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...and by his light I walked through darkness! JOB 29:3 NIV
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ALL Circumstances by Pat Nordman
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What faith it takes to give thanks in ALL circumstances, especially the circumscribed ones! God's will becomes ours when we can accept divine providence as our confidence of His divine love, as well. The seemingly unbearable yoke that presses on our neck becomes lined with down when we can say, "Thank You, Father, for this, too!" "And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, `Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.'" John 11:41. What a perfect prayer of faith! We, too, can look up and thank Him and know that our Father hears our prayers. "Before they call I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear." Isaiah 65:24. What a comfort it is to know that we are heard and our anguished prayer answered, even before we present our petitions! The following is an excerpt from ON THE HIGH ROAD OF SURRENDER, by Frances J. Roberts, a friend, mentor and one of the finest Christian writers I know:
I know from personal experience that "out of praises come
courage, faith, strength, optimism, clarity and peace." Praise is a wonderful
ointment for the chisels of life. Thanksgiving is a mark of the Christian; an unthankful
heart is a mark of the wicked. "Although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as
God, nor were thankful ... " Romans 1:21. "But mark this: There will be terrible
times in the last days. People will be ... ungrateful ..." 2 Timothy 3:1,2 NIV. |
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