledge, wealth and poverty, immorality, and wisdom. They are not meant to teach doctrine but are admonitions and reminders that provide profound guidance on how to live according to godly wisdom.

Intercessory prayer takes place in this spiritual world where the battles for our own lives, our families, our friends and our nation are won or lost.

“To have God speak to the heart is a majestic experience, an experience that people may miss if they monopolize the conversation and never pause to hear God’s responses.” Charles Stanley.

When there are high expectations of success we need to remember “It is not the strength of armies, but the strength of grace, that God is pleased to own.” Matthew Henry.

Sometimes God’s silence is the sign that He is bringing you into an even more wonderful understanding of Himself. Oswald Chambers.

“God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises, leading us along the best and straightest paths to Himself. “ Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Excerpt: “The world wants to change your mind, so it exerts pressure from without. But the Holy Spirit changes your mind by releasing power within. If the world controls your thinking, you are a conformer; if God controls your thinking, you are a transformer.” Warren W. Wiersbe.

“But it is necessary to understand that God is not going to replace suffering with glory, rather he will transform suffering into glory. Jesus used the illustration of a woman giving birth (John 16:20-22). The same baby that gave her pain also gave her joy.” Warren W. Wiersbe.