God wants you to move through this day with a quiet heart,
An inward assurance that He is in control,
A peaceful certainty that your life is in His hands,
A deep trust in His plan and purposes,
An abiding hope in His promises,
And a thankful disposition toward all that He allows.

Be still, and know that I am God! Psalm 46:10 NLT

The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying, Surely, as I have thought and planned, so shall it come to pass, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand—For the Lord of hosts has purposed, and who can annul it? And His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back? Isaiah 14:24,27 AMP

For the coming year…

 It is the Lord Who goes before you; He will [march] with you; He will not fail you or let you go or forsake you; [let there be no cowardice or flinching, but] fear not, neither become broken [in spirit—depressed, dismayed, and unnerved with alarm]. Deuteronomy 31:8 AMP

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We know not what the path may be
As yet by us untrod;
But we can trust our all to Him,
Our Father and our God.
-Wm. J. Irons

You had faith in the creature, and it disappointed you; in earthly good, and it faded away; in your own heart, and it deceived you. Now, have faith in God! Call upon him in your trouble, try Him in your trial, trust Him in your need, and see if He will not honor the faith that honors Him. “Have faith in God”—oh, what sweet words of Jesus, spoken to allure your weary spirit to its divine and blessed rest.
-Octavius Winslow

The praying spirit breathe,
The watching power impart,
From all entanglements beneath
Call off my anxious heart.
My feeble mind sustain,
By worldly thoughts oppressed;
Appear, and bid me turn again
To my eternal rest.
-C. Wesley

” The Lord Himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.” Exodus 14:14 NLT

For you shall not go out with haste, Nor go by flight; For the Lord will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard. Isaiah 52:12 NKJV

Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; Whoever believes will not act hastily.” Isaiah 28:16 NKJV

God’s peace and calmness is a mark of our walk when the Holy Spirit is in control of us–sanctifying our thoughts, guiding our steps, directing our decisions, prompting us to move at the right time, and assuring us that He goes before us and takes care of all that is behind.

Holy Spirit, Peace divine!

Still this restless heart of mine,

Speak to calm this tossing sea,

Stayed in thy tranquility.

-S. Longfellow

My son, My son, why are you striving
You can’t add one thing to what’s been done for you
I did it all while I was dying
Rest in your faith, my peace will come to you.

-Keith Green

“My peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth, give I unto you.” John 14:27

We do not fret about self-preservation, for we know “we are immortal until our work is done.” We may live from hand to mouth, but it is God’s hand…it is blessed so to live.”

In my attempts to promote the comfort of my family, the quiet of my spirit has been disturbed…there is never any need to sin. Another thing I have suffered loss from–entering into the business of the day without seeking to have my spirit quieted and directed. So many things press upon me, this is sometimes neglected; shame on me that it should be so.

How completely satisfying to turn from our limitations to a God who has none. Eternal years lie in His heart. For Him time does not pass, it remains; God never hurries. There are no deadlines against which He must work. To know this is to quiet our spirits and relax our nerves.

A. W. Tozer

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid. Isaiah 12:2 KJV

Believe that you are in His heart and that your interests are in His hands. Have faith in His wisdom to guide, in His love to direct, in His power to sustain, in His faithfulness to fulfill every promise that now relates to your best welfare and happiness. Only believe in God–that all things in His disposal of you and in His transactions with you are working together for your present and eternal good.

Relax, throw open the windows of our stuffy little souls and let the cooling breezes of a better world sweep through! What will all our petty worries amount to fifty years from now? Rejoice in the old simplicities which no man can take away–like spring and green woods and mocking-birds. And, better still, rest our souls in the goodness of God and His amazing grace.

Fret buster #90

I am not sure where it originated, but I recently came across a statement that, many years ago, had worked its way around the body of Christ. I pass it along today as a good reminder for us to keep our trust in the Lord.

“Good morning, this is your Father. I will be taking care of all your problems today, and I will be working all things together for good. I will not need your help. So, have a nice day.”

I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is there anything too hard for Me? Jeremiah 32:27 AMP

Fret buster #91

God did not give up on you when you didn’t know Him, and He will certainly not give up on you now that you are His.

If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Since He did not spare even His own Son but gave Him up for us all, won’t He also give us everything else? Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for His own? No one–for God himself has given us right standing with Himself. Romans 8:31-33 NLT