[Faith-talk] Fwd: Glorious Wednesday !!

[Amy Ragain]

this is a great message!
enjoy! and be incouraged!
amy


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> From: Stephen Smith <stevesmith1943 at me.com>
> Date: February 9, 2011 7:04:06 AM CST
> To: Morning Thoughts 1 <stevesmith1943 at me.com>
> Subject: Glorious Wednesday !!
> 
> Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
> (Philippians 4:6-7, NIV)
> 
> - From Bible Promises for iPhone
> http://biblepromises.reigndesign.com/
> 
> Do you ever awake and the world seems to be spinning out of control?  Your walls of security and safety seem to have been penetrated by arrows of the enemy, piercing your heart and causing confusion to reign in your mind.  Deadlines, tests, dashed expectations, uncooperation by others, misunderstandings, gossip, selfishness, pride and lust all seem to be crowding around you.  Yesterday may have seemed to be the worst day in memory.  Today may be no better.  That paper is due and you are sick, a test looms before you, the job is unbearable, the world is just not right.  Well, you've just been attacked by the king of all liars.  But there is escape!!
> 
> As believers in and followers of Jesus Christ, we have been granted the residence of the Holy Spirit in our lives.  One of the precious and most useful gifts He brings is guaranteed clear communication with God, our Father and Creator of all that ever was, is or ever will be.  Those who would allow the Holy Spirit to fill their lives soon discover a magnificent tool at their disposal.  I call it "secure voice" from my years as a military communicator.  It is no secret that in military operations communications are vital to success. However, as we know from experience with hackers to our computers, communications are vulnerable to interception.  Governments have, therefore, spent millions to develop systems that are protected from evesdroppers.  They call the result "secure communications" because the intelligence that is transmitted sounds all scrambled to the listener, unless there is a synchronized secure communications device at the distant end.  God has provided all believers with the most impenetrable secure communications system ever through His Holy Spirit.
> 
> We are instructed to always prepare for battle with the enemy - satan.  He is the king of all liars and author of confusion.  However, he cannot penetrate the secure communications we have with our Heavenly Father through the Holy Spirit.  Ephesians 6 calls us to pray in the Spirit (vs 18) with all kinds of prayers and requests.  It further charges us to be alert and always pray for the Lord's people.  I may not know anything about the circumstances you are facing right now, but God does, and He has empowered each of us who know Him to pray for one another in the Spirit and with understanding, which ever fits.  This comforts me tremendously, and I hope it comforts you as well.
> 
> May our God richly bless you today as you intercede for the needs of others, and be assured as others intercede for you, with purity of heart and love.
> 
> <3Steve:-))