FATHER MEANS WHAT HE SAYS

GUARD MY PEACE

Jesus, I trust you with these feelings, that for whatever reason, were triggered by what people said or did to me.

I will guard my peace!

I will train my thoughts not to betray my faith in the promises you have made to me.

I will guard my peace!

When everyone, and everyrhing around me will eventually fail and fall away, You and your promises are all that will forever remain.
                                         Isaiah 26:3

THE FULL GOSPEL

DISAPPOINTMENT: EVIDENCE OF MY IMPATIENCE?

HYPE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR FAITH

Emotional hype is not a substitute for faith. 

Hype has never empowered me to overcome anything.

It only gives me false sense of security that falls apart under pressure. 

Pumping myself up emotionally to deal with dangerous or difficult situations, is simply being fake, phony, and can sometimes be hazardous. It doesn't  fool anybody but me!

Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. Hebrews 11:1

THE COURSE OF MY LIFE

WHEN I DARE TO BELIEVE

SELF-DENIAL: GOD'S PLAN FOR CHANGE

For as you know him better, he will give you, through his great power, everything you need for living a truly good life: he even shares his own glory and his own goodness with us!And by that same mighty power he has given us all the other rich and wonderful blessings he promised; for instance, the promise to save us from the lust and rottenness all around us, and to give us his own character.But to obtain these gifts, you need more than faith; you must also work hard to be good, and even that is not enough. For then you must learn to know God better and discover what he wants you to do.Next, learn to put aside your own desires so that you will become patient and godly, gladly letting God have his way with you.This will make possible the next step, which is for you to enjoy other people and to like them, and finally you will grow to love them deeply.The more you go on in this way, the more you will grow strong spiritually and become fruitful and useful to our Lord Jesus Christ.But anyone who fails to go after these additions to faith is blind indeed, or at least very shortsighted and has forgotten that God delivered him from the old life of sin so that now he can live a strong, good life for the Lord.So, dear brothers, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen, and then you will never stumble or fall away.And God will open wide the gates of heaven for you to enter into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1:3-11 TLB

THE PRAYER OF FAITH

1 Samuel 1:10-18 NLT
Hannah was in deep anguish, crying bitterly as she prayed to the Lord. And she made this vow: "O Lord of Heaven's Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the Lord, his hair will never be cut." As she was praying to the Lord, Eli watched her. Seeing her lips moving but hearing no sound, he thought she had been drinking. "Must you come here drunk?" he demanded. "Throw away your wine!" "Oh no, sir!" she replied. "I haven't been drinking wine or anything stronger. But I am very discouraged, and I was pouring out my heart to the Lord. Don't think I am a wicked woman! For I have been praying out of great anguish and sorrow." "In that case," Eli said, "go in peace! May the God of Israel grant the request you have asked of him." "Oh, thank you, sir!" she exclaimed. Then she went back and began to eat again, and she was no longer sad.

1. Hannah walked away with total confidence that God not only heard her, but that her request was granted.
2. She put off her sadness and resumed her life as usual.
3. She did not see the need to ask again.

The result was the supernatural birth of "God's man", the prophet and judge, Samuel; whom God raised up to restore the spiritual integrity of the priesthood.

The Awesome Power Behind the Faith and Integrity of a Godly Mother!